Ford 460 Boy
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I'm a Diesel freak and I think a Ranger with a 5.9L Cummins would be a great project. I have only seen 1 and it was on youtube, it was a great lookin truck putin out 680HP. Just a thought.
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Beanmachine7000
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A 6BT doesn't fit without ALOT of sawzall work... I think a 4BT would be cool... I would like to get hold of a small Toyota or Isuzu 4-cylinder diesel... That would be a cool swap into my Ex... If I could find one haha....
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sorry, off topic.. but there is a duramax mustang in febuary edition of hot rod magazine that runs 9.96et and gets 33mpg! now thats awesome! has i think 1200hp or something.
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I saw that Mustang in Diesel Power Mag. I'd rather have a Cummins, but that is just my opinion.
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A guy in an article of the Aug 08 Diesel Power Mag put a 3.9L 4BT cummins out of an 04 Kubota tractor in his 98 Ranger. The guy had to use a 3200 Rpm govenor sping in it to make it more compatible for the Ranger application and in the process up the engine output to 160 Hp and 300 lb-ft of torque. So you might be able to find one out of a tractor to swap in also.
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i think that was in diesel builder mag too. yellow and silver one?
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Yep thats the one, that would be an awesome truck!
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Beef52751
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That ranger was BA!!! i saw it in Diesel power, would love to do a diesel swap, but there are alot of other things that would be just as cool to do imo, and im a diesel freak too!!!
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i cant tolerate the 4bt...i would not use one unless it was free or real cheap and complete fan to output shaft, then i would pitch the lil monster for the first better thing that came along.
go drive something with one in it.
6bt.....yeah, thats the stuff...
what ever engine you want just do it....get it done
perkins...vw...whatever...i know i like my mpg
go drive something with one in it.
6bt.....yeah, thats the stuff...
what ever engine you want just do it....get it done
perkins...vw...whatever...i know i like my mpg
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I'm definitely keeping my eyes out for a small 4 cylinder Toyota diesel or one of the VM Motori engines that was in the newest Jeeps, or a small Isuzu diesel... I think a 4BT is just too much motor for a light truck... Maybe, just maybe a 3.3 QSB, but they only make ~100 hp, and are expensive as all get out... I'm starting a savings account just so that if I found a suitable engine I'll have the money to pick it up for a swap someday... I know the Isuzu Trooper came with a small diesel and you can't go wrong with an Isuzu diesel... I also think a Toyota B-series engine would be a nice one (~120hp/~220ft.lbs I think)...
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VW IDI and TDI motors are wildly popular swaps into sidekicks/samurais and other small 4x4's. A mechanically-injected turbo diesel VW motor would be a relatively straight-forward swap into a ranger. Some people have even put them in Landy Defenders
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I don't think they make that much torque though do they? Maybe for a small Samurai they would be fine, but not so sure about a 4000lb truck, and pulling a trailer... I looked into the Mercedes diesels but they only make about 120hp and 150lb ft of torque...
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a four cyl diesel less then a 3.3 industrial cummins would be a waste of effort in a 4 k truck pulling a trailer. it would be frustrating. milage will be good with any of those 4 cyl though.
one thing to remember, tweaking a cummins and the benz takes swap costs up as well. the turbo benz is a great engine for a 2wd as is but are not as plentiful as they once were as costs go up with greasecar freaks and higher demand...this is ebbing with reality though.
i have not been able to get a good solid benz engine that was cheap enough to make the effort, there was a time i was pursuing the 5.0 tdi....but reality of 20 mpg wasnt too likely and running mix fuels was a bit tricky. power is insane with those.
with the 6.5 20+ mpg is doable in my rig. its lifted, heavy and impoperly geared... 25's hiway and hi teens city would be real easy with a 2wd. its just a 6.5 isnt as good a fit in a 2wd. thats pretty close to 4cyl gasser milage owing but with alot better power.
but in reality...i just wouldnt put up with a diesel in a lil 2wd unless i had too.
with any diesel swap, gearing transmission and tire size are very critical.
no matter what engine you use it has to be a total package.
one thing to remember, tweaking a cummins and the benz takes swap costs up as well. the turbo benz is a great engine for a 2wd as is but are not as plentiful as they once were as costs go up with greasecar freaks and higher demand...this is ebbing with reality though.
i have not been able to get a good solid benz engine that was cheap enough to make the effort, there was a time i was pursuing the 5.0 tdi....but reality of 20 mpg wasnt too likely and running mix fuels was a bit tricky. power is insane with those.
with the 6.5 20+ mpg is doable in my rig. its lifted, heavy and impoperly geared... 25's hiway and hi teens city would be real easy with a 2wd. its just a 6.5 isnt as good a fit in a 2wd. thats pretty close to 4cyl gasser milage owing but with alot better power.
but in reality...i just wouldnt put up with a diesel in a lil 2wd unless i had too.
with any diesel swap, gearing transmission and tire size are very critical.
no matter what engine you use it has to be a total package.
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VM Motori 2.8L 4 cylinder (160hp/295lb/ft)
Toyota 15B-FTE 4 cylinder (153hp/282lb/ft)
Isuzu 6DE1 V-6 (174hp/260lb/ft)
One of those I believe would be a perfect into an RBV... If you could find one (easily)...
BTW, how heavy is that 6.5? I know you can find those ridiculously cheap, and if it isn't way heavy, and fits in the engine bay I might pick one up and rebuild it for when my 4.0 eventually craps...
Toyota 15B-FTE 4 cylinder (153hp/282lb/ft)
Isuzu 6DE1 V-6 (174hp/260lb/ft)
One of those I believe would be a perfect into an RBV... If you could find one (easily)...
BTW, how heavy is that 6.5? I know you can find those ridiculously cheap, and if it isn't way heavy, and fits in the engine bay I might pick one up and rebuild it for when my 4.0 eventually craps...
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