Wow - someone who actually might know something about the R3 block.
I've got one waiting in line behind several other projects and am
gathering info for a future build. The most striking difference besides
being much more beefier pretty much everywhere (especially the lifter
area) is the huge 3/4 or so holes in the lifter galley area where the
spider bolts in. I assume this is some sort of elaborate oiling system
support but dunno.
I am mostly interested in things that are different from stock 5.9L
magnum and didn't think that the CPS was one of them as I thought it
occupied mostly the transmission bellhousing area right next to the
block. I've heard people say that grinding the tranmission was all that
was needed to mount a regular 727/904 onto a magnum motor. Also it
looks like both motor mounting locations (LA and magnum) are provided on
my R3 block.
Anything light you could shed would be appreciated...
TIA,
Shane
Tony Cellana wrote:
>Just remember an R3 in not a direct factory block replacement.
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>Some holes in the block for mounting things are not in the R3, also, some
>grinding of the block is required to remount the CPS, etc.
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>Just a heads up.
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>TonyC
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chad Evans <hemidak@msn.com>
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Date: Saturday, August 23, 2003 10:45 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: injectors
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>>hehe, I will sell yah the block that I have. lol
>>seriouisly.
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>>I am looking at possibly getting an r3 block.
>>always like to have extra insurance.
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