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Originally Posted by IHC
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.
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I'm OK with you wanting to build a diesel truck because you want one. However don't expect the conversion to save money. As for being more reliable, that depends on engine age / type and attention to details.
Also consider that engine swaps between brands is an entirely different operation than bolting in some parts more or less designed to work together. Or plugging in a diesel tuner box.
" The transmission was a '53 and the motor turned out to be a '73
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone "
It is pretty easy to lash something together but, it takes lots of engineering time to keep the reliability up.