Peninsular 6.5 turbo diesel

[4x4ord]

We got er about done. We stuck a brand new 6.5 in an old '93 GMC crew cab. The engine sounds very nice. Its first scheduled pull is the end of the month.

[4x4ord]

I really don't know much about the company. They are very good to deal with as far as answeing questions and promising satisfaction. I guess time will tell how good they are at honoring those promises. My '93 has the mechanical pump so no pmd.

[MARK_VANDERBENT]

Wish It was an article on just my burb, It was actually a picture and short write up on readers rides of last year. It was of 1 of 40 out of thousands sent in from around the world. Sorry I dont know how to link up. Hows peninsular diesel doing these days?? and are you running a heath pmd??

[4x4ord]

MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
Forgot to mention I had 560,000 miles on my 95 6.5 burb that I sold last year. Also made it into truck trend magazine. Sorry to talk about my stuff when this about your new rattler. Would love to hear dyno numbers.

I'd be interested in hearing all about your 6.5 burb. I ordered this '93 crew cab 4x4 right from the factory - it was the first new vehicle I ever owned. My daughter's boy friend saw it parked in the corner of the yard and fell in love with it. So it's actually his money that's going into the truck. Once we get finished pulling on wrenches it won't be mine anymore. It would be interesting to see how she dynos, but, unless the new 4" exhaust we have ordered is going to make a big difference, I don't think this engine is putting out anywhere near the 300 HP they told me it would. Just comparing its acceleration to that of my '03 Duramax, my guess is that it is producing more like 250 HP. I am also kind of disappointed in the level of black smoke it produces under full load acceleration ... I thought with the new bigger turbo it would be able to handle the increased fuel better. Once we get the exhaust on we can try advancing the timing a little and maybe get a bit better performance and a little less smoke out of it. It sure is nice and quiet though.

[45Ricochet]

Any link to that truck trend magazine article Mark? I'd love to read it.
Sorry for the hijack Terry 😞

[MARK_VANDERBENT]

Forgot to mention I had 560,000 miles on my 95 6.5 burb that I sold last year. Also made it into truck trend magazine. Sorry to talk about my stuff when this about your new rattler. Would love to hear dyno numbers.

[Cummins12V98]

I have a 6.5 in my old 86 C20. I bought a long block from GM and they replaced it three times before I had one that the cylinder wall did not break. To GM's credit they did back up their product.

I have to say the 6.5 is really not much quieter than my 98 12V.

I wish you the best of luck with your project!

[FishOnOne]

Congrats and give us a full tow report.

We had a 97 2500 4x4 Extended Cab with the 6.5 TD. It was a really good truck. We should have kept it for one of our work trucks.

[4x4ord]

Big Katuna wrote:
Curious. Why not a rebuilt Cummins/Allison?

I actually have an old Cummins with less than 100k miles on it that I could have used but I find those engines to be just too noisy. Using a newer Cummins or Duramax would have been more work than what I was willing to put into the truck. I believe this new GM 6.5 block along with the Peninsular internals will provide many years of trouble free driving.

[MARK_VANDERBENT]

good for you. I know the owners and went on a diesel page outing there few years back with my turbo burb. Miss my old 6.5 burb !!! enjoy your fresh new powerplant.

[Big_Katuna]

Curious. Why not a rebuilt Cummins/Allison?

[4x4ord]

It was pricey. Yes new fuel system and turbo. I think it was around $10k. Then we needed some other stuff... gaskets, new rad, new high output water pump and a Duramax fan, all new hoses, new clutch, new exhaust, new brakes, new shocks and tires.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

How much for a complete engine? Did you get a new fuel system too?