From: Glenn Shaw (milspectruck@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2006 - 05:32:54 PDT
I would second that. The 6.2 Diesel Page is the best. A great resource
on the 6.2 family of DD Diesels.
Bryan wrote:
> i would say you should lookup the diesel page. it deals with 6.2/6.5
> diesels only
>
> crash
>
>
> At 09:35 PM 4/20/2006, you wrote:
>> Just a consideration. The 6.5 does have slightly more power due to
>> its increased displacement but is less reliable than the 6.2. Quite
>> a few issues were created by GM when they took a good design and
>> tried to stretch it out to compete with the Ford going from 6.9 to
>> 7.3 L. You can read up on all the issues invloved on amghummer.com
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> Chris Brunner wrote:
>>> I was considering converting the engine in my M1028 from the current
>>> 6.2L to a 6.5L - I understand that the 6.5 is a stronger engine, and
>>> considering the type of driving that i do, I wanted to price out and
>>> understand the difficulty of the conversion so that in the future I
>>> could make a better decision.
>>>
>>> I can find crate rebuilds for approximately $3K - core required.
>>> Can you guys recommend reading materials for this conversion?
>>>
>>> I don't want to get into an argument of why the 6.2 is a fine
>>> engine, I agree it would work great in a military application, but
>>> in my application of daily driving, highway, stop and go, and
>>> hauling, it just doesn't seem to have the power I need to get around
>>> - and I'd rather get all the information first just to see what's
>>> involved (yes, I am also considering a banks kit).
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
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