Posted by Brian in Oregon on Saturday, July 06, 2002 at 9:14PM :
In Reply to: OK-Been pretty quiet-How about a Mercedes diesel in a PW? posted by John Vietti on Saturday, July 06, 2002 at 9:00PM :
I've wondered about this conversion.
The big question is - what is the max sustained RPM of the MB 5-cyl diesel?
With stock 900x16 tires and 5.83 gears, you'll need a sustained 3200 for 55 mph and 4100 for 70 mph (if you can stand the transfer case whine).
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