http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-LX-Mustang-cummins-Turbo-Diesel_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27ad54cac4QQitemZ170411739844QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks
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I'd like to see some time slips or at least a test run!!
Between the cummins and the audio, that may be the heaviest Fox Mustang ever.
Audio is a traction device now lol
I love the idea of diesel powered fox body but I hate the idea of the weight.
Its likely not very fast. I'm sure speed wasn't the impression whoever built the car was going for. Different for sure. I saw it and was reminded of that thread on here. Pretty cool if it gets the mileage it claims but i doubt it does.
I bet it easily gets over 30 on the highway with a 2.26 gear. That's gotta be like 1500 rpm at 60mph.
Wonder what kinda rear is in it that handle torque and have that gear.
From Wikipedia:
3.9L/4BT
The 3.9L/4BT cummins is an engine in the same family as the 5.9 litres (360.0 cu in) cummins turbodiesels (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbodiesel"). The 3.9L/4B is an inline four cylinder (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline-four_engine") turbodiesel that was popular for many step van applications, including bread vans and other commercial vehicles. This engine is also used in various industrial and construction applications. With a cylinder bore (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bore_%28engine%29") of 4.02 inches (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch") (102.1 mm (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre")) and a piston stroke (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke_%28engine%29") of 4.72 inches (119.9 mm), the engine had a wet weight of 745 pounds (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29") (338 kg (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram")). In recent years it produced 130 horsepower (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower") (97 kW (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt"); 132 PS (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_horsepower")) and 355 foot-pounds force (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-pound_%28energy%29") (481 N·m (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_metre")) of torque. The 4BT today is also popular as a conversion engine among many light-duty pickup trucks that were originally equipped with gasoline engines. This is due to its high fuel efficiency while producing power comparable to the original light-duty gasoline engine. The 4BT engines have the same pistons (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston"), connecting rods (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecting_rod"), valvetrain (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valvetrain") components, and injectors as their 6BT counterparts.
(link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cummins_B_Series_engine)
So I'd venture a guess that an 8.8 is probably used, since there's marginally more power and torque being applied than a stock 5.0.
Probably less of an initial torque "hit" than the 5.0 will drop too, and what there is is at a lower rpm.
Just my thoughts...
with all the four banger guys in here, I'm surprised no one piped in with, at least its still a four banger.
Hmmm, not the right engine to put into a Fox. Might work pretty well in my Grand Marquis Colony Park wagon though.
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Bill
Wouldn't it be easier to take the BMW-sourced diesel from a Mark VII and swap it over?