Posted by RDavis on Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 11:59PM :
In Reply to: Re: I have the 4.89's installed, but.... posted by Doug Higgins on Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 1:25PM :
I would assume the diesel would have the power but then again you'll have to check with someone who knows their diesel engines.
The 251 or 265 L-head should do fairly well over the 230. You know, it might be cheaper to go with a 251 or 265 first and that way you can say you've tried it even if you finally decide to go with a diesel and the 251 should be easy to sell. Also it would allow you to keep the original stuff like bellhousing ,pedals,tranny and PTO without all the fab work. A diesel has always sounded nice to me but, I like having all the original stuff and no more than you say you want to gain ,the 251 or 265 sounds like a good bet with alot less work.
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