Current Lead Times: In Stock Engines Ship Same or Next Day - Out of Stock: 1-3 Weeks on Most Long Block Engines; 3-5 Days on Heads – *call us for more exact lead times for your specific build
Full CNC blue print machining, (bore, deck, hone and line honed) (See Video)
The Cylinder bores are blue print bored to a true 90 degrees over the crankshaft center line
Diamond honed to within .0002 inch for precise piston to cylinder bore clearance (See Video)
Bored and line hone the crank bore housing to precisely align the crankshaft in the engine block.
Torque Plate Honed (See Video)
The piston diameter measured to the nearest .0001 inch matched to cylinder bores.
The Cylinder block is surfaced to a finish of RA30 or lower, which meets the factory specification in both flatness and smoothness for the block to head sealing surface. (See Video)
This is mandatory for proper sealing of a MLS Gasket.
Billet Freeze Plugs made in house at Choate Engineering Performance
This is why we square deck the block!
This is why we balance the rotational assembly!
This is why we torque plate hone!
Why we only use the Rottler hone for YOUR engine!
Why do we encourage you to buy a long block instead of a short block?
On the fence on which engine you should buy? Daily Driver VS WorkHorse Engine.
Check out this video with Cass. He explains the issues and the fixes of the Cummins Engine platform. (And How we fix them.)
Cylinder Heads- While there aren’t as many issues with the bottom end of the 5.9L Cummins Engine, there are really BIG problems in the head department.
Valve seats fallout contacting the piston and cause catastrophic failure. We machine oversize valve seats within creased press fit area to remedy this issue.
Stamped gallery plugs in the heads blow out causing a mixture of oil and coolant, destroying the bearings. We thread the head and insert threaded plugs to make sure this issue never rears its ugly head.
Plus: Freeze plugs in the block blow out leaving you at best stranded on the side of the road, at worst, with a severely overheated engine in need of remanufacturing. Every new Choate Cummins engine comes standard with billet freeze plugs that are blow out proof using a tie bar bolting them into the side of the block.
Assembled by Our Professional Team in house
This CHOATE engine is fully balanced, and is the perfect engine for spirited daily driving, consumer level towing and everyday life.
Upgrades over the Model C include but are not limited to:
Torque Plate Honing
Full Engine Balancing
Harmonic Balancer
Head Studs
Upgraded Warranty
Common Issues With The Dodge Cummins 5.9L Engine (and how we fix them)
Cylinder Heads- While there aren’t as many issues with the bottom end of the Cummins, there are really BIG problems in the head department.
Valve seats fail contacting the piston and cause catastrophic failure.
We machine oversize valve seats within creased press fit area to remedy this issue.
Stamped gallery plugs in the heads blow out causing a mixture of oil and coolant, destroying the bearings.
We thread the head and insert threaded plugs to make sure this issue never rears its ugly head.
Freeze plugs in the block blow out leaving you at best stranded on the side of the road, at worst, with a severely overheated engine in need of remanufacturing.
Every new Choate Cummins engine comes standard with billet freeze plugs that are blow out proof using a tie bar bolting them into the side of the block.
Optional Parts are not installed. Optional parts are covered under the manufacturer’s warranty and not by CHOATE.
Choate Engineering will not use any “53 block” engines. Years most commonly effected are 1999-2000 5.9 Cummins. However they began to use them in the late 12 valve models. These blocks are known to crack as discussed in the link above. For this reason, we only give partial cores back if you send one in.
