grinch
inner city redneck
- Location
- Salt Lake City
I know swapping out a 6 cyl for a 4 cyl is wrong but hear me out.
My 6 cyl 258 is developing a serious rod nock. I dont belive I want to rebuild this engine. I run a t 19 ford tranny and have acess to buying a ford 4 cyl engine dirt cheap ($400). (I need to call advanced adaptors to see if it will bolt up or if there are adaptors). The motor has a turbo charger spooled to kick in at a real low rpm and tops out at about 4,000 rpm. It runs about 200 HP and 250 lbs of torque and is fuel injected. It also weighs about 200 lbs less than my 6 cyl.
Am I crazy for even considering this conversion? I want some real opinions cuz I dont want to do anything I might regret. My goal is to keep the rig real light weight to keep the narrow track ff 20 alive and the narrowd scout 44 alive also. (I know go 60 bla bla bla I am just trying a different aproach with this rig)
My 6 cyl 258 is developing a serious rod nock. I dont belive I want to rebuild this engine. I run a t 19 ford tranny and have acess to buying a ford 4 cyl engine dirt cheap ($400). (I need to call advanced adaptors to see if it will bolt up or if there are adaptors). The motor has a turbo charger spooled to kick in at a real low rpm and tops out at about 4,000 rpm. It runs about 200 HP and 250 lbs of torque and is fuel injected. It also weighs about 200 lbs less than my 6 cyl.
Am I crazy for even considering this conversion? I want some real opinions cuz I dont want to do anything I might regret. My goal is to keep the rig real light weight to keep the narrow track ff 20 alive and the narrowd scout 44 alive also. (I know go 60 bla bla bla I am just trying a different aproach with this rig)