Run a basic dual exhaust on the 6.2 and it will sound good.
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Run a basic dual exhaust on the 6.2 and it will sound good.
Hey good luck with this keep us posted... :)
Sounds won't make much difference. I'd be looking at HP, torque, and important stuff like that.........Quote:
Originally Posted by foodstamp
Or fitment?
Or wheelin. I've yet seen a dodge,chevy, or ford with a diesel worth a blank in the mud, they sink:D. Same thing would apply to a 715. Highway pullin I get.
Anyone got a link to Lee's video for Vrod here?
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Here it is, gotta love youtube, lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vL9RGJ3ek
4BT, NV4500, 4.56 axles...38 inch tires if I remember that right...
http://www.m715zone.com/jonmisc/fun/leepullxl.mov
NOTE: This is over 14 MB in size...so you know.
Shhhh, don't let foodstamp see that, he might think it sounds good and switch to a 4BT conversion. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by brute4c
Sorry, just yanking your chain, I wish you the best in your diesel endeavor. I think I have some diesel running in my veins or something too. To make up for it, I must confess, this is one of my Favorite vids on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnKtVBC5hQ
Is something wrong with me if I put my headphones on, turn the volume all the way up (trying to best emulate the roar of the M35A2) and listen to the first minute or so of this over and over? :D
my top 3....this is why i want a detroit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWkHu...elated&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YXx...elated&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF9Ep...elated&search=
Yeah, I've seen those vids, there pretty cool.
I've talked with the guy who has that '64 Chev. You do realize he is only running a 3-53, right? Even then, he said it was a snug fit. I have access to both a 3 and 4-53, I've seen them and use both of them. They are monster engines, incredibly tall and exeptionally long for only a 3 and 4 cylinder engine. I think they are about the same size as that 71 series you got. While they are noise makers, your talking some serious coin to coax some power outta them. Even simple replacement parts are hard to come by and super spendy. I knew someone who had a 4-53 rebuilt. Ask him how he liked dropping $1200 cause the head on his was cracked. Shoot, the newer diesels you just gotta plug something into them for more power, and you can get parts at NAPA.
Gotta agree with you there Vrod. We tried wheelin a friend's Cummins/Dodge and on any soft ground and it sunk, quickly! This was one of the older early Dodge trucks too. At 1200+ lbs, that's a lot of excess weight to extract from a mudhole. It did have the advantage of tons of pulling power though, so it was a great extraction vehicle for others. It also was right at home with a huge trailer loaded to the gills on the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by vrod02
Be sure to factor that extra weight into your winch capacity too!
I don't know guys. I drove Oilcan's 6.2 715 at Wheeling in the country. I liked it ALOT. Most things it could just idle up and on the rock ledges it just took a blip of the go pedal and it went! I almost didn't put in the BBC I already have scheduled. I can understand when you wheel a truck made to pull stuff it might give you a bad taste for diesel motors, but a diesel in our trucks, made to play off road from the get go, me likey!
ok...can you guys line up vids of some good sounding 6.2's
every one is saying their under powered and heavy...my 4 71 weighed a ton....litterally.....and the only reason i want one is becouse they sound awsome.
but you guys kinda have me balincing on a tight rope...
You should try typing in "6.2 diesel" into youtube, you might find some vids... ;)
Seriously though, I think you should develop a list of reasons why you want to go ahead with a diesel engine swap. If all you can think of is "they sound good", then I'm not sure what to tell you except to do some research for yourself online and in magazines. Yup, those won't tell you how well it sounds, they'll tell you factual information like HP and TQ values, and how easy/hard it is to get aftermarket and replacement parts for various engines.
I think you've already stated why that 471 won't work. There shouldn't be anything more on the fence about it. You got the wrong Detroit, if you want to try again find yourself a 53 series, and if you do, take some measurements before you buy it. I'm telling you, I've already taken measurements of a 3 and 4-53 and tried to imagine it in my 715 and it ain't happening too well.
So with that said, choices are simple, especially since you already said you found a 6.2, right?
I agree with RPG. It doesn't take alot to adjust the sound of an exhaust, heck I have heard the 6 cyl jeep motors sound good. Personally once the BBC goes in, I will be looking for the quietest exhaust I can find. Too much resonant metal in these trucks. If you HAVE to find a good sounding exhaust, check the videos at steelsoldiers. there was a good sounding one at Haspin this year. The 6.2 is a good motor in these trucks and if you get the(air) intake high enough you don't have anything to worry about when fording. Thats my .02!
ok.....a 6.2 sounds alright...
ya, i like the torque that diesels have. i was just saying that i didnt want a 6.2 becouse i think the the only ones ive hered sounded kinda crappy. but ill see if i can find a better vid....ive been checking out youtube but most of those are stock, at leased when i last looked, but ill check it out again...well, thanks guys, tomarrow im going to my buddys house, and go to his farm, and thats who owns the other 6.2, so ill try and make a deal
As a fellow who has spent a number of years around open-header rigs, drag-pipe harleys and other noisy machinery, I have but two things to say:Quote:
Originally Posted by gimpyrobb
1) My hearing is more rapidly diminishing.
