OBS Bronco 6.0PSD
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Holy sheet that’s cool. I would love to know what that cost……I used to own an ‘86 Bronco, would have never thought I’d see one of those with a doesel in it. I guess anything’s possible if money were no object! 😂
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I put a 6bt into an oj bronco, prob 15 years ago now. The 6.0 would be a little more involved, but considering the obs came with a 7.3, some of the work would overlap to do a 6.0 swap. That said, 6.0 engines can be found for next to nothing.....a rebuild, studs, injectors can get pricey. It wouldn't be hard to throw 15-20k at a swap like this, unless a running donor was found cheap.
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FWIW, I've been around for the entirety of the diesel explosion in pickup trucks. I'd rather have mechanical, mechanical/computer hybrid (vp44), or heui than common rail. Common rail makes power the easiest, sure, but the injectors fail open and take out cylinders. The fact that common rail injectors means that you end up with a cylinder that is destroyed (and enough time has elapsed in the common rail scene to understand this to be true), means that these "primitive" injection systems are always on the table for swaps. I'd happily swap a 6.0 before a common rail, despite all the 6.0s potential problems, before I swapped a common rail..........if it were to build for myself. Of course, whatever the customer wants to spend their money on, is what they spend their money on.
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FWIW, I've been around for the entirety of the diesel explosion in pickup trucks. I'd rather have mechanical, mechanical/computer hybrid (vp44), or heui than common rail. Common rail makes power the easiest, sure, but the injectors fail open and take out cylinders. The fact that common rail injectors means that you end up with a cylinder that is destroyed (and enough time has elapsed in the common rail scene to understand this to be true), means that these "primitive" injection systems are always on the table for swaps. I'd happily swap a 6.0 before a common rail, despite all the 6.0s potential problems, before I swapped a common rail..........if it were to build for myself. Of course, whatever the customer wants to spend their money on, is what they spend their money on.
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Definitely not a cheap project, but it looks to be done with no expense spared. I would have preferred a little less lift.
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Thats interesting he took a 06 chassis and swapped the Bronco body over. I guess that makes engine/trans mounting that much easier, just make the body fit. Way above my pay grade!
The 10-blade turbo sounds cool but I wouldn't want to drive that every day!
The 10-blade turbo sounds cool but I wouldn't want to drive that every day!
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Checked out Kill Devil Diesel long blocks and prices range from $12k - $24k. Not too bad for a performance built 6.0PSD which I suspect this Bronco has one of the higher performing engines with that turbo whistle.
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