Question about repowering early PT's

[bubblerboy64]

I was out and about in "The Big Napper" over the weekend. From
Shippensburg to Ridgeway and back. I crossed every hill and valley
in Pa and back. I was lookin everywhere for a couple extra HP. It's
stately alright until you drive buy a deer carcass. Which I did once
and any number of dead skunks. I was grateful that I got there and
back with no problems and with reasonable fuel mileage, but I gotta
tell ya if there was a practical way to get another 100 hp I'd be on
the short list. Not bitchin because for the most part the ole girl
does pretty darned well but there are times...
John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC







>
> Our 77FC35 does a stately 35MPH or so up most moderate hills, just
gives us
> more time to appreciate the scenery
>
> -Dorn
> Hogansville, GA
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Dan Carr wrote:
>
> > 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 40yahoogroups.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
> >
> >
> >
>