No more powerless 6.2

[Southern Off Road]

Here is my 400hp/450fpt 355 sbc

 

[wreckerman893]

I predict it will take First Place at the CUCV Nationals.

 

[Cucvnut]

Woot bad ass man!

 

[Southern Off Road]

Woot bad ass man!

hey thanks man, u have a nice rig, i like what your doin with it. ord is good stuff. hope your build goes good

 

[Cucvnut]

thank you. someday ill change out the 6.2 also.

 

[Gottlos]

HOLY COW!!!

 

[danoscooter]

Nice dash cluster! Where did you get them and how hard were they to install? Good looking truck!

Daniel

 

[bigdogdale]

powerless

Nice job!! I was toying with the idea of converting to a gas engine in my M1008, and just happened to mention this to a friend of mine who owns an auto repair business. His inspection tech overheard me and I was informed that if I converted to gas he would not be able to do the Mo. state inspection, because the VIN says that it's a diesel and it has to stay a diesel. He told me I would have to install a different cab from a gas truck get around it. Then he asked me to open the hood, and he looked at my stock air cleaner on the 6.2 and said, good thing that emissions sticker is on the air cleaner base, or I would not be able to legally inspect this truck. WTF? Kinda took the wind out of my sails!!

 

[wallew]

I'm SURE there are other inspection stations around - I believe if you leave it as the military bought it, it's EXEMPT from emissions - at least that's what my guy told me in CO - in Texas, register it as an FMV and NO inspection required - but you supposedly can't ever drive them except .... long worn out story

sounds like an @ss hat to me - the inspection guy, not the auto repair owner

 

[Southern Off Road]

Nice dash cluster! Where did you get them and how hard were they to install? Good looking truck!

Daniel

Thanks, i bought them from jegs and they are pretty easy to install. actually the hardest part was cutting the dash to get them to fit. The only one that gave me trouble was the speedometer and that was because the old push on cable dont work for the new guage, u have to buy the right back for the speedometer that screws on.

 

[Southern Off Road]

Nice job!! I was toying with the idea of converting to a gas engine in my M1008, and just happened to mention this to a friend of mine who owns an auto repair business. His inspection tech overheard me and I was informed that if I converted to gas he would not be able to do the Mo. state inspection, because the VIN says that it's a diesel and it has to stay a diesel. He told me I would have to install a different cab from a gas truck get around it. Then he asked me to open the hood, and he looked at my stock air cleaner on the 6.2 and said, good thing that emissions sticker is on the air cleaner base, or I would not be able to legally inspect this truck. WTF? Kinda took the wind out of my sails!!

thanks, we dont have inspections in sc, that sucks yall do. most of all the emissions today are bs. Whats the deal about the emission sticker being on the clearner, why does it have to be there(just wondering) wish u could do your motor swap cause man its worth it, a bunch of people dont like the idea of pulling the 6.2 out but i am sorry it sucks.

 

[kenz5380]

So how does it run? It looks like a million bucks.

 

[armytruck63]

I'm interested to see how the gas V-8 likes the 3.08 axle gears.

 

[Cucvnut]

I'm interested to see how the gas V-8 likes the 3.08 axle gears.

I think he has the truck version with 4 56 gears.

 

[armytruck63]

I think he has the truck version with 4 56 gears.

DOH! I just re-read this thread and realized you are correct. I need to go home and take a nap.

 

[Southern Off Road]

So how does it run? It looks like a million bucks.

It runs like a bat out of ****, the motor is cut 30 over, complete blueprinted and balanced, it has a pretty big cam 486/486 lift, 2.02.1.60 ported and polished heads,scat crank,keith black hyperthetic pistons. Its has the quickest throttle response i have ever had out of a carb motor. it laughs at 6000 rpm and i am running a tc1 2600 stall so it leaves the hole like a bullet. very happy with it.

 

[wallew]

If you don't mind, what ball park was the cost of that beauty in?

$2k? $4k? more???

No complaints, because you do get what you pay for, it's just my 91 Sub has 225k miles on it and though the engine is still running strong, you never know when a rebuild will be in it's future - as I intend to keep it... well basically forever...

 

[kipman]

No offense, but seems like polishing a pigs ear, that coming from a 1009 owner.

 

[wallew]

AH com'on...

Imagine the SURPRISE to anyone who thinks they can smoke that 'old military deisel'...

That would be priceless for sure

 

[kipman]

I do like that idea.