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Choate Performance Engineering

5.9L 1998.5-2000 Cummins Full Running Daily Driver Dodge Ram Diesel Crate Engine Choate Performance

$19,400.00

SKU: C0D9 CEP59CFD98500

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Description

5.9L 1998.5-2000 Cummins Full Running Daily Driver Dodge Ram Diesel Crate Engine Choate Performance

MIA's Description

This 24 Valve ISB 5.9L Cummins complete drop-in engine is for 1998.5-2000 Dodge Ram trucks. It is built to outperform OE, with specialized machining processes and a design to exceed expectations. Includes fuel injectors, upgraded two-piece manifold, KDP fix, fuel lines, VP 44 injector pump, fuel supply lines, valve cover, turbocharger, water pump, intake manifold, coolant temp sensor, oil cooler, oil filter, oil filter housing, new freeze plugs, new harmonic balancer, front/rear main seals, head studs, remanufactured head with new guides/valve seals/CNC valve machining/pressure testing/surfacing for MLS gaskets, new tappets, new upgraded pistons, new piston rings, new pin retainers, balanced and weight matched rotational assembly, OE crank flange bolts, new rod bearings, new main bearings, new cam bearings, installed new rear cover gasket, installed lower oil pan, billet freeze plugs, installed pickup tube gasket. Machining includes full CNC blueprint machining (bore, deck, hone, line honed), cylinder bores blueprint bored to true 90 degrees over crankshaft centerline, diamond honed to within .0002 inch, bored and line honed crank bore housing, torque plate honed, piston diameter measured to .0001 inch matched to cylinder bores, and cylinder block surfaced to RA30 or lower. Addresses common issues like valve seat fallout, stamped gallery plug blowouts, and freeze plug blowouts. Choate Engineering avoids 53 block engines.

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BrandChoate Performance Engineering
Part NumberC0D9 CEP59CFD98500

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