{"id":11604,"date":"2016-09-08T15:18:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11604"},"modified":"2016-09-08T15:18:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:18:54","slug":"cummins-swap-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11604","title":{"rendered":"Cummins Swap Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=9163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,933\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2004 Chevy Tahoe with a Cummins 4BT diesel I4 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2004 Chevy Tahoe with a Cummins 4BT turbo diesel inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2004 Chevy Tahoe with a Cummins 4BT turbo diesel inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deboss Garage recently shared a video detailing the costs of a typical Cummins engine swap. You can bet with projects such as <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9867\">6BT powered Dodge Ram<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9079\">4BT powered Chevy Tahoe<\/a> he gets a lot of people asking how much it would cost to swap a Cummins diesel into their vehicle. The total comes out to between $11,150-$12,650 CAD or around $8,634-$9,795 USD.<br \/>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-23\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-23\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Price CAD<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Price USD<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Parts\/Service<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$2,000<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,549<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">6BT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$3,500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$2,710<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4BT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$1,500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,161<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">basic rebuild (head, pistons, rings &amp; bearings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$2,000<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$1,549<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">adapter plate, flywheel and starter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$600<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$464<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">shift controller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$387<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">alignment fluids, fittings, hoses, machining<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">$4,550<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$3,524<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">70 hours labor at DG shop rate of $65\/hr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">$11,150-$12,650<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">$8,634-$9,795<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Total + shipping and taxes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-23 from cache --><br \/>\nDeboss goes into more detail about a diesel swap along with pros and cons.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5nRm4EMjN0s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLXV9vzJwgYOyGaZlD89VfA\">Deboss Garage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deboss Garage recently shared a video detailing the costs of a typical Cummins engine swap. You can bet with projects such as 6BT powered Dodge Ram and a 4BT powered Chevy Tahoe he gets a lot of people asking how much it would cost to swap a Cummins diesel into their vehicle. The total comes&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11604\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cummins Swap Cost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cummins"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2004-Chevy-Tahoe-with-a-Cummins-4BT-diesel-I4-04.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101333,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=101333","url_meta":{"origin":11604,"position":0},"title":"1988 Ranger with a Cummins 4BT","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Rich Bosch from Deboss Garage interviewed Rob about his 1988 Ford Ranger. 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