Posted by jdemaris on December 23, 2007 at 06:30:45 from (67.142.130.14):
In Reply to: Re: engine conversion posted by Jon Hagen on December 22, 2007 at 19:17:01:
Yes, RPMs are a problem, but there are many work-arounds. With HD fourspeeds, there'a a little overdrive box made by Ranger that goes ahead of the transmission. It is extremely rugged and - since it mounts between the orig. trans. and clutch housing - it works in all setups, 2WD and 4WD.
Also, many Dodges and GM 1/2 tons were available with four-speed manual overdrive transmissions - the A833 or NP833.
Also again - some older trucks are not geared all that bad to start with. I put a diesel into a 79 Blazer. It came OEM with a 305 gas engine, four-speed manual trans. and 3.08 axles. It was fine just as it was for a diesel transplant.
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