mobythevan Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Looks like I am getting a 1985 Ford F-350 crew cab 1 ton dually with a blown up 6.9l diesel engine and 4 spd mnual tranny. This was cheap way for me to get into a truck like this, but I don't know anything about ford engines, so my initial thoughts were to throw a sbc 350 and my GM 4 spd manaul tranny into it built for mid range torque around 375 ft/lbs. Being all into the engine swapping thing now it doesn't seem to bad. I couldn't find conclusive info that a ford 460 truck engine will bolt right in, and they seem to be a little hard to find or I would just go that route. So I figure make new motor mounts, tranny mount, new exhaust, re-work driveshaft, maybe relocate shifter and go with a sbc. It doesn't look like the 6.9/ diesel made any more than about 300 torque anyway. I am not into diesel engines at all, so if any of you guys have some general info for a swap like this let me know. The biggest thing that worried me was the HEI distributor interferring with the firewall, but looks to me likes there is a lot of room under the hood. The diesel radiator is big, would I have to change that out to a smaller one? The diesel fuel tanks are different, would I have to swap that too? Oh boy, just what I need, another conversion project. This truck is for my wife, I don't think she is partial to diesel engines either. BTW, I don't have to emission it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dp351zcar Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Try looking into a 351 windsor. I am pretty sure it would be a easer swap using factory parts and it's not a bad engine. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 STAY DIESEL!!! Really, stay diesel if you can. Simple boost and exhaust upgrades net some huge gains. Add a little propane injection and I'm sure you would be seeing close to 500lb ft of torque. Or...you could always look into swapping a newer motor from one of the newer trucks. You'd have to update to OBD2, but I'm sure a diesel F350 front clip is not in high demand. If you want to see what Stacey on "Trucks! TV" does to diesels, goto http://www.powerblocktv.com The power potential is amazing. I also have a vid of a lifted F350 diesel with huge off-road type tires running 11.42 down the 1/4 mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigWhyteDude Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 i think that vid is somewhere on this site, i cant remember though, it was done in at Las vegas Motor speedway if that helps, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 heres the link to the topic http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=28455&highlight=diesel+truck+mr2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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