rancherman wrote:
WWDiesel wrote:
[quote="mass-hole"]Cummins does offer a crate motor 2.8. I dont think its the same though.
https://www.cummins.com/engines/repowerlooks way different, has a timing chain.
https://www.cummins.com/sites/default/f ... 410825.pdf The repower does have a timing chain... as does the one in the Russian video. And it's well hid in the rear of the engine. I have a couple of older Cummins with rear drive trains. Not problematic by any means. It's actually a quieter unit. But when it does need work; PainInTheAss.
Yeah, 9k is a lot. But it is a brand new engine. (not saying it's any better than a 15 yo that has been rebuilt, for a third the price) ... It just hasn't been depreciated out.
There could be another reason for them running a high sticker price; They only want the DEAD SERIOUS car crafters to have them.. and this weeds out the tire kickers, and the one's who'll do a poor job, and get poor results. (bad reviews coming back @Cummins) Writing the check to Cummins is the easy part... Doing the rest of the conversion is going to take a lot of $$$$ and some pretty good 'know-how'. If you can't afford the 9k, probably won't be able to afford the rest of the conversion either, or be happy with it!
Last thing Cummins wants is a bunch of YOUtubes with junk projects getting drug around with their powerplants.
What does the typical diesel option add to a vehicle that can come either gas or diesel? I haven't 'shopped' or compared prices for over a decade... or 2.
Parts are going to be 'wait till they ship'..
The link I gave has a statement; 'Thousands of miles of testing, in all altitudes, temps". ummm, i'll wait until the statement reads "MILLIONS OF MILES" I think this is in regards to the actual 'Crate kit'.
Cummins IS a Global Company, and 'should' be ok with their Chinese 'crap'... This design has been around for some time in various chassis/applications.. The overall endurance 'bugs' should be worked out by now..
I guess it depends how you look at it. For a ram 1500 the ecodiesel is a $4500 upgrade to the base V6 and $3000 for the Hemi.
Colorado Duramax: it’s like 5k over the base I4 but I think it adds options you wouldn’t otherwise get. It’s ~4K over the v6
Ford F-150 has probably the most analogous comp. the 2.7 ecoboost shares many traits with a modern diesel including direct injection, turbos, cgi, block, etc. it’s $4000 cheaper than the new ford powerstroke 3.0