[SEL] OT Willys Overland project.

[JR504 at aol.com]

Cummins makes the 4BT, an inline 4 cylinder with a turbo.   (a  3.9L I 
believe) It can be had with an adapter plate to fit nearly any trans  because it was 
used by every truck manufacturer.  They were most common in  those boxy 
bread-van style delivery truck(very common in the US anyway).   I've got a friend 
that has put two of them in different full sized  Chevies.  His '64 4X4 gets 
35-38 MPG on the highway, and has plenty of  torque if he needs to tow 
something.  The down sides are  weight....very heavy for a 4 cylinder, kinda tall 
too-need a slight body lift  for the trans to clear the firewall, and the vibration 
is pretty  significant. High quality motor mounts are a must.  Plenty of 
noise is  a given.  I'd love to build one some day, as I'm a die-hard Cummins  fan.
 
Joe Rappa
Mexico, NY
 
 

Alan,
That hemi would have lit the tires up real sweet for a few  seconds. At 
least until the axles let go! The original engines were about  73 HP. 
Poor old drive train didn't stand a chance with the hemi!
Fellow  here in town has one with the 350 Chevy in it with the original 
5.33:1(?)  rear end in it . It still only goes about 55 tops. But it gets 
there  faster than about anything else in town!
I'm big on originality, but I've  been told that Cummins makes a 4 
cylinder diesel that would get about 50  mpg in this vehicle. Very 
tempting......
Probably has more HP that the  original engine too. Can't be any noisier!
Curt

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