GreaseMonkey44
Newbie
It's good to hear someone actually dig the vp44 for once haha this engine really wasn't planned to be built at all to begin with. Just bought the whole engine and frame for 3k for the swap thought it was a runner and then realized there was rust in the bores and it was seized, cam was ruined and I noticed the aftermarket pump and Injector nozzles already installed, so I'm just trying to reuse what i can and add to it to get the most out of it without breaking the bank hahaThe head I used was an early commonrail head, but from my understanding, they're all the same. Intake temp sensor and map sensor had to be fitted to the intake plate, and schied conversion crossover tubes to the injectors. That is it.
7 hole injectors, ugh. My personal 24v hated them. I was a test truck for monster pump Mike years ago. The shop I was working through kept shoving 7 and 8 hole injectors at me. It was nearly undriveable as it smoked so badly. We finally ran 5 or 6 hole injectors, the smoke instantly went away. Mine was a '99 engine. I've tried the 7 hole injectors in various engines, some were not the 5.9 and they only work well in low rpm low power applications. That's been my experience. I personally recommend a 6x13.
I never heard of the hr vp44 not playing nice with power boxes. Knowing the internals of the pump, I highly doubt it's true, but anything is possible.
For turbo identification, there should be a tag on the turbo. It'll literally say he341 or he351.
I'm really appreciating the fact that you're keeping the vp44 and not jumping into the p-pump. After munching so many vp44 pumps (at least 8) I went p-pump. It was a built pump cut back to 500cc.I hated every day of that setup. So many people tout the p-pump/24v and it actually sucks. No variable timing. My '99 is slowly going back together with a ve pump'd 12v. Watching your build because it's rare to repower with a vp44. Super impressed!
When I went to my unit and turns out one is an hx35w and the other that was given to me from a third gen doesn't have any tag on it but here's some pics