diesle swap in 84 cj7

[autech]

when I introduced myself I was planing to instal a stroked 4.0, but in the last few days I found a new idea of producing diesle from algae. This made me think about puting a diesel into it instead. I already need a new trany but would like to keep the Dana 300 Transfer Case . Are their any ideas as to the best way to go with this idea. Thanks

 

[gert]

Huh you just opened a huge can of worms on that one :laugh: It all depends on what motor you want a diesel realy needs a diesel tranny because the gear ratios are close together to keep the revs low. I would go with an NV4500 its the most universal heavy weight truck tranny out there and the cummins 4BT seems to be the popular diesel swap

 

[Mattduran]

I'm Curious to why you would want to put a diesle in a jeep? Not dissing the idea, it would be very unique. I have heard of it before. Is there any benefits to this? I agree with what Gert is saying for a set up.http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/members/gert/

 

[CJim7]

torque torque and more torque.
There are several writeups out there in internet land about swapping Isuzu diesels into CJ's

Also, If Im not mistaken, Jeep/Chrysler's in the UK are introduced from the factory with Diesel powerplants.

 

[fishinfool98]

Jeep + Diesel = aCHUB :drool:
Sorry but the day i put a diesel in my 8 im gonna get :wasted:


I have been toying with the idea for a while and just cant find an engine cheap enough to buy.

 

[Cheepjeep85]

old mercedes are easy to come by, but im not for sure the on the power output.

 

[elwood blues]

WELCOME TO JEEP2DIESEL.ORG

A lot of the links on jeep2diesel are dead, but there's a lot of good info on there. I met a guy, quite a few years ago that had a Cummins 4BT in a CJ7 , he said that jeep2diesel is where he got a lot of his info.

Fuel Economy for Jeeps

A good write-up on Novak Adapter's site about Diesel swaps.

Official Cummins 4BT Swap Thread for CJ-7's - JeepForum.com

I guess what I'm getting at is, there is TONS of info out there on the internet about swapping a diesel (weather it's a Cummins, VW, Mercedes or Jeep CRD) into a CJ/YJ/TJ. It's all going to depend on your level of confidence, and competency, and how deep your pocket book is.

My vote though, turbo charged Cummins 4BT with a T-18 Transmission and a Dana 300 .... :drool: