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Non Turbo 6.5L Chev Deisel Info
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:29 pm
by vSAHARAx
Hey All
As Above, Can anyone tell me some info on thes motors, looking at buying an 80 series with one couple of qns.
1) Fuel Economy??? compared to 6 cyl turbo diesel
2) Power??? do they have some get up and go or are they a slug???
3) do they have over heating issues when put in a Cruiser or Patrol?
4) Reliability???
5) Spare Parts and where from???
6) If I was to turbo it where abouts could i source a kit from???
7) Any other general info you wish to pass on
Thanx in advance guys
Troy
Re: Non Turbo 6.5L Chev Deisel Info
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:33 pm
by +dj_hansen+
vSAHARAx wrote:Hey All
As Above, Can anyone tell me some info on thes motors, looking at buying an 80 series with one couple of qns.
1) Fuel Economy??? compared to 6 cyl turbo diesel
very similar, get much better out of a tuned 1HDFT
2) Power??? do they have some get up and go or are they a slug???
bucket loads of low down torque, KW not much different
3) do they have over heating issues when put in a Cruiser or Patrol?
yes and no, depends on the radiator and condition of cooling system
4) Reliability???
early 6.2s had head cracking problems, i think this was fixed in the 6.5s, the later model the better however
5) Spare Parts and where from???
not overly common, youd be hard up to get spare in the middle of the simpson, but in town no troubles
6) If I was to turbo it where abouts could i source a kit from???
use factory bits, often use a centred rear mount turbo however a custom twin turbo would be the shi7 
7) Any other general info you wish to pass on
i spose it comes down to preference, if the car has it installed already, and is a good price, get a few basic checks done like compression test, have a good look at the oil, quiz the owner about serviciing. They are a good motor, sound good but you can make more power more reliably from a toyota motor. They dont handle big boost (in-direct injection) can be costly to repair, bit pull like a train!
Thanx in advance guys
Troy
Several people on this board have them installed... i jsut tried to do a quick search for you, you have to weed through the crap but there is a few gold nuggest floating around.
It was covered extensively in the last 12 months when bogged was looking at conversions. Tiny has a 6.2 in his 73 MWB, and i think brighty has one in a 60 series tray back.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:10 pm
by Tapage
Just wondering what about the reliability on 6.5 turbo version ..?
Coul be plenty more powerfull than 1HD-T .. ?
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:45 pm
by vSAHARAx
Thanx heaps for that info hansen, keep it commin peoples, she is a very very nice truck, all the goodies!!! if it had a 1HDT i would jump at it, its just i dont know alot about these V8's
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:51 pm
by pongo
Id be more worried about the actual conversion.
Does the motor look like it belongs in the engine bay, or is it a botched up effort that looks to have had patch up after patch up.
That to me would mean more than wether its a great motor or not.
A great motor in a great car with a botched up conversion can mean more probs than imaginable.
Been there defiantly learned that
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:58 pm
by badger
id pick one with a 1hdt every day over a chev.
went 4wding with a 60 with one in it and a 2h powered 60 with a turbo and 500 000k's on the clock it ate it in every instant.
prob would tow better tho.
plus they are big, heavy and need totally different diff gears due to the low redline................. sound nice turbod tho
actually gimme a cummins
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:22 am
by cloughy
badger wrote:id pick one with a 1hdt every day over a chev.
went 4wding with a 60 with one in it and a 2h powered 60 with a turbo and 500 000k's on the clock it ate it in every instant.
prob would tow better tho.
plus they are big, heavy and need totally different diff gears due to the low redline................. sound nice turbod tho
actually gimme a cummins
Low redline
They're governed at over 4.ooorpm's
Just the can grumble along the road at 2k@100klms/h
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:30 pm
by badger
my td42 happily "grumbles" along at 2000rpm at 100 too.
and revs way past 4k
and im willing to bet is better in every way in every situation bar towing