m1008 diesel to gas conversion

[stampy]

Be careful loading a trailer too heavy she has a light rear end and you don't want the trailer pushing you around.

 

[m1008-jb]

I found out something else to be aware of after cutting the hangers on the mufflers to make them fit. By cutting the hangers and moving the pipes forward the mufflers now are in the path of the travel of the leaf springs. When they compress with a load it pushed the muffler into the drive line causing it to rub and make a horrible noise. This is an obvious problem that I should have seen before it became one. That is what I get for being in a hurry.

 

[indy4x4fab]

if u have a question about how much a 6.2 will take i have had 350 ho four bolt mains, 454 tbi's, and i will take a gm 6.2 over them all all day long any day. if u r really wanting a power hog of a 6.2 buy a 6.5 turbo setup, it bolts right up to the 6.2 with little or no mods. throw a 50 h.p. shot of methenal injection at it and gain alittle more plus lower E.G.T. people dog the 6.2s and 6.5s but they will take a **** of a lot of abuse be for they go bang. the r companies out there that make roller rockers, head stud kit (a must if u turbo an NA diesel), lower main stud gartals, and more do some looking on the web site "thetruckstop.com" they have a hole form just for 6.2s and 6.5s. i personal have two a 79 k20 with a 6.2 NA, th400, np203, and a 83 k30 sleeper daully with a 6.2 NA, sm465, np203, and hands down more pulling power then any b.b. or s.b. chevy, hands down. considering a diesels tork range is almost the same at ideal and at 2300 to 2500 rpm. thats the beauty of diesels.

 

[rnd-motorsports]

All comes down to what you want to do and what is available to you. Glad to hear it worked out for you.