N14 swapping to M11

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  1. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    What set up you run Dino?
     
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  3. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    I really don't know.

    I just remember years ago I looked at a truck that had an L10 engine and I looked into swapping a big cam into it and I remember people saying that they will fit into the motor mounts.

    I could not tell you if that is actually true, but sometimes the mounts are made in such a way that even if the engine is shorter they still fit in the same location.
     
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    Dino soar while I see you here , are you a pretty good n-14 guru?
     
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  5. Dino soar

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    I put a big cam in a 95 Freightliner. 20191225_152748.jpg
     
  6. tommymonza

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    Is the block the same on a big cam and it just looks different because it has a onepiece head instead of 3 piece.
     
  7. Brettj3876

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    I think what your looking at is aftercooler? Instead of cmcac. Still has 3 heads
     
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  8. Dino soar

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    I don't know about that, LOL.

    The N 14 and the big cam are very similar, but...

    The electronic part of the n14 I have limited knowledge of.

    I put the big cam in so that I would have a simple mechanical engine that I can work on without all the electronic stuff.

    What kind of a problem are you having?
     
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  9. Bean Jr.

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    I checked truckpaper.com. They had a few listings for FLD112. Ignoring the mistakes, FLD120s, all of the 112's had M11 or C12. No big blocks. I think they are shorter.

    I looked it up, and it took me 4 searches before I found it. N14 is 59" long, M11 is 50" long. The motor mounts will need to be changed, a different shift lever and longer drive shaft.

    Changing from N14 to M11 does not sound worth it.
     
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    The N14 needs an overhaul and I have an M11 that does not
     
  11. Bean Jr.

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    Like I said before, the M11 is 9" shorter. That will move your transmission forward, require you to lengthen your driveshaft, change your shift lever and motor mounts.
     
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