Diesel Conversion

[earl87gta]

I rilly like the 6.2 and 6.5 I admit its nothing link my d-max but it does what I needed it to do. Im putting a 6.2 in m 68 burb and I will put a turbo on it but im not looking for a lot of power it doesnt tow any thing and but its own waight and i will be geting twice the milage as the 283 thats in it now.

[sleepertruck72]

Just curious as to how hard the new Duramax would be to swap with allison tranny in a 72 c 20 2wd ?would it be a waste of time,money ?

[dieselarmy13]

Originally Posted by sleepertruck72

Just curious as to how hard the new Duramax would be to swap with allison tranny in a 72 c 20 2wd ?would it be a waste of time,money ?

Wouldn't be a waste at all, but look around and check out the prices on these two peices of eqipment. Not to cheap. Lots of electronic thingies all over, too.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by sleepertruck72

Just curious as to how hard the new Duramax would be to swap with allison tranny in a 72 c 20 2wd ?would it be a waste of time,money ?

I have looked extensively at doing a Duramax swap. I havn't been able to find an engine for less than 5500.00, It would be a real pain in the ass, because essentially you would have to cut down the factory wiring harness to the bare essentials of what you would need to make the motor run right, and then install it in your truck. Then on top of that you are going to need the Allison transmission. Which is going to cost you another couple of grand. All in all, it is going to cost buku buckaroos and for about the same money, I figured I could build a 12 valve Cummins that would make close to a thousand foot pounds of torque, that is going to be a lot more fun than a stock D-max.