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10-22-2013, 08:52 PM | #26 | |
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Re: any one have experience with the 8.1's?
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with all that i love diesels but it depends on what you want from a truck. if i wanted a hotrod type truck id want a v8 engine with the v8 sound . now if i wanted a hd truck i could work pull trailers every day id want a diesel. the ctd is a great engine but your choice of transmissions if you want overdrive (with a 3k redline i know i would) is pretty limited. you have the nv4500 which is a manual. auto you can run the stock dodge units which is either a:the old 4 speed which if you want alot of power is going to cost some money to build b:the new 6 speed which you would need the computer to control and idk how hard it would be if you went this route id get a common rail 5.9 or 6.7 with the 6 trans and all its computer parts. c: use adapter and run a gm or ford trans. gm you have the 4l80e or alli 1000. the 80 is cheap but still would need building to hold alot of power plus needs a controller. the alli isnt cheap but is tough as nails (by the time you get alli adapter and a controller your could swap a duramax and build the trans). ford you could use one of the od trans from a psd but then getting it to work with a 205 transfercase and you still need all the sh!t you need to run a alli or a 4l80 so its not cheap. d. you can get something from a bigger truck that has a cummins but be preparded with a torch and a saw to get that sumbeash to fit. the most cost effective is to used the ctd and dodge 4 speed od if you want a diesel or swap but like i said then trans will hold about 250-300 hp and die in a short time without pumping 3k in it. other cheapest option is whole engine tranny combo with all its computers from a doner truck which would be my choice (dmax or common rail ctd). that said the gas engine would be half of any diesel. the bad about the gas engine if you plan to work it well its not going to do as good as the diesel. gas engines dont make that low end you need to work real well. the gas will not last as long as a diesel. you cant run bio fuels to save money in a gasser (which idk if i would in a newer diesel either). long a$$ post but im just telling you everything i know from pulling trailers and looking into swaps in a old truck. |
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10-22-2013, 09:20 PM | #27 |
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Re: any one have experience with the 8.1's?
i forgot to add something. theres the 6.5 and 4l80 it would be a simple swap. its prob the worst choice for a diesel engine but still it makes good power and is pretty much drop in.
other than that there is old diesels 6.2 5.7 the idi 6.9 7.3 but lord they make no power. lastly theres the other dmax and a few perkins that make good power and would fit in a pickup but idk what trans you could use with them. cat makes some good engine but fitting in a pickup is impossible really. the only one is extremely unpowerful iirc. |
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