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Title: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: andy on January 02, 2007, 04:15:40 PM
If a person had the ability to do the work and had a 3406 at his disposal is it possible to install in an 85 eagle. It has a HT747 trans. Could someone tell me what I would have to do and an estimate of the cost. I dont have the correct bell houseing the trans is a 13spd roadranger on the cat at this time.
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: luvrbus on January 02, 2007, 05:18:01 PM
Talk to Sonny Gray on this board he has one in his Eagle with a 740 his bus is in the center of the  magazine for dec he has a lots of photos
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: NJT 5573 on January 02, 2007, 05:18:53 PM
Its possible, anything is. You can talk to southern oregon diesel, they have done at least one very nicely for their owner. don't remember his name. I have a good spare 400 cummins I'd love to have in my NJT 20 Eagle. Spoke with him a couple months ago and he stated it was just to much work and to much money didn't sound interested anymore, but I know that he will talk to you. His was awesome.
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: David Anderson on January 02, 2007, 05:19:22 PM
You need to talk to Sonny Gray (Catskinner).  His bus is the centerfold in MAK's BCM Magazine (Jan 2007).  He is probably in Arcadia right now and away from the board, but he'll be back.  You won't believe how much he did to his Eagle to put that Cat in it, but it sure does look good.

David
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: andy on January 02, 2007, 06:35:20 PM
I read the article in BCM. Sounds like he had to do alot of extra work to go from a manual to an automatic trans. Also he wanted a differant gear in the rear end. Hope he reads my post and gives me a response. Thanks, this board is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: luvrbus on January 02, 2007, 08:02:06 PM
Andy its not any harder to put the 3406 in a Eagle than a cummins or 60s dd you don't have to move the bogie like Sonny did but he wanted a higher gear than you can put in a Eagle. Gary at B&B in Vegas has installed them he can give some information.After all the pricing of installing a different engine i stayed with my 8v92
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: TomC on January 02, 2007, 10:16:36 PM
Considering that the mileage difference may be as much as 2 mpg, I'd just stay with the 8V-82TA.  It is a perfect bus engine and will give you many years of faithful service with performance you will like.  Unless you'll be driving over 250,000 miles, then the swap maybe worth it.  Good Luck, TomC
Title: Re: Cat 3406 into 85 Eagle Need info
Post by: Catskinner! on January 07, 2007, 10:45:07 AM
Andy

     Andy give me a call and I can tell you all of the in's and out's
about installing the 3406 Cat in your Eagle.

Catskinner!
Sonnie Gray
72 0/5 Eagle 3406 Cat
Pottsboro, Texas
903-815=2141
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