Hey fellas, was thinking about putting a 12v cummins in my 1996 f250 351w. Im interested in knowing the easiest way to do it and the best way to do it as far as transmissions, conversion kits, etc. I have the E40D.

 

The best way to start is a good old fashioned Google search; there are two major companies that sell darn near everything you need. No; I haven't done it myself, yet. Yes, there's good info on here but you still have to be resourceful and search for it.

 

I have searched it but i cannot find what the best/easiest combo would be to make this happen without spending 10,000+.

 

It is an expensive swap. How much do you want to spend?

 

Easiest and cheapest is to find an engine/trans/tcase donor. I'm not a fan of nv4500's, so the next cheapest method is to find a ford adapter from a bread truck or something of the like.

The engine is typically not expensive, you will spend a copious amount of time getting your gauges working and ironing out swap kinks. Clutch, adapter, trans, mounts all add up quickly to be thousands.

When swapping or building: if it's easy it's not cheap, if it's cheap it's not easy. You can crack open a catalog or click away on a website for parts required for the swap and it'll cost a fortune quickly but bolt right together, or you can invest lots of time fabbing mounts and patiently waiting to find others at a good price.

It can be done for as little as little as 2k, or as much as 15k depending on power levels, accessibility/choice of drivetrain components, and your willingness to fab stuff yourself and wait for parts to fall in your lap.

Google and craigslist are your friends.