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Author Topic: Custom Toy hauler anyone?  (Read 3634 times)
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« on: November 28, 2009, 12:26:13 PM »
This thing is a beast!

http://www.lejeuneyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=11655539
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2009, 12:49:17 PM »
Wow that's odd. It's a Ford AND a Dodge...
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 02:15:33 PM »
Jesus-that big with an inline 6?
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 03:48:43 PM »
 Undecided  That thing belongs here --->  thereifixedit.com
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2009, 04:39:34 PM »
OK, I can spend quite a bit of time on that site...
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Quote from: NAKID on November 28, 2009, 04:39:34 PM
OK, I can spend quite a bit of time on that site...

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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2009, 06:45:47 PM »


A person could live in that thing, down by the river
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« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2009, 05:11:23 AM »
Quote from: MrIncredible on November 28, 2009, 02:15:33 PM
Jesus-that big with an inline 6?

Almost every big rig on the road uses a straight 6. 
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« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2009, 06:33:33 AM »
Quote from: MrIncredible on November 28, 2009, 02:15:33 PM
Jesus-that big with an inline 6?

I had that same ford van (non-extended) back in 1975, I bought it new with the inline 300 cubic inch 6, and three on the tree
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2009, 09:15:20 AM »

Turbocharged 4-cylinder aircooled.  (about Subaru WRX engines aren't hard to swap anymore)
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2009, 09:43:54 AM »
Quote from: silentbob on November 30, 2009, 05:11:23 AM
Almost every big rig on the road uses a straight 6. 

Most big rigs were set up for that. This is something that has basically been lengthened quite a bit, with considerable weight added, with the intent of adding even more.
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« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2009, 05:30:16 PM »
Quote from: MrIncredible on November 30, 2009, 09:43:54 AM
Most big rigs were set up for that. This is something that has basically been lengthened quite a bit, with considerable weight added, with the intent of adding even more.

Well, that and they are usually diesels and displace a hell of a lot more than 300in3...
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« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2009, 09:12:17 PM »
Quote from: NAKID on November 30, 2009, 05:30:16 PM
Well, that and they are usually diesels and displace a hell of a lot more than 300in3...

They are usually just over 400 cu in for a truck that hauls 40,000 lbs.  300 cu in for a van that weighs around 6000 lbs isn't bad.  The 300 cu in Ford is a great truck engine.
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2009, 08:40:15 AM »
Quote from: silentbob on November 30, 2009, 09:12:17 PM
They are usually just over 400 cu in for a truck that hauls 40,000 lbs.  300 cu in for a van that weighs around 6000 lbs isn't bad.  The 300 cu in Ford is a great truck engine.

Again, it's Diesel Vs. Gas, and from my understanding, a lot of the big rigs are also turbocharged. These are not similar, and that van is still a pig.
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2009, 09:12:06 AM »
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 01, 2009, 08:40:15 AM
Again, it's Diesel Vs. Gas, and from my understanding, a lot of the big rigs are also turbocharged. These are not similar, and that van is still a pig.

Actually there are several different points here that you are addressing.

1.  A straight six is not a desirable platform for a truck engine.  Actually, it is the ideal engine for a truck, whether gas or diesel powered.

2.  A 300 cu in engine is not sufficient for a ~6000 lb van.  It is fine.  The gas engine has higher HP and slightly lower torque compared to an equivalent NA diesel of the same displacement.

3.  A 400 cu in turbo diesel is going to have more pulling power than a 300 cu in NA gas engine.  True, but the power to weight ratio will be higher for the 6000 lb van than the 40,000 lb semi.

4.  The vehicle in question is a pig.  Undeniable.
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