2) Noise never made any difference in performance on any of my stuff.
That said, go with what you like, but at a young age, I know impressing others may seem more important. It won't matter in about 5 more years. Loud exhaust tends to fall pretty low on the scale of importance anyway when you are 70 miles from the trailhead wheeling the rocks.
I'll admit to being old now and that the LOUD exhaust I reveled in at 16 doesn't hold the same appeal but...
You HAVE to have a nice deep rumble at idle and a healthy tone when the RPM's come up.
welll, i found a vid for you.....i have a 94, and i want it to sound like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6K-KzFsLu0
Congratulations, foodstamp! Your thread has broken the 100 post mark, and them some. I do believe that is a Zone record!
If you decide you don't want that 6.2, you please be sure to let me know as I might consider picking it up myself, eh?!
Maybe I am getting older, but I like things quieter now. Usable power means more to me......Quote:
Originally Posted by BBM715
When I put the 6.2 in mine, I also added a turbo. Made a big difference in power. It also sounded great with a 3" straight pipe which wasn't harsh or too loud since the turbo dampens the exhaust a bit. I was running some well balanced 44" tires which actually made for a smooth ride at a good road speed. The 6.2's have a shorter stroke then the 6.5's and will handle the higher rpm much better. Longevity with the 6.2/6.5 family varies. Some people have crankshaft problems right from the beginning, and others put on 200-300k miles without a problem. I suspect if you get a good running engine with over 150+k, the chances of it running a long time more are pretty good.
By the way, I kept the turbo when I sold the truck, so if anyone is interested, they can PM me and I will let you know the details. I don't mean to hijack this thread to sell something.
ya, im interested....was it easy to install.....my shop teacher let me snag his old exhast from 2 of his ford that i can hack up and make something cool out of, its 3" and alot of bends so i can go around stuff...i told my friend to offer that farmer 150 for that motor...i havent got a reply back yet, but if i show up with money in pocket ill bet he'll take it
ill pm you about that turbo
Rollie, I'll be meeting up with you eventually to pick up the hard top for the Chalkman and can help with anything foodstamp gets from you too. Just so youse guys know....
Not this trip, but in a couple months probably.
binford. your the man!
did some body work, no more rust on the door. had to cut it out and weld in some plate...still needs some more bondo......i dont think it looks too bad for being the first time with body work.
need more sand paper though
took some pics....i had to spray some quick paint incase it rains....ok, im using rustolium primer, it seems like it dosent cure hard. i sprayed it last night or later and it still feels kinda rubberie, is it from the mosture right now, should i give it some time or is their something wrong happining?
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i have a question.....what paint would be sweet?
ive been thinking desert camo
or straight green with the stars?
i want to do camo, but i dont know if i can acually paint that, since i dont have the amagination to do that, and probly end up copying someone elses...
but what do you guys think?
There is a standard pattern for the camo. Doesn't take any imagination.
ok, so it should be some what easy....whare can you get one of these patterns?
Do a Google search. I looked sometime back and found a pattern with pics and all. I think I just plugged in camoflauge patterns.....
ok....ill try that right now
ok, i looked, and seen some pics of the camo i want, but no stencils.....they have them for guns though...would this be hard to free hand?
i was thinking about primering the rest of the truck, and then have the military kaki for the base coat, and then work on top of that..
what paint should i use? rattle can?
If I were young and broke (as opposed to old and broke lol) I'd lay the base down and rattle can the camo - get some big pieces of cardboard and cut a random curve into the top and use that for the edges and free hand the middle.
^^^ good suggestion. One guy on here laid out all his camo pattern in soapstone first, then rattle canned it.
I plan on using rattle can OD on my 715 for the time being, and later doing it all with the good stuff. Beauty is, if you get it good and clean before hand it stays pretty well, and its very easy to touch-up. I found a rust-oleum that is very close to the USMC color.
Wal-Mart sells rattle cans in a variety of camo colors priced pretty reasonably. Just go for it....
ok....so doing desert storm should be somewhat easy then?
last night me and my friend rattle can camoed his toyota and it looks prety good, and we free handed the whole thing
Do it liquored up, the lines flow better. :)
i think the 4 color camo looks best... don't make it to purty.... free hand most of it and the camo pattern will look more authentic....
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7...camokg0.th.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2148/camony8.th.jpg
and heres any idea of how desert would look
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thanks, im going to save those
ya eather liquored up or paint with the doors shut and just huff the fumes....it took longer then getting plastered, but it worked