Thread: Monster 6 Turbo Diesel into a 101.

Originally Posted by garrycol

You really do have a dud V8 in your 101

Nah, I have Bojan's 3.9 on knackered carbys, that's running 3.5 diffs (which it pulls well... Right up to a recorded 120kph (on private roads of course)), and I have a lead RH foot, and love overtaking things just for that look that ya get... And yup, done it before, and the 5.7 Nissan would do over double the kms the V8 would and still happily run 110kph+ often!

Originally Posted by Dougal

Negativity? Nope. Just correcting the fantasy of a 500hp tune that tows well while delivering unbeleivable fuel economy while towing at high speed.

The 6BT will be a great upgrade. Just take all the internet claims with a big dose of salt. Most of them are using this to work out their mileage.

Perhaps I could give you my mans phone number and you can ring him and tell him he is full of poo.
He is a heavy diesel mechanic and specialises in custom work.There is nothing he would enjoy better than a kiwi on the tellingbone telling him he dont know what he is talking about
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Perhaps I could give you my mans phone number and you can ring him and tell him he is full of poo.
He is a heavy diesel mechanic and specialises in custom work.There is nothing he would enjoy better than a kiwi on the tellingbone telling him he dont know what he is talking about
Andrew

Can I interest you in a bridge for sale?

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

There is a J30 Jeep in town at the diesel mechanics shed,its 95% built with one of those Cummins mojos.This thing has 500hp,dana running gear and an intercooler of huge proportions.
The builder has done another in the past,bulletproof motors,and parts available anywhere.
Tells me it will cruise at 120kmh towing a large van and use less than 12lts/100km.
ENJOY
Andrew

Have to say I agree with Dougal on this one. The VDJ79 wagon I hired (4.5V8) averaged 14.26 l/100 sitting at 120 with 3 people, a light load and no big caravan.

There is no way you can get the same efficiency from a ME diesel as from a commonrail.

12 L/100 is possible, but not while towing.

I have the 6.2 ex Hummer V8 Diesel in my Forward Control Landy.
With the auto boxes I used to get 3 & 4 K,s per litre. Now with the MSA box I get 5 K,s per litre or 20 litres per 100 as long as I stay around 90 kph.
It weighs 5 ton but
Keith

Originally Posted by isuzurover

12 L/100 is possible, but not while towing.

And certainly not at 120km/h either.

To burn 12 litres/100km at 100km/h (i.e. 12 litres/hr) in a very efficient mechanical diesel (BSFC 220g/kwh) you're only producing ~60hp at the crank. Likely 45hp at the wheels.
To burn 12 litres/100km at 120km/h (i.e. 14.4 litres/hr) you're talking 75hp at the crank.

Can a 60-75hp engine push one of these down the road at 120km/h while towing a huge van?


Crystal ball says no.
Logic says no.
Maths says no.
Coast-down tables say no.
Aerodynamic drag says no.
Some diesel mechanic says yes.

Hey! Guys!

I know threads have a tendency to go off topic but, please, this thread is about a diesel in a 101. If you want to talk about nondescript Jeeps, start your own thread somewhere else.

I want to read about 101's.

I knew the fuel was getting low so a blast to work and the CFS station was all that I was prepared to risk today... We never made it it the CFS station... It started faltering just as I was passing home.. The fuel pump did its 'Im dry' rattle, and we coasted into home! Here is where 'Mick' stopped for the last time as a V8 petrol 101! Not quite the workshop but near enough! Tractor to be deployed. Out with the spanners this avo!