Lunacy engine swaps
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Max_Torque said:
And about 10seconds later you will seriously be considering new diffs/axles to replace the chocolate ones!
Ashcroft and Kam HD diffs and halfshafts RB Will said:
About 15 years ago now my next door neighbour put something 6+litres diesel into his mates classic Range Rover. I never went out in it but they called it "No Hills" as you never had to change down to go up a hill on the road.
That'll be the GM "Detroit diesel" 6.2/6.2 TDV8, as found in Humvees and Yank motorhomes. A legendarily torquey engine with an equally legendary appetite for destroying gearboxes due to the somewhat unsophisticated power delivery (it's a rather old and crude design).A friend of mine used to know someone who ran one, he once said to me:
friend said:
A mate of mine used to run one of those infamous GMC V8 diesels in a Range Rover Classic and two things were very noticable.
Firstly the front spring rate needed to be upped to WHAT!?! to cope with the weight of the block and it spat 4 ZF4speed auto's in 18 months! It did tow very very well though as you can image
Firstly the front spring rate needed to be upped to WHAT!?! to cope with the weight of the block and it spat 4 ZF4speed auto's in 18 months! It did tow very very well though as you can image
divetheworld said:
It has and it's fking ugly as fk.ChemicalChaos said:
The Detroit diesel was a 2-stroke used in commercial vehicles, Shirley?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel
Some rednecks have shoehorned the 4- and 6-cylinder versions into American pick-ups, but I'm pretty sure the V8 version wouldn't fit!!
Twin super charged 2 stroke 852ci v12 diesel http://www.randygrubb.com/pissd-off-pete/
Apparently in its original installation it had two turbochargers to feed the superchargers.
Apparently in its original installation it had two turbochargers to feed the superchargers.
Haven't read all of the pages, but anyone seen this "Double Trouble Hot Rod"
Saw it for the first time on Counting Cars. Full build website here:
http://www.doubletroublehotrod.com/
Saw it for the first time on Counting Cars. Full build website here:
http://www.doubletroublehotrod.com/
wolfracesonic said:
Twin super charged 2 stroke 852ci v12 diesel http://www.randygrubb.com/pissd-off-pete/
Apparently in its original installation it had two turbochargers to feed the superchargers.
there's a whole episode on Jay Leno's garage dedicated to that car/lorry thing. Can't say i was particularly taken with it tbh, lumpen bloody thing, IMOApparently in its original installation it had two turbochargers to feed the superchargers.
Fas1975 said:
Haven't read all of the pages, but anyone seen this "Double Trouble Hot Rod"
Saw it for the first time on Counting Cars. Full build website here:
http://www.doubletroublehotrod.com/
Are these the same car?Saw it for the first time on Counting Cars. Full build website here:
http://www.doubletroublehotrod.com/
Inertiatic said:
Erm, isn't that just 4 chargers rather than 4 engines?
Yes.Z Cars mini conversions are mental - I'd love one some day but think it would end very badly, such a short wheel base and all that power wouldn't translate well onto the Aberdeenshire country roads. I have about five other car itches to scratch first, too,
Andyk84 said:
As mentioned, 4 engined hot rod,me likey!
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=web...
2 engines, 4 superchargers.https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=web...
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