Downside to diesel???

[Greyguild]

Hi, I have a question, If I was to build a dual purpose rig, is there a downside to use a Diesel powertrain?

Never really noticed if some of the "homemade" rigs had diesel engine, was just wondering...

Thank you

[Shorts]

A downside?

Well, initially the cost. Also consider the cost of diesel fuel. Aside from that, if this is going to be owned long enough to pay back the costs (by way of mileage) then it's a solid option.


Depending on what you do offroad, a big diesel's weight can be a con.

I drove a small 3.1TD in Japan and it was a great daily driver. Now I'm in a Cummins 5.9L as my dd.

[The_Sandman_454]

Some of the pros to having a vehicle with a diesel offroad are:

*Usually increased fuel mileage over a gas engine delivering a similar amount of power.

*You'll have a somewhat unique vehicle.

*You'll be able to run biodiesel, veggie oil, waste veggie oil, or virtually anything combustable with the right mods (usually pretty cheap mods). Remember the diesel engine was originally designed to run on peanut oil.

The cons to swapping in (or buying factory made) diesel are:

*Diesels are typically heavier since they have to withstand harsher conditions than a gas engine (much higher compression, etc).

*Diesels are relatively rare off road, and if you happen to run out of fuel or are in a more remote area, fuel can be hard to come by.

*You'll have a unique vehicle, meaning you'll have to figure out what parts on the engine you've chosen are a weak link and carry them, since it might not be such a common engine, and some backwoods parts store might not carry parts for it.

[The_Kid]

i dont see downside. i dont drive my off road rig enough to worry about fuel mileage.

id love to have 4bt cummins in my blazer. i say 4 bt because itl be much cheaper then finding a 6cil cummins. the 4bts can be found in frito lay trucks

[Gnarly4X]

I think there's more trade-offs with a diesel 4x. The noise and the stinky fumes to name two.

When I ran the Dusy Irshim trail in '94, two V8 gas engines ran out of fuel before the end of the trail.

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