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6V92 Red Block - Don Bradner - 03-25-2010 08:15 It is hard to be positive on anything in terms of engine history, but I don't think any 6V used in a BlueBird ever had electronic controls. I think even the first 8V92s used in 1986 were mechanical, and it may not have been until 1988 that DDEC I was applied to them. Probably only a year or so of DDEC I before DDEC II became standard. Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1 On 3/25/2010 at 9:54 AM Michael wrote: >Ok.. "red block" vs "silver block" 6V92's. The red block is the older >version of 6v92's. The silver version came out to fix some issues the red >version had. The big one that I'm aware of was cooling jackets inside the >engine. The older versions of the 6v92 were MUCH easier to get more power >from. You can easily change out a few mechanical items and boost HP from >stock 188 to 350. > >However, if you have an engine around '80-81 and newer you'll have the >DDEC system and these are much more difficult to deal with. The issue >with these is that you'll have trouble finding someone to reprogram the >DDEC. When I tried here locally (Phx) no one would do it for fear of >Governmental Environmental Agencies. Apparently they de-tuned them for >less pollution as the 2-strokes are really bad. > >People will argue that increasing the HP from 188 to 350 will drastically >decrease engine life. Well I'm sure it will reduce the life but we're >only putting "casual" miles on these commercial units so you'll get many >years from it even when boosting up the HP. I have ridden in an RTS City >bus that was converted and bumped from 188 to 350. Even with its 3sp auto >transmission it was like night & day! > >Michael >63FC35 Bluebird Conversion >78FC35 Bluebird Wanderlodge 6V92 Red Block - Dennis - 03-25-2010 10:19 x From: Rick Gunther Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 1:48 PM To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 6V92 Red Block
[The entire original message is not included] 6V92 Red Block - Ernie Ekberg - 03-25-2010 10:41
6V92 Red Block - Wayne Kotila - 03-25-2010 16:52 I had a 1985 6v92 and it was totally mechanical, I think the first generation of DDEC started in the late 80s.
Wayne Kotila
96PT42
From: Michael <mike.putz@...> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, March 25, 2010 11:54:50 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: 6V92 Red Block Ok.. "red block" vs "silver block" 6V92's. The red block is the older version of 6v92's. The silver version came out to fix some issues the red version had. The big one that I'm aware of was cooling jackets inside the engine. The older versions of the 6v92 were MUCH easier to get more power from. You can easily change out a few mechanical items and boost HP from stock 188 to 350.
However, if you have an engine around '80-81 and newer you'll have the DDEC system and these are much more difficult to deal with. The issue with these is that you'll have trouble finding someone to reprogram the DDEC. When I tried here locally (Phx) no one would do it for fear of Governmental Environmental Agencies. Apparently they de-tuned them for less pollution as the 2-strokes are really bad.
People will argue that increasing the HP from 188 to 350 will drastically decrease engine life. Well I'm sure it will reduce the life but we're only putting "casual" miles on these commercial units so you'll get many years from it even when boosting up the HP. I have ridden in an RTS City bus that was converted and bumped from 188 to 350. Even with its 3sp auto transmission it was like night & day!
Michael
63FC35 Bluebird Conversion
78FC35 Bluebird Wanderlodge 6V92 Red Block - Curt Sprenger - 03-25-2010 17:48 I believe 1988 for the first DDEC. Our 1987 8V92 is the Mechanical version...the best one....IMO. Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, CA On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Wayne Kotila <"waynekotila@yahoo.com"> wrote:
6V92 Red Block - mbulriss - 03-26-2010 08:10 Terry, If you scan all your blueprints as jpegs, they can be put in a 'photo' albumn. We have 100GB of nearly unused space in the Photos section. Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" San Antonio, TX |