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Old 04-21-2008, 01:08 PM   #10
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Re: Possible Diesel Combo In 1500

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Originally Posted by oldred95
I would steer WAY away from the 2.8 liter diesel in the Liberty. Mercedes makes it. Everything Mercedes is overpriced, hard to get, and harder to work on. Not near enough power anyway.
To get off of topic for a second, VM Motori produced the 2.8L CRD for the Liberty. Not saying since DC has a 49% ownership that Mercedes doesn't have a hand in the cookie jar, not sure, but it is not a Mercedes engine.

Now for the swap info, also consider the following:

Of course the Cummins is one of the best "swap-in" engines you can get but below are a couple of possible candidates. I hear the 4BT has some vibration/balance issues out the box, so that is something to think about.

International/Navistar 4.5L V-6 (would not be my first choice)

MWM (Sub of International) 3.9L or 4.2L

And I believe Isuzu produces a few possible candidates as well, but not completely sure.

Good luck, and do a TON of research.
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