Something to note on me is that I'm a hot rodder. I have built many, many engines. Diesels are my fave, because when a 5500 pound truck, powered by an engine I've built blows down the 1/4 mile, totally humiliating the high end sports car, I get all tingly inside.

So, SOMEONE PLEASE SLAP ME WHEN I FORGET I'M BUILDING A 4X4, NOT A DRAGSTER!!!

I have to remind myself, its all about torque multiplication. If I mate an 617 to a pre94 gm NV4500 and get the 3.15 low gears for my Dana 20, and put 3.54 gears in my axles, then were talking like 70.7:1 in 4wL and 1st gear. If my engine is putting out just 150 lbft at the crank, that 10,605 at the wheels.

Hmm, I'm going to need to upgrade all my axles to 4340 chromoly. :-)

By the way, to anyone that thinks I should build a gasser dodge engine, the answer is NO! This is a diesel rig.

As to what engine I use, thats going to come down to what donor car was available at the time. But the build won't start till july-august. See you all then. I will have pic galore.