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bobbywalter
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- Joined
- Aug 9, 2007
- Messages
- 23,470
- Reaction score
- 4,668
- Points
- 113
- Location
- woodhaven mi
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- FORD mostly
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- BIGGER
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- sawzall?
- Tire Size
- 33-44
- My credo
- it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
she was hazey mc tazin pretty good.
any kind of mpg numbers for an all around average?
i have been punishing my 6.2 pretty hard. it would pull that tractor, just slow and even more smoke. though with a turbo it would run like a beast pulling a tractor like that.
work has slowed a bit so i dont want to pop the coin to install the turbo...but i found a place called mandrel bending solutions with a very hard to pass up builder kit that has me on the edge of sayin f-it and spend the coins.
http://mandrelbendingsolutions.com/builders-kit-aluminized-steel-not-expanded/
it might be sort of a waste the way i want to do it, but i would like to build a system that wont require removal to pull the engine.. a tricky task with a v8 diesel in a ranger engine bay to say the least....plus i been wanting to do an ac system.
i have looked at some b2,s lately and some more dub motors,
between the jeep kits and toyota kits i think it wont be too bad to do a tdi swap in a b2 cost effectively. i just have to decide if i want a e350 with a cummins as a daily driver or a b2. my ranger is my daily driver but i really want to change it up and that will require a bunch of time and money....a bunch more then fixing up the b2 for personal use.
my truck mpg is down from 15-19 to 13-17mpg....though i run 40-60 percent oil blends with that so cost wise its like 22-26 mpg. i think the b2 with a hand shaker and even with 33 in at radials could beat that handily.
and since i see alot more dub guys running oil blends my interest has been roused again.
do you think your going to offer any adapters?
any kind of mpg numbers for an all around average?
i have been punishing my 6.2 pretty hard. it would pull that tractor, just slow and even more smoke. though with a turbo it would run like a beast pulling a tractor like that.
work has slowed a bit so i dont want to pop the coin to install the turbo...but i found a place called mandrel bending solutions with a very hard to pass up builder kit that has me on the edge of sayin f-it and spend the coins.
http://mandrelbendingsolutions.com/builders-kit-aluminized-steel-not-expanded/
it might be sort of a waste the way i want to do it, but i would like to build a system that wont require removal to pull the engine.. a tricky task with a v8 diesel in a ranger engine bay to say the least....plus i been wanting to do an ac system.
i have looked at some b2,s lately and some more dub motors,
between the jeep kits and toyota kits i think it wont be too bad to do a tdi swap in a b2 cost effectively. i just have to decide if i want a e350 with a cummins as a daily driver or a b2. my ranger is my daily driver but i really want to change it up and that will require a bunch of time and money....a bunch more then fixing up the b2 for personal use.
my truck mpg is down from 15-19 to 13-17mpg....though i run 40-60 percent oil blends with that so cost wise its like 22-26 mpg. i think the b2 with a hand shaker and even with 33 in at radials could beat that handily.
and since i see alot more dub guys running oil blends my interest has been roused again.
do you think your going to offer any adapters?
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