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Yeah I'm tied to NA, so looks like I'll be going with a 6.5. Funny enough I was looking around to try and turn down the redline rpm of the 6.5. I would never dream of putting a 5.9 with a th400. NV4500 all the way, so theoretically I wouldnt loose any top end speed.

Thats interesting. Are we talking about the p-pump? How does it 'sense' boost? I would want a fully mechanical engine, so converting a 24v seems harder than just starting with an already mechanical 12v.

Just lost the engine that I was looking at so I guess I'll have to keep an eye on stuff for now. Focus on cleaning the truck up and see which engine will be cheaper.

I was mainly looking for information on a 5.9 swap in general. Would've been better just to say it was going to stay turbo, I could've spent less time trying to defend my stance.

I do have a currently running truck. 6.2, th400. Rusty as all ****, but low miles. Im mostly brainstorming for now since I still have a little ways to go paying off the truck. But my reason for a manual is really only because Ive had bad experiences with autos in military trucks. I just want...

Personally I don't care about power at all. 6.5 Would be cheaper. Just comparing the two side by side, a 5.9 being an inline 6 is much simpler in design. But the conversion into a cucv would be costly.

Okay. Still going to make it NA.

I'm not saying it is a na engine. I'm saying I'ma turn it into a na engine.

GEP 6.5 is around 800 fully dressed. Cant find a clear answer on the 12v, and it's not like I'm going to have all the accessories. Just an alt, water and PS pump.

130hp doesn't sound bad..Same as 6.2. I don't care about speed. Just simplicity and reliability. I'm seeing rebuilt kits for around 900-1000.

At a cross roads here. I'm going to swap in a nv4500 either way, so I figured I have two options. I'm going with NA on both simply for reliability. Obviously a 6.5 GEP is going to be drop in, probably cheaper... but I found a 5.9 12v complete engine for $800, 400k, but better than the $4k...