hey everyone... i'm about to undergo a VERY unique project that will require a small, but powerful, and cheap diesel engine that can also start in the extreme cold. i'm lookin at an engine more along the lines of a 4bt cummins... pretty much 2-4 cylinders is what i'm lookin for, with torque in the 200+ range... i would LOVE for it to be turbo'ed but if it's not than i can gladly add one later in the project... it would need to fit in a pretty compact space... i think that's all the details i can reveal now... pm with any findings thanks!!

 

oh one more thing, it would be best if it had as little electronics as possible... thanks

 

4 cyl, "A" series Cummins. Quite a bit smaller than the 4BT.

 

vw rabbit diesel it fits in very compact spaces... it may not have the power, but if you turbo it itd probably do what you want, and get great mileage doing it.

 

How about a 4cyl perkins? cheap and easy to find

 

my dad always loved the perkins
He took out a 302 from his old f150 and put in a perkins 4 cyl and he said it got 2x the gas milage

 

thanks guys, this isn't going into a car or truck or anything so i don't really care about gas milage... how much do these engines weigh?? and what's the price range on one of these?? also do you guys know how much hp and torque they're putting out?? thanks

 

oh also how well do these engines start in the cold?