Features: - 600 HP rated
- Welded cam gear
- Fully balanced
- Stage 2 camshaft
- Coated, flycut and delipped pistons
- O-Ringed heads
- Perfect for heavy-towing
- Billet flex plate
- Features improvements over the OE 5.9L
- 5 Year / 100,000 Miles
Dependable Workhorse
Known for powering some of the most durable and rugged trucks, the 5.9L Cummins has earned its fantastic reputation. Choate's 5.9L Workhorse Short Block is no different and is ready to power your adventures for thousands of miles. The 5.9L Workhorse Short Block was built for those who need a heavy hauler. The Choate Engineering 5.9L Workhorse Short Block features upgrades over the Choate Engineering Daily Driver 5.9L, with its o-ringed heads, billet flex plate, stage 2 cam, chromoly pushrods and welded cam gear. The Choate Engineering 5.9L Workhorse Short Block was built to be a dependable workhorse.
Built to Maximize Durability and Performance
Choate Engineering has applied their precision craftsmanship not only to engineer this heavy-duty short block engine but also to improve upon the OE. Featuring full CNC blueprint machining, this engine boasts incredibly precise engineering. Choate uses CNC blueprinting to line hone the crankshaft to align it precisely with the engine block, ensuring frictionless operation. They bore the block back to the crankshaft centerline and hone it to an RA13 finish to further reduce friction. The cylinder block is surfaced to a finish of RA30 or lower to meet or exceed factory specifications in flatness and smoothness for the block-to-head sealing surface. Choate also includes a new rear main seal, new bed seals, a new rear cover gasket, a pickup tube O-ring, and a rear cover. Choate's 5.9L Workhorse Short Block is fully balanced and ready to power your heavy-duty tasks.
Choate also tackles common issues with the OE 5.9L won't happen with their 5.9L Workhorse Short Block. In the OE 5.9L, the valve seats fallout contacting the piston and cause catastrophic failure. Choate machines oversize valve seats with a creased press-fit area to remedy this issue. Another issue that plagues the OE is the stamped gallery plugs in the heads blow out causing a mixture of oil and coolant, destroying the bearings. Choate threads the head and uses threaded plugs to ensure the issue is not present in their 5.9L. Freeze plugs in the OE block blow out leaving you stranded on the side of the road, at worst, with a severely overheated engine in need of remanufacturing, to fix this Choate includes billet freeze plugs that are blowout-proof. It's clear that the 5.9L Workhorse Short Block by Choate is a powerful and reliable engine ready to power any job you need it to perform in.
Fits: 2003-2004 Ram 5.9L Cummins
Build Features: - Connecting Rods, New Damper – Check both wrist pin and crank pin to rod clearances.
- New upgraded Pistons .10 – .30 inch over – New Pistons, Rings, Pin retainers weight matched prior to crank balancing
- Crankshaft – Balanced with the Rotational assembly checked for run-out inspected for fatigue. Crankshaft is Polished and ground to .0005 concentricity or less
- New Rod, Main and Cam Bearings
- Camshaft – Polished and Inspected
- Install Rear Main Seal
- Install New Bed Seals
- Install New Rear Cover Gasket
- Install Upper and Lower Oil Pan gaskets
- Install Pickup Tube O-ring
- Rear Cover Installed
Warning: This product can expose you to chemicals that are known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, visit
www.P65warnings.ca.govNote: $500 Shipping surcharge will be added at checkout