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You are quite correct on the original application for the NVG241OR-it was the Rubicon Jeep. I also agree the VM2.8 would not have been a good choice. It worked very well in the Egyptian YJ's and USMC XJ's, but the Efss would have been a bit too much, assuming you are pulling a minimum of .7 TE...

The 3.0L is NOT a VM engine-it is a Mercedes POS (lots of issues of maintainability, cannot be rebuilt, other issues like poor durability). Don't blame Chrysler for the issues with VM-thank Daimler-Detroit Diesel owns VM now. The VM worked out quite well in the EU and military versions of the XJ...

Absolutely. Although underpowered for the role of EFSS prime mover, the size constraints are almost a duplicate of the M422. The main issue of being able to tow the mortar at speed would not be corrected by going back to the "Mighty Mite". Basic description for those not familiar wit hthe M422...

Be careful judging ANYTHING Steve Wilson says. I would look outside to check if he said the sky was blue-he is known as a sensationalist "reporter" (and I use the term very, VERY loosely). He is known in the Metro Detroit area as a person that embodies the worst fo the Geraldo Rivera style of...

I meant the hard parts-knuckles are recasts, wheel bearing packs are the same, geometry is close (not exact though-which is good), engine has been replaced, but trans and t/case is same patterns (can be retrofit into a 151) and various other hard parts came from 151. IIRC the Growler is 2 feet...

Scale is deceiving-the EFSS Growler is considerable smaller than the m151 in it's various versions, altho' it is made up of 151 design parts.

Yep, from what I have heard, it is right on the ragged edge for the internal loading. Couple of other small issues but they can be worked out in development. LOL about the Growler....

Tanner, I apologize about my abrupt answer-I was time constrained at the time of the reply and I was a horse's butt by not controlling my mouth. Rae-Beck has a decent vehicle (there are some issues I see with it, butI had nothing to do with it....wish I could claim it.... LOL...but I can't)...

Solid axles make the issues WORSE. Shows no one here is familiar with the problems of the Growler, reflect on this little tidbit.... You have a vehicle weighing in at approximately 1200 pounds towing a load twice that on a lever arm longer than the wheelbase of the prime mover. Now make a left...

You really, REALLY don't want anything to do with the Growler. I turned a job with General Dynamics that was offered. They wanted to bring me in to fix the rollover problems with that thing. I turned it down for a sound engineering reasons, and pay wasn't it.....