6V71?

[Freight_Train]

Hmmmm,I wonder how hard it would be to fit a 6V71 under the hood of a 92-97 F350........Not.....That......I.......would consider........it......

 

[tonkadoctor]

Height about kills it at roughly 10 inches higher than a B series Cummins, 3126 CAT or C7 CAT, prolly need a big hood scoop to clear the blower, length and width are about the same. 6V-53 would be a good fit....a little room left over for twin turbos too .

I've seen a few pics around the net of 4-53 Detroits stuffed into pickups and they fit nice.

Just get bigger fuel tanks to feed that 2 stroke Screamin' Jimmy.









P.S.......Don't forget to carry a 55 gallon drum of oil, some oil dry and a bale of rags

 

[Freight_Train]

Ehhh,Hood scoop wouldn't be a problem....I mean.....really.It is that much taller.....Uhhhhh.....

 

[jauguston]

TOO Heavy!!!!

Jim

 

[tonkadoctor]

And 900 lbs heavier than an IDI. 500 lbs more than the Cummins or CAT.

Blower and associated hardware is what makes it tall on the "V" engines, the blowers on the inline engines are on the side of the engine.

I've been looking into swaps myself and IIRC height on the the B series Cummins is 39" and the 3126 and C7 CAT engines are 40"

 

[The Warden]

TOO Heavy!!!!

It's been done...might need to beef up the front suspension, but it's doable...

 

[Freight_Train]

well,if the only thing to tall is the blower then that is an easy fix.Sawsall and buzzard Catcher.

 

[swampdigger]

It's good someone shares the same dream with me

 

[DeepRoots]

If I was going to go through the trouble making room for, and dealing with the weight issue of a 6-71. I'd just put a 6v92 in instead.

 

[tonkadoctor]

If I was going to go through the trouble making room for, and dealing with the weight issue of a 6-71. I'd just put a 6v92 in instead.

Go that far, ya might as well go for it and drop in a Silver 92 and a 13 speed with the front box flipped to make it a double overdrive

 

[trackspeeder]

Go that far, ya might as well go for it and drop in a Silver 92 and a 13 speed with the front box flipped to make it a double overdrive

Interesting project. Glad I'm not a big fan of Detroit drippers.

 

[IHWillys]

Check out 'DetroitDiesel' group on yahoo groups. There's some good Detroit swap facts/opinions in the archives, photos section and ongoing discussion at times.

Ken

 

[RLDSL]

If you go and put a jimmy under the hood, what are you going to mount in the bed to push it over a hill

---------Robert

 

[Freight_Train]

Pratt and Whitney,RLDSL!Actually,My fever has broken and have come to my senses.Back to 7.3L turbo spec in my fords BUT still wanna build a Bob Deuce with a screaming Jimmy.But something more sensable.Like a 6-71T.The straight six Turbo Supercharged engine.

 

[Agnem]

How about getting the Enterprise back to a rally instead. Now THAT is a goal worth achieving.