That's ok. Someday I'm gonna shove a diesel in one of my XJs

 

Good luck keeping it street legal and within a reasonable budget.... EPA and state are really picky about that stuff. Would take at least 10k to do it properly and 100% legally.

Trust me. I've looked into it many times for my lifted XJ. Realized that it wasn't a feasible idea. Then jumped on a factory diesel XJ the second it popped up. XD

That being said... Since the dXJ came with a diesel from the factory, I could technically put any diesel engine made after 1985 that I wanted into it and it would still be 100% legal. Go figure. Not that I'll ever do that to it.

 

Nieeal just so happens to be friends with me, an inspection mechanic. And Penn dot doesn't HAVE to know everything...... Lol

 

pa doesn't require emissions for Diesel engines. And since I am a fabricator, making mounts, adapter plates, etc is a no problem for me. And I can get a clean motor that's already tested from mercedes4x4. They are located in Carlisle.

No way it will be 10k for me lol.

And when I'm done, it ll be street legal, it's a matter of knowing the right people, haha

 

That's the thing. They're very asinine about converting a gasoline vehicle to diesel. I honestly can't fathom why, but whatever.

And I agree on the whole "knowing the right person" thing. I have a buddy that lives close to me that is a licensed inspector. XD

And cost goes down a lot when the EPA and state inspection aren't concerns lol

 

I talked to the guy who was a rep for the company from Carlisle. He said PA was one of easy states to get a diesel conversion passed.

 

Really? That's very interesting... I wonder how much you can pump up those Merc 5 cylinder diesels on a stock engine...

 

Can u rephrase that? I don't get it

 

How much horsepower and torque can be gotten out of a Merc 5 cylinder diesel without having to modify the long block?

 

Ah. No idea but I think stock 617 engine put out 120 hp, but u can add inter coolers, bigger turbos. And all that jazz lol.

To get the most out of that engine on a XJ, u ll have to go one gear ratio deeper than what u would see with 4.0.

For example, running 235/75/15 behind ax15, u would go for 3.55 instead of 3.07


Most people who did the 617 swap say it suck and does terrible offroad. That's probably due to the fact they haven't regeared accordingly to the tire size.

 

Or that it's just anemic... Lol. I'm sorry, but unless one of those swaps is capable of pumping out at least 450ft-lbs for a reasonably fair cost and minimal work, I'm not interested because I'm no better off than I am with my supercharged 4.0 lol. Except for maybe better mileage, but not worth it if the performance isn't there imho.

 

We need some action shots of that fugger blowin snow! If we get any......

 

Haha yea, Zack was saying build a row of snowmen with red food color inside them, and take them down

 

That would be badass

 

Just started snowing here in Reamstown PA