|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Engine Swaps
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by jdemaris on March 01, 2005 at 06:44:15 from (209.23.29.60):
In Reply to: Engine Swaps posted by Tom from Ontario on February 28, 2005 at 11:38:42:
It seems to me that the small diesels in full size pickups are kind of useless unless you drive them only on flatland and don't tow anything. My neighbor has a 1960 IH pickup with a 3-53 Detroit. Neat to hear and look at, but gutless and fuel-mileage is not impressive. Also know a guy that put a Deere 219 diesel in his 1/2 ton 1972 Chevy. Again, neat to see, but pretty useless as a truck. Dodge tried it for one year, 1977 or 1978? Full size 1/2 ton pickup with a four or a six cylinder Japanese diesel- maybe Mitsubishi - can't remember for sure. They were not big sellers and it was dropped pretty fast. Ford sold Ranger pickups in the 80s with four cylinder diesels, there are still a few around. I used to have an IH Scout with a factory optional Nissan four-cylinder diesel in it, it got tops arond 25 MPG and was gutless. I also had an Isuzu Trooper with a turbo-diesel, Isuzu engine, four cylinder. That could get almost 30 MPG on the highway, but was gutless. I have five diesel trucks at present, all G.M. 6.2s. They have just enough power to be useful and are very reliable. My 87 Suburban just turned 500,000 miles and the engine has never been torn down. It can get 19 MPG tops, and averages around 14. My 82 1/2 tons 4WD Chevy pickup has gotten 24 MPG on the highway with the wind at my back and averages 17 MPG.
My neighbor has a new Dodge with the high-output Cummins 5.9 and 4WD. Say's he's averaging 20 MPG with high-tread snow tires front and back. Not sure if I believe it, but that sounds incredible. Moot point for me, I would never consider investing $30,000 into a vehicle, drive in the road salt for 10 years, and watch it fall apart.
I've got a 65 Chevelle SS I've been considering pulling the 327 out of it, and putting in a 6.2 turbo-diesel and 700R4 trans. It ought to have good power and still get close to 30 MPG - but not sure if I'll ever get around to it. It would be nice to ge able to take long trips with it and get better then the 14 MPG it gets now on the highway.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Good As New - by Bill Goodwin. In the summer of 1995, my father, Russ Goodwin, and I acquired the 1945 Farmall B that my grandfather used as an overseer on a farm in Waynesboro, Georgia. After my grandfather’s death in 1955, J.P. Rollins, son of the landowner, used the tractor. In the winter 1985, while in his possession the engine block cracked and was unrepairable. He had told my father
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
