I couldn't rememeber what year Barry's truck was..
I think it's a newer one..
But from '93 back would be minimal creative wiring..
---- Brian <hskr@cox.net> wrote:
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> brian cropp
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> > truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Matt Beazer
> > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 3:00 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: oil burner conversion?
> >
> >
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> > I saw a magazine article once about a cummins in a Dakota. They had to
> > re-locate the firewall like 3" back to make it fit. Seems like too much
> > trouble to me.
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> You are talking about the Banks Sidewinder Dakota, and they didn't have to
> move the firewall three inches back, they did that for better weight
> distribution, since it's purpose was high performance racing applications.
> I've seen a couple other 5.9L Cummins transplanted into GenIII Daks without
> having to move the firewall. Just like I've seen the Viper V-10
> transplanted into Daks without any major structural changes.
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> >
> > The GC 3.0 I have no idea on... any of the listed choices is going to be
> > a wiring nightmare, though.
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> No more of a wiring nightmare than transplanting any other motor into a Dak
> that it wasn't designed for. You'll have to use custom gauges and what ever
> computer controller works with your set up. There are enough people who
> have done diesel swaps into other vehicles he can get an idea of what will
> work and what won't.
> >
> > MattB
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> >
> >
> > On 11/28/2009 12:26 AM, Barry Oliver wrote:
> > >
> > > Was driving home tonight at 1:30 AM and for some reason I started
> > > thinking about diesel conversions for my Dakota. Understand that I am
> > > half asleep right now, so there is definitely a bit of Tom-Think(tm)
> > > going on, but I was wondering, what donor motors could be used, and
> > > what would be the advantages of each?
> > >
> > > Ram Cummins: the obvious choice, but entirely too big to be a really
> > > practical conversion?
> > >
> > > Liberty CRD: The size is prolly right, but the power seems anemic and
> > > it's probably hard to find
> > >
> > > GC 3.0L: This seems like a better choice both from a size and power
> > > profile....
> > >
> > > Sprinter V6 [possibly the same v6 from the GC?] or I5: can be had in
> > > a factory turbo config, and these are designed to be more truck
> > > engines as compared to the liberty/grand varieties..
> > >
> > > What else?
> > >
> > > Understand, this was a product of 2 hours of tired, turkey stuffed,
> > > driving boredom. I haven't looked any of this up yet. In fact if I
> > > don't hit send, I likely won't even remember this tomorrow morning...
> > > Yup, lotsa Tom-Think(tm) going on tonight.
> > >
> > > So, what motor would you chose and why? If it were me, I would want
> > > as close to bolt in and factory trouble free as I could get. I am
> > > sure you could get one of the 6.7L's stuffed in there if you tried
> > > hard enough, but the end result would look like those S10 V8
> > > conversions....Bleah.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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