pulltilbroke
Adventurer
I'm gonna have to disagree with ya Jnich. If you buy a wrecked or rough 1stgen Dodge all the parts are pretty much there for the swap into a 73-87 Chevy and if you can run a tape measure and weld you can build your own mounts and front crossmember. Yes, If you were to get all the conversion parts from Tennesee Diesel Conversions or Avalanche engineering it would be immensly more expensive. hen you get done with the 1stgen carcass part it out to recoup some funds.
In the Big block VS Cummins there is absolutly no comparison and I have owned both. I once had a 72 C10 with a 462 in it with a cam, intake, some headers, and good exhaust. That truck weighed 4000lbs and my lumbering old 1stgen would anialate it at everything and it weighs 6500 in street trim. All I have done to it is some pump tuning, DennyT pin, some turbo upgrades both compessor and exhaust housing and I intercooled it and it made 316/700 last time I dynoed it. The torque peaked at 2200rpm. I also get 15-22mpg depending on how i drive it and I have 370,000 on it, thats somthing a Big Block will never do.
I like a good runnin Rat motor as much as the next guy butthe 12v Cummins is KING.
Not trying to ruffle feathers but thats my opinion.
To the OP the 6.2 is a great motor if you take care of em and don't abuse them. They will give you years and lots of miles of reliable service. While I havn't owned one a few buddys have and when they got sold one had 350,000 and one had 500,000 on it with no rebuild.
If you decide to stick with the 6.2/6.5 idea get in touch with Heath Diesel, they specalize in those motors.
just my .02c
In the Big block VS Cummins there is absolutly no comparison and I have owned both. I once had a 72 C10 with a 462 in it with a cam, intake, some headers, and good exhaust. That truck weighed 4000lbs and my lumbering old 1stgen would anialate it at everything and it weighs 6500 in street trim. All I have done to it is some pump tuning, DennyT pin, some turbo upgrades both compessor and exhaust housing and I intercooled it and it made 316/700 last time I dynoed it. The torque peaked at 2200rpm. I also get 15-22mpg depending on how i drive it and I have 370,000 on it, thats somthing a Big Block will never do.
I like a good runnin Rat motor as much as the next guy butthe 12v Cummins is KING.
Not trying to ruffle feathers but thats my opinion.
To the OP the 6.2 is a great motor if you take care of em and don't abuse them. They will give you years and lots of miles of reliable service. While I havn't owned one a few buddys have and when they got sold one had 350,000 and one had 500,000 on it with no rebuild.
If you decide to stick with the 6.2/6.5 idea get in touch with Heath Diesel, they specalize in those motors.
just my .02c