Drunk on diesel

[BigDad]

I thought of a certain admin when I seen this ..

[jauguston]

Looks like the 4BT Cummins used in the UPS trucks

[Stich496]

lame .

[Barry Donovan]

lame?
if that is lame after reading these facts...

[QUOTE]The 3.9L/4BT Cummins is an engine in the same family as the 5.9 litres (360.0 cu in) Cummins turbodiesels. The 3.9L/4B is an inline four cylinder turbodiesel that was popular for many step van applications, including bread vans and other commercial vehicles. This engine is also used in various industrial, construction and agricultural applications. With a cylinder bore of 4.02 inches (102.1 mm) and a piston stroke of 4.72 inches (119.9 mm), the engine had a wet weight of 745 pounds (338 kg). In recent years it produced 130 horsepower (97 kW; 132 PS) and 355 pound-feet (481 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_metre"][COLOR=#0645ad]N


a whole post seems to be impossible lately.. identical to old forum. must be the net.

[SpiderGearsMan]

noisy and slow
illegal in 50 states too

[brandontinley]

it is still a cool build, i am glad people are building some different stuff. i am getting tired of seeing the same stuff built all the time

[Mater]

noisy and slow
illegal in 50 states too

you have never been to michigan have you lol

[Stich496]

noisy and slow
illegal in 50 states too

x2

[Stich496]

it is still a cool build, i am glad people are building some different stuff. i am getting tired of seeing the same stuff built all the time

better if they used a powerstroke. at least it could tow.. more than what a 4.6 gas did..
just because you can,doesn't mean ............................

[Brian Lohnes]

A 7.3L powerstroke engine weighs like 1,000lbs dry. It would need a straight axle and leaf springs at that point!

Tweaked 4BT engines can make more torque than the 4.6 gasser could dream of.

Brian

[Stich496]

a 6.0 don't
I find if funny that the diesel the factories build where lame, slow, and junk..
but this , the same people ooohhhhh aaaaahhhhh..

[brandontinley]

why shouldnt anyone hot rod anything i mean the more stuff that is created the better in my opinion. when someone comes to my shop with a crazy idea i am more interested in it than building another first gen camaro with a 350

[ford141]

a 6.0 don't
I find if funny that the diesel the factories build where lame, slow, and junk..
but this , the same people ooohhhhh aaaaahhhhh..

A 6.0 is only about 100lbs lighter than a 7.3. Still around 900lbs, and you would never have any hope of closing the hood with one of those in there.

It is very easy to make significant power with the 4bt, and still lay down 30mpg. Cool IMO.

And the 4bt may be slow in stock form, but it is NOT junk, just sayin.

[1988montecarloss 2]

A 6.0 is only about 100lbs lighter than a 7.3. Still around 900lbs, and you would never have any hope of closing the hood with one of those in there.

It is very easy to make significant power with the 4bt, and still lay down 30mpg. Cool IMO.

And the 4bt may be slow in stock form, but it is NOT junk, just sayin.

i wouldve just put an LS 6.0 in it

[dieselgeek]

a 4BT can easily be turned up well past what most could afford to get out of a 7.3 or a 6.0 - I highly recommend taking one for a drive before listening to the opinions of people who've never been around one.

A buddy of mine swapped a 4BT + TH400 + 1 ton truck axles under an older Toyota Landcruiser, it's got pretty big tires but it lights them up easily on pavement. His is turned up to around 300hp which is likely 800-900 ft-lbs of torque. Call them noisy and shakers, but don't even think about calling a 4BT slow.