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Old 01-09-2009, 02:52 PM   #4
Terraizer
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Location: Penrose Colorado
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Re: Cummins 4BT in a '47 Chevy

A Cummins 4Bt dry weighs 727LBs nearly double what your 350 chevy weighs. I'am building a 1937 International D-15 pickup on a Cut down 1987 S-10 chassis with a Cummins 4BT and NV4500 but haven't got to mounting engine and trans yet, i do plan to use 3 Gen F body Iroc coils they have a higher spring rate then the S-10 coils. The plan is to get the engine as far off the front axle as i can so it won't steer as heavy. The 4BT is a very large and tall engine, they are also not balanced very well unlike the 6BT's in the dodges so they are noisey and rattle pretty good. If you are building a truck you want very quite inside the 4Bt is not a good choice.
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