Wonder bread van with Hercules D2300 support group

jottoh12 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-28-2009, 08:55 PM

Yes, It is true. I now have a 1982 Ford chassis bread van, supposedly an E350 with a Dana70 rear end and t-19 manual tranny. Aluminum Grumman KABmaster body (not Kurbmaster) and it runs like a top but...the poor diesel (a Hercules D2300 3.7L) is screaming at 50 mph, completely out of the power band at 60mph. If I could lower the RPM's by 20-25% it would purr at 55-60mph. It has the turbo-non-intercooled version of the motor. I believe it has over 60 horsepower! Woo-hoo...

Has anyone out there installed a splitter, over/under, ranger or gear vendors in one of these? Should I just change the Ring and Pinion. I believe it must be 4:11 but am just guessing so far.

Ideas please! Thanks

muscletruck7379 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 09:59 PM

i so badly wanted to buy one of those for my bronco, but i just missed it... but im pretty sure they have aver 100 horses...

changing gears would be cheapest and easiest, but you will lose your take off grunt. if it can start in 2nd just fine right now i would say just swap in taller gears.