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I did look into this briefly. I really liked the idea of just buying a new to me airbox off a 95-97 because I couldn’t find just the lid. Then I decided to make the adapter because I want to make this as easy as possible to replicate in the future. The adapter was less than 1/2 the cost of...

Dropped the engine in at the factory location for the transmission. Although it “fits” there are a few clearance issues. First clearance issue is the oil pressure sender which is touching the firewall. Next up is the valve cover which is very close to the firewall and will hit with engine...

Next up on the list of components I designed and had 3D printed in aluminum is the airbox adapter. I like the design of the factory airbox so I wanted to keep it. This adapter bolts in place of the air flow meter that I won’t be using anymore. Here’s the back side of it which shows the...

Engine is totally back together now (still a little dirty but it’ll get a bath after it’s in the rig). A couple things to note. Here’s what the coolant temp sensor looks like: Another thing is I had to make a dipstick tube for the rear sump pan. Mine didn’t come with one and I didn’t want to...

Slowly but surely I’ve been getting parts gathered so I can install the engine. Trying to get as much done as possible with it out so it’s easier to work on. Sensors are figured out for the most part and the last two that I needed were the oil pressure and coolant temp. Oil pressure is utilizing...

Found some time to put together the adapter assembly. Bolted up to the engine really well: Bolted the torque converter to the adapter: After about an hour of muscling the transmission into place (wow the A440f weighs a ton) I got it put together. All of the pins aligned as they should. It...

Lighter than a 3FE!

Right around 350ft-lbs would be my initial guess. We’ll see when it gets finished!

The adapter plate came in from the machine shop. Here it is with the torque converter adapter: I put the dowel pins in and they line up perfectly on the om606 and the bellhousing for the A440. Hopefully I get some time over the next few days to get the engine and transmission put together. Then...

I’ve had really good experiences with craftcloud3d when it comes to metal 3d printed parts. That’s where the ones I posted came from. Just upload a stp file and choose a material, it’s really straight forward. As for the downpipe adapter, it should hold up fairly well. I was able to optimize the...

Finalized all the clearances and hardware for the adapter setup. Sent it out to be machined so now it’s just a waiting game on getting it back from the machine shop. Here’s the stack up in CAD how it should fit on the back of the 606: I put in all the fasteners and dowel pins to have a full...

They do a great job and are really quick. I have only had a good experience with them so far. As of right now I’m only shooting for around 300hp so I shouldn’t need to upgrade the IP. I’m using a DSL1 ecu rather than going the mechanical route. If I do need to upgrade the IP I’ll probably...

Test adapter came in from sendcutsend to make sure the bolt patterns and dowel locations were correct. Cheap insurance by ordering a 0.04” thick 5052 plate. All bolt holes lined up well and the dowel locations were spot on. Here it is on the bell housing Then here it is on the om606: Now I...

Sounds awesome! I went with the 606 because of the power to weight ratio. I didn’t want to change the weight balance of the vehicle too much by putting a 1000lb engine in it. The trade off is torque but the 606 should have more than enough. My 606 head was pretty clean as far as EGR soot goes...

With the engine mostly reassembled in its final form it was time to start on mating the engine to the A440F. I started with 3D scanning the entire OM606. I then 3D scanned the 3FE mostly the bell housing and the RH side of the engine for positioning in the engine bay when I get to that stage. I...