Rebuilding 3406E

I've made a committment to provide an engine and parts for somebody to rebuild for a college project this fall. I'd like to build a stout 3406E. By stout I mean in the neighborhood of 2000 lbs/ft @ 1400-1500 rpms (around 700hp at 1800rpms) and hopefully something resembling decent mileage when I'm not on it. I pull tanker in the ND oilfield so while we don't have long pulls, some hills are pretty hard pulls for short distance so having a responsive engine that builds boost/power quickly is ideal imo. Aside from idling around on gravel roads, the engine would spend most of it's time at around 1450 rpms running down the road. I would also like this engine to be something that I can take to a cat mech if need be later without problems of it being something exotic.

Now - I have an engine ( 5EK18448 ) that I can use for this project, but I don't know if the block/crank is up to the project I have in mind. If it isn't, what should i be looking for? If it is, does anyone have an engine SN I should mimic or cam/injector/turbo etc.. combo to get what I'm looking for?

 

Outstanding! Thank you very much Mr Haney. I do have a couple questions to follow up though:

1. Is there a turbo PN you recommend for my build?
2. What if any difference would be expected between the two camshafts you recommended?
3. Would you be interested in doing the ECM? My timeframe would be sometime this fall as mentioned earlier in my post.