I originally had this over in the tech section, but read a few of the posts over there and decided that that was not the right place for my question......
I'm a Jeep owner and I'm looking at doing a diesel swap into my 95 YJ(that's the wrangler w/ square headlights) and am considering useing a mercedes as the donor for the engine. I was wondering if ya'll could tell me what the specs are on some of the more popular engines. I need something that has high torque and HP at low RPMS for rock crawling. I also don't want to get anything too big. Currently I have a 2.5L 4cyl and those angry little squirrels aren't going to like what I'd put them through after my lift is done. I would like nothing larger than a 6 cyl and possible a 4 cyl w/ a turbo on it or somthing. Any help would be great. I know almost nothing about mercs so help me out if you will. I'll return the favor and answer q's about jeeps
I'm a Jeep owner and I'm looking at doing a diesel swap into my 95 YJ(that's the wrangler w/ square headlights) and am considering useing a mercedes as the donor for the engine. I was wondering if ya'll could tell me what the specs are on some of the more popular engines. I need something that has high torque and HP at low RPMS for rock crawling. I also don't want to get anything too big. Currently I have a 2.5L 4cyl and those angry little squirrels aren't going to like what I'd put them through after my lift is done. I would like nothing larger than a 6 cyl and possible a 4 cyl w/ a turbo on it or somthing. Any help would be great. I know almost nothing about mercs so help me out if you will. I'll return the favor and answer q's about jeeps
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You might check with these guys-
http://4x4labs.com/
Your local Unimoggers group would also be a good place to start asking.
http://4x4labs.com/
Your local Unimoggers group would also be a good place to start asking.
Where are you from?
Try a 300TD engine (170Hp, 6 cyl), fitted in some G's in europe, or you can try the 270CDI (177Hp 5 cyl) engine from the ML, but a lot $$$$
Try a 300TD engine (170Hp, 6 cyl), fitted in some G's in europe, or you can try the 270CDI (177Hp 5 cyl) engine from the ML, but a lot $$$$
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I'm in the N. GA mountains. Thanx for the help.Originally Posted by gaiex
Where are you from?
