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Could an engine like this be fitted to a Patrol or Cruiser?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:57 pm
by Buckshot
Would love to have something like this under the hood of the GU.Sure you'd need to do a fair bit of work but do reckon it would fit?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Silver-Detroit-T ... dZViewItem
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:04 pm
by CWBYUP
Short answer yes.
But why ?
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:17 pm
by Buckshot
I could think of 375 reasons.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:22 pm
by bj on roids
you would be so much better off just heavily modifying the stock diesel, that thing is so heavy/expensive, then you have the gearbox thing and so on.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:39 pm
by Buckshot
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:58 pm
by HotFourOk
That thing with 7" stacks would rawk
I thought the 4.2 can be made to go very well when modified?
Other than for showpony ranking I wouldn't even consider it.
That ute in the vid is fo0lly sick.. cant even fit a bonnet onto it
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:29 pm
by beretta
THe bandag Bullet (burnout truck) used to run the big brother to that, 892 detroit, twin turboed and used to smoke dual truck tyres!
As for the 692 fitting in your GU, yeah sure, anything can "fit" but practically no. A 3208 V8 turbo CAT motor would be better, but again impractacle! I've done circle work in Ford Cargo with one, plenty of herbs for a small diesel V8!
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:07 pm
by Nev
I wouldnt even mind the Bandag Bullet's tow truck. That thing went past me like a rocket on Bruce highway one day with the Bullet on the back! Sounded awesome to boot!
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:16 pm
by dirtyGQ
needs valve and piston
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:57 pm
by bogged
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:33 am
by 80UTE
CWBYUP wrote:Short answer yes.
But why ?
The only way it would fit would be on a pallet in the tray, this engine is longer that the bonnet and if you got it in at the right spot the eng would block most of your view out the screen with block and cylinder head and to further complicate it it would weigh around the 1200-1500 kg range. You would also need to add some serious fuel tank as those Detroit turbo 2 stroke diesels like a drink that why there cheap now a days.
Wally.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:37 am
by jessie928
there is no way you will fit that engine in a patrol
although you may with a 10" bodylift....
Jes
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:36 am
by Buckshot
ahh well.Was a good dream while it lasted.
Out of interest what sort of big diesels will conveniently fit in a patrol or cruiser?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:46 am
by jessie928
6.5 chev turbo
7.3 ford turbo
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:53 am
by Red_Zook
having played with silver 92's at tafe when i was an apprentice...
i can say fark yeah they screme..
they have one set up on a stand with a foot controler..
we could start it and rev it etc..
i loved stompoing on the lud peddle up to the govener.. (sounds like it is doing about 10000rpm)
2 stroke detroits are
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:57 am
by HotFourOk
Buckshot wrote:ahh well.Was a good dream while it lasted.
Out of interest what sort of big diesels will conveniently fit in a patrol or cruiser?
4.2 Nissan Patrol Turbo I think
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:18 am
by Buckshot
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:28 pm
by J Top
Standard fuel usage formula for a DD 53 was a gallon a cylinder an Hour.
So a 8 V 92 would probably be 2 gallons a cyl an hour. 16 gallons an hour.
Mind you that is under load and you could not load that engine in that application
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:47 pm
by dumbdunce
even if it would physically fit (it won't), emissions requirements ensure you'd never be able to drive it on the street. let it go. a hot factory turbo diesel is a cheaper and more realistic option.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:31 pm
by std80
Buckshot wrote:ahh well.Was a good dream while it lasted.
Out of interest what sort of big diesels will conveniently fit in a patrol or cruiser?
cummins 6bt
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:50 pm
by Patroler
I'd say turbo the patrol diesel... But if you were hell bent on using a truck engine maybe something out of the current Isuzu trucks would fit, they are fairly available and make pretty good power, as for detroit 2 strokes (yea ok i'd like one in my patrol as well - for the sound) most of them are pretty tall, something like a 6v53 (in the youtube link above) may fit, 453, 371 may also fit, problem is most of these motors don't rev in stock form past 3 grand, so youd need a wide ratio box so as not to be screaming down the highway
In case you didn't know, the detroit engine numbers are the cylinders and capacity in cubic inches per cylinder, e.g. 6v53 is a V6 with 53 cubes per cylinder, therefore the 6v92 you were looking at would be about 9 litres or 550 cubic inches, perhaps more at home in a K100 kenworth, hehe.
The common sizes are 53, 71, 92 and 149 cubes a cylinder.
On another note mates dad just picked up an air compressor 600cfm, powered by a 6/71 detroit... i'll get to play with it!
Heres a turbo version of the one you looked at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgVupkhE ... ed&search=