Quote from: R.O.R-2.0 on February 22, 2012, 08:21:11 pmQuote from: 8v-of-fury on February 22, 2012, 08:15:17 pmThey made at the most stock 165hp and 235tq. ALH FOR THE WIN. Probably still do 40's for mpg, and more torque. a Vortec 4.3 V6? 165hp? your nuts.. the TRUE VORTEC V6 engines were rated at anywhere from 180-225hp..you have any idea how easy it is to get more power than stock out of a vortec V6? way easy..My bad I looked up a normal 262cid v6.. Still ok so what kinda torque does it make? 250 lb·ft (339 N·m) to 265 lb·ft (359 N·m).Can be achieved and surpassed with the ALH, and still probably return 40+ mpg in the runner. Could the vortec do that?
Quote from: 8v-of-fury on February 22, 2012, 08:15:17 pmThey made at the most stock 165hp and 235tq. ALH FOR THE WIN. Probably still do 40's for mpg, and more torque. a Vortec 4.3 V6? 165hp? your nuts.. the TRUE VORTEC V6 engines were rated at anywhere from 180-225hp..you have any idea how easy it is to get more power than stock out of a vortec V6? way easy..
They made at the most stock 165hp and 235tq. ALH FOR THE WIN. Probably still do 40's for mpg, and more torque.
what about the 10mpg ? Using 75% more fuel will add up sooner or later. lol
...BTW your Bieber avatar is awesome.-Malone
yeah that vortec 4.3 v6 is the same as the 350 with 2 cylinders cut off. We had a guy run one in a modified dirt track car and would wind against the guys running up to 360 cubic inches. He could do almost whatever he wanted and wouldn't come close to the 360 limit, it reved to the moon, it did better on fuel than the v8's did and was tough as nails.Still, I say diesel rules but not a TDI. I am really not impressed with my alh yet, but I am not going to do anything to it as it will hopefully last a long time for me. I say 4bt FTW!
Quote from: theman53 on February 22, 2012, 09:36:26 pmyeah that vortec 4.3 v6 is the same as the 350 with 2 cylinders cut off. We had a guy run one in a modified dirt track car and would wind against the guys running up to 360 cubic inches. He could do almost whatever he wanted and wouldn't come close to the 360 limit, it reved to the moon, it did better on fuel than the v8's did and was tough as nails.Still, I say diesel rules but not a TDI. I am really not impressed with my alh yet, but I am not going to do anything to it as it will hopefully last a long time for me. I say 4bt FTW!4BT is 700+lbs tho.. and were talking about a toyota here.sure, they CRAM them in a ranger, but thats not even cool.. if i had a shoe horned ranger, the frame would break from the torque..if im going to put 700 pounds of engine under the hood, its gonna be a chevy.one engine i thought would be IDEAL for a toyota, would be a OM617 engine.. turbo of course.. there not too big, and they are EASY to get your hands on for CHEAP.
enough boost is when you have 3 dimple marks in the hood from the valve cover nuts..
OH yes please do an OM617. Please please please please!
Quote from: 8v-of-fury on February 23, 2012, 12:56:19 pmOH yes please do an OM617. Please please please please!Haha, I'm searching for a motor right now ...anyone have an OM617 for sale?
Quote from: RadoTD on February 23, 2012, 08:26:17 pmQuote from: 8v-of-fury on February 23, 2012, 12:56:19 pmOH yes please do an OM617. Please please please please!Haha, I'm searching for a motor right now ...anyone have an OM617 for sale? god, they litter Craigslist down here.. CHEAP.
dude.. this thread is soo full of win..they make a bell adapter to bolt directly to my existing V6 trans?! and its from oregon?i know what my next project is going to be!!(i have a CHERRY 88 runner sitting with no engine, bought the audi 2.0TD for it, but i like the idea of a OM617 better..