So I have an 01 super duty with a 6.8L V10. She's running strong at 250k but I'm starting to think she's gonna go soon. I love that truck and have been milling around the idea of converting it over to a diesel. Through my research I have found numerous people doing a cummins swap. However if I'm going to drop a late 90's motor in her why not a 6.5L? Has anyone ever heard of this or seen it done?

 

There's a reason for that. The GM 6.5L is a turd. They have fairly significant design flaws and people rarely get more than 300k miles before they have to be torn down. In that 300k miles they have sunk a ton of money in it keeping it on the road. In my opinion it's because you have to wind them up so high to get any power. The 5.9L makes the same power as the 6.5L, but at half the RPMs.

 

Sorry but have to ask....did you meen a 6.7 Powerstroke? And yes the 6.5 GM was a turd.

 

The 6.5 was a fantastic engine, compared to the 6.2!

 

The 6.5 GM? Bahahahahahhahahahah.


Lol. That is funny


No.

 

Norma means the 6.2 Chevy diesel (fingers crossed)

I'd take either gas Ford or Chevy 6.2 over either of those diesels.

 

Lol. Yes the old 6.2 was a real pos. I owned one for about a year which was long enough to have several major mechanicals. But back then people really did admire the 6.5

 

Probably be better off trying to make the v10 into a diesel. The 6.5 was to high of compression had all sorts of design issues. Ive seen some diehards that have built them to be comparable to a stock 7.3.. power wise but a stock 6.2 ford truck could probably be very competitve and cheaper than the swap.

 

It seems that everyone forgets that a frankntruck are hard to get rid of
and you never get your money out of then when you do.



Sean <BR>

6.0L Tech Folder

 

Look at the jeep community lol

 

Jeep... just empty every pocket.

I'm looking for an unmolested wrangler.

 

You may just need a time machine to do that.



Sean <BR>

6.0L Tech Folder

 

Finding a wrangler that is stock is easy. Finding one at a decent price though is a challenge most of the stock ones need alot of stuff to make them right even for stock. People that dont modify jeeps dont maintain them.

 

They are pronounced "Heaps" for a reason.

And I've owned 5 of them, from a '64 to a '00. They seemed to get steadily crappier with each new model year. Wouldn't touch one newer than mid 70's now, and would also want to find one unmolested. Yeah, right. Ain't going to pay those prices for one.

 

My problem is a jeep would end up with nearly a superduty drive train so i just want a dead one. Ill keep the hood and doors pretty much everything else would be Just. Everyone. Elses. Parts