Mods
Engine:\r
-OM606 Turbo \r
-Dodge motor mounts \r
-fully mechanical injection pump upgraded by DPUK \r
-3 inch exhaust w/ Flowmaster Super 10 series muffler\r
-rebuilt transmission with Ofgear stand alone controller\r
-Custom drive shaft adaptor \r
-Heavy duty Moog spring up front\r
-2 inch Lowering shackles in the rear\r
-31 inch TreadWright Warden all terrains\r
-4.10 gears from Richmond Gears\r
-Ceramic tint. 20% sides 70% front window\r
-Heavy Duty Radiator\r
-Oil and transmission coolers from Econoline van\r
-Custom intercooler
-OM606 Turbo \r
-Dodge motor mounts \r
-fully mechanical injection pump upgraded by DPUK \r
-3 inch exhaust w/ Flowmaster Super 10 series muffler\r
-rebuilt transmission with Ofgear stand alone controller\r
-Custom drive shaft adaptor \r
-Heavy duty Moog spring up front\r
-2 inch Lowering shackles in the rear\r
-31 inch TreadWright Warden all terrains\r
-4.10 gears from Richmond Gears\r
-Ceramic tint. 20% sides 70% front window\r
-Heavy Duty Radiator\r
-Oil and transmission coolers from Econoline van\r
-Custom intercooler
Build story
The trucks name is Otto! He’s a German at heart with a Mercedes 3.0 litre 6 cylinder turbo charged diesel beast. Which came first? The egg or the chicken? In this case, the engine came first. I was fascinated by the Mercedes OM606, which in the USA, was only offered for a few years in the E300, but in the UK has been around for quite a while. \r
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Otto has been a project for almost 6 months and has made it to daily driver status....finally. The ‘95 F-150 2wd started life with a 5.0 V8 which when I picked it up seemed to have some engine trouble making a perfect candidate for the swap. \r
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The diesel swap was successful and is backed by the Mercedes 722.6 transmission which was rebuilt by a local shop with upgraded internals. I installed a stand-alone controller with a ton of parameters that can easily be manipulated. \r
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Thus far, the swap has been great and has yielded almost 25 mpg and I’m optimistic that it can get better!
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Otto has been a project for almost 6 months and has made it to daily driver status....finally. The ‘95 F-150 2wd started life with a 5.0 V8 which when I picked it up seemed to have some engine trouble making a perfect candidate for the swap. \r
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The diesel swap was successful and is backed by the Mercedes 722.6 transmission which was rebuilt by a local shop with upgraded internals. I installed a stand-alone controller with a ton of parameters that can easily be manipulated. \r
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Thus far, the swap has been great and has yielded almost 25 mpg and I’m optimistic that it can get better!