Question about repowering early PT's

[Jonathan L]

Just curious....has anyone ever considered or pursued re-powering some of
the early 80's PT's (82-85) from the 6V92 to an 8V92 or something else
(Cummins? Cat?). I really have NO CLUE as to the viability of such an idea.
But, the discussion about one the early PT's for sale brought out a comment
that one of the owners felt like they were a bit underpowered going up
hills. I was just wondering how hard it would be to upgrade the powertrain
so that they got more power.

Along the same vein, I know that some diesels can have their ECU
reprogrammed to put out more power and generally the limiting factor is
what the transmission can handle. I know that these 6V's aren't really
computer controlled so that may not be an option in this case. But, is
there something else that could be done to bump up their performance?

Anyhow, as a wannabee (who won't be til he gets a job and sells some land),
I've been looking at all models of the PT's and just looking at all the
options that might be out there.

Jonathan Leifheit
Wannabee