M35A2 6BT swap - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Mongoose87 · 06-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Posting this in here because it seems like the best place to put it. What do you guys think of this swap? it makes about 100hp more and weighs a few hundred pounds less than the hercules motor that is in it.

89_chevy_diesel · 06-16-2008, 07:31 PM

Have you been to www.steelsoldiers.com yet? There are quite a few people over there that have done the swap.

mywillys · 06-16-2008, 10:58 PM

I second the steelsoldiers recommendation. Theres a guy over by the name of Hot Rod Deuce that has done it. search over there for his threads.

I think the 6BT is a great choice since its originally designed to be a "medium duty" engine and you can easily bump up the HP and torque.

Just watch the brakes since the originals are a single circuit design.

Mongoose87 · 06-17-2008, 05:18 AM

Wow, I had no idea that they were single circuit. That is scary on such a large truck. I imagine you could adapt something else to them though.

tacoma73 · 06-17-2008, 11:37 AM

Find Spicergear on Steel Soldiers. He is adapting a medium-duty hydroboost to his UberDeuce. Tell him I sent ya.

mywillys · 06-17-2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mongoose87

Wow, I had no idea that they were single circuit. That is scary on such a large truck. I imagine you could adapt something else to them though.

The later ones (80's maybe?) that the Air Force used were modified with dual master cylinders/air packs so they had a split brake system. On steelsoldiers there is a tech manual or bulletin under the resources section that shows how to do this on any M35A2.

Mongoose87 · 06-18-2008, 09:44 AM

thanks for the info...

06-16-2008, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mongoose87 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99626 Location: Hampton Roads, VA Posts: 114	M35A2 6BT swap Posting this in here because it seems like the best place to put it. What do you guys think of this swap? it makes about 100hp more and weighs a few hundred pounds less than the hercules motor that is in it.

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89_chevy_diesel Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Member # 92720 Location: in a padded room Posts: 320	Have you been to www.steelsoldiers.com yet? There are quite a few people over there that have done the swap. __________________ Whoever invented Tuesdays should be made into a god of the PBB Last edited by 89_chevy_diesel; 06-16-2008 at 07:32 PM.

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mywillys Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20105 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 472	I second the steelsoldiers recommendation. Theres a guy over by the name of Hot Rod Deuce that has done it. search over there for his threads. I think the 6BT is a great choice since its originally designed to be a "medium duty" engine and you can easily bump up the HP and torque. Just watch the brakes since the originals are a single circuit design. __________________ My low post count is due to the fact that I actually wheel on trails and not the web.

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06-17-2008, 05:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mongoose87 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99626 Location: Hampton Roads, VA Posts: 114	Wow, I had no idea that they were single circuit. That is scary on such a large truck. I imagine you could adapt something else to them though.

06-18-2008, 09:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mongoose87 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99626 Location: Hampton Roads, VA Posts: 114	thanks for the info...