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[MB]

While your throwing money around throw some water/methanol injection on it too.

Holy crap, I thought you were joking Matty, diesel&water:-) Had to look it up, Sir Harry Ricardo invented it for WWII dogfights and now safe in diesels!
http://www.dieselarmy.com/engine-tec...nol-injection/
Cheers Matty :-)

[nissannewby]

Dollar for dollar will have better results than any intercooler.

[MB]

Dollar for dollar will have better results than any intercooler.

Cheers Matty, looking forward to an attempt at trying to absorb your hard earned honest knowledge! Must say here, your 4.2TD work together with AB has truly blown me away mate!!! The Batty boys might be in the midst of who can oneday pop a donk first :-)

[BigRAWesty]

Cheers Matty, looking forward to an attempt at trying to absorb your hard earned honest knowledge! Must say here, your 4.2TD work together with AB has truly blown me away mate!!! The Batty boys might be in the midst of who can oneday pop a donk first :-)

That's the spirit lol..

The only down fall of water meth injection is its capacity..
A good intercooler ain't going anywhere..
But once the tank runs dry of water meth that's it..
So if your looking at remote trips etc it's probably not the best option.
Unless your willing to carry 100L of mix lol..

[nissannewby]

That's the spirit lol..

The only down fall of water meth injection is its capacity..
A good intercooler ain't going anywhere..
But once the tank runs dry of water meth that's it..
So if your looking at remote trips etc it's probably not the best option.
Unless your willing to carry 100L of mix lol..

You can use water if you dont want to carry methanol. The water is what does most of the cooling. The methanol helps a bit but is a oxygenated fuel so just helps to add power and torque

[BigRAWesty]

You can use water if you dont want to carry methanol. The water is what does most of the cooling. The methanol helps a bit but is a oxygenated fuel so just helps to add power and torque

Yea you can. But still need a good quality if your doing remote trips..

So imo, although it's an awesome setup I wouldn't rely on it for majority cooling..
For extra power thou for sure..

[Haynzy]

Hey again Haynzy, bit more light reading below to hopefully assist a decision either way mate:-) !

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detr...esel_V8_engine

As an overview from the link there was a few issues stated with the earlier 6.5s from GM. Once their military division took over the engines in 2000 then AM General started fixing issues until the P400 beast.
You can quite easily determine the manufacture date of your potential purchase by searching for the stamp. It is located on the block (topside) near bell housing connection.
As an example; mine says G200.
G = seventh month 'July'
20 = 20th
0 = 2000
(First of the military Optimizers I believe/hope)

You never know, your potential beast could be well worth it if it had a P400 under that hood!

It looks like mine may be one of the older ones.
The engine number ends in A0196 which I assume means Jan 1st 1996.

I've had it for a couple of weeks now and took it over Melbourne last weekend to pick up a 22ft caravan and bring it back to Adelaide.
It went like a dream, no hint of overheating, needle stayed below halfway the entire trip, and had no dramas towing.
It looks like the cooling system has been beefed up with a bigger radiator with dual fans on the front and a big single fan on the back and a 3 and a half inch exhaust all the way through.

It's a very comfortable ride and so far I am extremely happy with the purchase. Time may tell but thanks all for your advice.

[Haynzy]

The engine conversion was done in '09 and it's done 106 000 clicks since then.

[rainsey]

Well,

My patrol is enroute to WA as we speak.

6.5 turbo within a week or two.

Stay tuned.


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[MB]

Well, My patrol is enroute to WA as we speak. 6.5 turbo within a week or two. Stay tuned. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

G'day Rainsey, exciting times mate ! If it's not too rude to ask, how much are they asking for a 6.5+turbo these days? PM maybe if uncomfortable with a quote divulge I understand ! Was Auto options quoted too? Cheers mate !