Question about repowering early PT's

[Dan Carr]

Ernie,
You are right again.
I am the proud owner of one of the 6V92 "Red Block" turtles.
Early in our Wanderlodge experiences, I was shooting the breeze with
the service guys at Williams Detroit/Allison about possible power
upgrades. They said that the 8V was too long so that it was not an
option in my coach. I would assume that the Silver block is a
potential since they were both offered as an option in the 82/early
83's and the Silver was upgraded w/DDEC in later years. Some of these
engines were rated at 375-400 in trucks (and 450-500 in marine use 8-).
The guys at Williams were concerned about the ability of the
transmission to take any big increase in HP/torque ratings so that
would have to resolved.
I agree with the sentiments stated earlier, if you don't think you
would like living in the truck lanes of America, you would be better
off getting a coach with the 8V especially if you are going to pull
anything.

Dan Carr
82PT40 6V92
Youngstown, OH

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
>...snip
> I believe the 8v may not fit in the engine compartment of the 6v. Am
I right
> or am I wrong??
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Montana