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281905 No.281905 [Reply] [Original]

Hey /diy/

Lets say your objective was to put the biggest most fucking powerful for no god damn reason diesel into an old 86 ford bronco

What would you go with? would it be a v8 in the 6-7 liter range?

Or would you opt for a straight 6 type?

And would you rather be stroking or cummin?

Pic sort of related but i dont want to lift the bronco higher than i have to, i just want to cram a shitload of torque in a smaller package for funsies

>> No.281922

>>281905

Buy a old school bus, chop it and set the bronco body on it?

>> No.281927
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281927

>>281922

Why even use the bronco body?

>> No.281966

>>281905
Any non I-6 Diesel is a piece of shit by default. The inline-6 is the king of all reciprocating piston engines.

>> No.281988

Get an older 5.9 Cummins...You can set it up to make crazy HP and torque and relatively speaking, it will cost way less than trying to mod any other diesel engine...And you'll get 22+ MPG

>> No.281989

Buy a chevy blazer and start from there.

>> No.281996
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281996

EMD 645

>> No.281999

>>281905
the problem with this being that most lorry engines (and above) are designed for low rpm. In which case you need to find some gearbox with high gearing that somehow bolts on magically.

You're better of with a v8 or a v12 petrol engine

>> No.282005

>>281988
>And you'll get 22+ MPG

only in america would 22mpg be considered good.

>> No.282017

>>282005

For a 40 year old SUV with a big block engine replacement? Yeah, thats pretty good. Surprise, surprise, old cars get shit gas mileage. Who. Would. Have. Thunk.

>> No.282018

>>282005

>mfw my car gets 12 on a good day.

>> No.282305

>>282017
Fuck you. My 69 Dart with a 225 and a 3 speed got 25 mpg..1969...so the new dart gets????? Yeah 32..7 mpg over 43 years..yeahhh. New cars =/= better mileage automatically