I am thinking of picking up a older jeep with no power train. It came with a gas four banger. I would like to go diesel. I would like a small diesel with close to the stock HP of the four banger. About 60hp.

Any suggestions that are reasonably obtainable?

 

kubota or perkins maybe

 

Cummins 4bt

 

Kubota D902 with a Turbo and injection pump work will make 50HP 80 ft-lbs

Kubota D1105 should be able make the 60HP you are looking for.

 

I have a '93 project Jeep I'd was thinking of doing the same thing to. Several questions come to mind; 1) Will the stock tranny hold up to the diesel torque?; 2) Will the rpm range be compatible?; and, 3) where would one find the engine to tranny adapter plates?

 

You should surf the jeep forums- there are lots of guys who have put 4bt cummins engines in jeeps. I doubt that the stock manual will hold up- that will depend a lot on what year jeep, and what transmission, you are mating up to. The old T-19 would, a peugeot 5 speed won't.
Because the 4bt was designed for trucks, I would imagine that it's rpm range would be more suited, than a tractor engine.

 

i run those kubota motors full throttle in the bobcats and they have a good rpm range. 4bt is gonna be costly and probably hard to find since they are the new hot conversion motor thing now. As far as an adapter plate you can make your own or have it made by a welding shop.

 

I've got a 1994 wrangler with a thermoking (yanmar) 4cyl with a jetta turbo and intercooler. Top speed 65 but slows on long hills. It gets about 30mpg.

 

Any recommendations for which Jeep site? How much does a 4BT weigh?

 

There are bolt in kits to put jetta diesels in newer jeeps. You may be able to find one for your application. I like them because they are very light and can make 200 HP easy.

 

Any links on line where I can see this?

 

A used 240 Mercedes is a stout running diesel, reasonably light and can run on just about anything. A turbo can be easily adapted.
Its a 4 cylinder 2.4 l.

The 3.0 is a 5 cylinder and was adapted for a turbo. Its the MB engine the Cummins 5.9 24V is modeled after and is also a good candidate for your project.

Both reasonably priced, well made and readily availabe. Many times the car body is shot because of age and have under 100K miles.

 

Ooo- that is a very good idea- Hawaii has a huge amount of Mercedes diesel cars- might be able to find one local- but ****, do I adapt it to the stock Jeep trans or use a Mercedes trans- hard to find a manual?

 

Not really "easly obtainable" but a neat project regardless...


http://www.hpamotorsport.com/tdijeep.htm

 

Wow- that would be totally worth it!