Hey guys, I'm in the process of doing a budget 6.0 twin turbo swap in my 01' Dodge Ram 1500 2wd. I'm wanting to do this right for a nice street/strip/show truck. But I'm still trying to not spend 10 grand on the engine alone. So far i'm thinking of going with Scat H beam rods, LJMS custom wiseco 4.030 -3cc piston kit, LJMS twin turbo stage II cam kit with double springs (.660) and pushrods, tall holley valve covers, steel oil pan, truck intake, MS3 Gold with 80lb injectors, twin 7675 vs racing turbo's backed by a TH400 with billet 3200 stall convertor going out to a ford 9" rear with disc brake conversion.


Anyone have any input on this planned setup or other things I'm missing so far?

 

What's special about LJMS Wiseco pistons? Is it just a regular -3.2 dish? What crank do you plan. If a stock crank that will be a fairly easy build. Those parts don't even come close to that price for the engine. What heads are you going to run as that will affect piston choice.

 

You're right those are the off the shelf Wiseco's. I've been looking at so much crap the last two weeks it's hard to keep stuff straight. I'm planning on using the stock crank, just having it polished. I'm using the 317's that came with the engine, just doing a little porting. And as far as the money, I was exaggerating because another group I belong to is all about abusing stock motors until they pop and going and getting another one. I actually want to build something that will be in the truck for a while, but I still want to maintain a decent budget and not go all out.

 

Is the twin turbo setup just for looks and because you can type of thing??

You could do a single setup and make the same power and less stuff to buy.

 

The twin 76's were more for streetablility compared to a large single. The truck is going to be pretty much my DD during the warmer months. But It's also going to be making frequent trips to the track.

 

Twin 76's is a lot of turbo for a stock crank and 4 bolt heads.

 

Even with ARP head studs?

 

What's your goal HP wise?

 

low boost I'm looking to put down between 700-750, then at the track turn it up and run race gas and hopefully be somewhere around 900.

 

A good single 80mm will do that just fine on a 6.0 engine. Twin 76s is a 1500hp type of setup.