4BT Cummins Jeep Wrangler JK
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Interesting discussions about vibration, I think until you drive one you won't know for sure. My 2006 6BT can wear you down after a day of driving and has a lot more mass to absorb the noise and vibrations.
On another note the cost of this conversion is on par with the other companies providing this service, that includes diesels in toyota's or hemis in jeeps. I do have a quote but since it is taylored to my specs I am not going to go into the details. I would have to drive one before one before deciding on the diesel route. Since I prefer do do my own wrenching I would also want to see the DIY conversion kit as well
Jeff, the owner, did say they will be displaing at SEMA in November
Cheers
Interesting discussions about vibration, I think until you drive one you won't know for sure. My 2006 6BT can wear you down after a day of driving and has a lot more mass to absorb the noise and vibrations.
On another note the cost of this conversion is on par with the other companies providing this service, that includes diesels in toyota's or hemis in jeeps. I do have a quote but since it is taylored to my specs I am not going to go into the details. I would have to drive one before one before deciding on the diesel route. Since I prefer do do my own wrenching I would also want to see the DIY conversion kit as well
Jeff, the owner, did say they will be displaing at SEMA in November
Cheers
I have been trying to keep up with this. I have considered the Hemi swap but this swap is more appealing to me for some reason or another. Here is the link to the site. They are starting to take pre-orders with an estimated ship date of August 2011.
http://www.jeepyard.com/jeep-diesel-conversions.php
http://www.jeepyard.com/jeep-diesel-conversions.php
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What- am I trying to acheive with spending all this hard earned cash
Why- am I unhappy with my current set up.
When- will it pay for itself (seems to be used alot in these topics as the reason behind the swap-or excuse for justification)
How- will this mod effect the rest of my experience.
threw that together off the top of my head but seriously there is no one best mod for all especially considering a complete engine swap comparing small gasers to big gasers to big(4bt in this case) diesels to small diesels.
Owning a 06 CTD I happily accept having to turn my engine off at drive throughs, go out of my way to fuel up in the city, go inside the station to fill my tank in one shot, search out RV or bus (not really but sure feels like it) parking and creep through parking garages just incase their mismarked just to be able to be loaded down and pull the pass at 70 in OD. An expensive smile but it is what it is-for me.
Why- am I unhappy with my current set up.
When- will it pay for itself (seems to be used alot in these topics as the reason behind the swap-or excuse for justification)
How- will this mod effect the rest of my experience.
threw that together off the top of my head but seriously there is no one best mod for all especially considering a complete engine swap comparing small gasers to big gasers to big(4bt in this case) diesels to small diesels.
Owning a 06 CTD I happily accept having to turn my engine off at drive throughs, go out of my way to fuel up in the city, go inside the station to fill my tank in one shot, search out RV or bus (not really but sure feels like it) parking and creep through parking garages just incase their mismarked just to be able to be loaded down and pull the pass at 70 in OD. An expensive smile but it is what it is-for me.
The 4BT conversions I've read about use a 4 inch lift and big tires to make room for the front axle under the front of oil pan. I've often wondered if a dry sump oil system, where the oil resevoir is separate from the engine, would be an alternative.
Or, good heavens, run IFS! But we all know IFS is too weak for off-road use. :snorkel:
Or, good heavens, run IFS! But we all know IFS is too weak for off-road use. :snorkel:
