1:08 Why not go with the 6BT?

Dope truck my man 😎

Thanks for the video i been watching a bunch of videos im swapping a 4BTA in to my 1960 f250 4x4

Does anyone know if they finished this? Or how to get ahold of them? I’m in their area and I’d like to chat with them.

6BT BOYS OUR GO HOME I HAVE PUT 2 12 V IM TO SCOUTS 5 CHEV AND 4 FORDS

I have a 4BT in a 78 GMC 4x4 Suburban and love it!

Did you give up on the build, wheres the finish product?

I bought my 4bt for $1100. My dad is a cummin's collector and i knew right when i saw it for sale what a deal it was. Going to tune it and put it in a beefed up dodge dakota.

Considering putting one in my ‘68 Lincoln 🤔 thinking 6BT at first but the length is a killer and I don’t want to be chopping the chassis around, the appeal of a mechanical all torque motor for cruising with about 4 times the mpg is great, especially when it’s already got a patina’d Fallout look

Great truck. A test drive in the video would have been the cherry on top.

Great article! I can relate to this. I drove a 1974 F250 2wd for 13 years. I put an Isuzu 4BB1 in it in1979 and turbogharged it in1982 . It gave me 27 mpg and was very dependable--noisy as hell, though.

update ?

Have to say the funniest part is how use say 1/2ton 3/4ton and so on then say my truck weighs 6k lbs wtf 2.2lbs to a kg so just say 2.8t

Thoes 4s vibrate alot

Oh my God! U drove it on asphalt in traffic and pulled a trailer? Man thats impressive

I have a 4bt marine in my commercial fishing boat it is overbore [factory[] and has a 4 valve per cyl valves 2200hrs

Mint.

I’m confused… so you can start your diesel in negative temps and the diesel doesn’t gel?

Great job 👍

Impressive power. Good mpg?

Why stock injectors.?

Beautiful shot bead look.

I love it. Broncos are awesome, and I want a 4BT in a 4x4 with a manual transmission.

I have a 2008 jeep wrangler rubicon that is repowered with a 4BT. It has had the cummins since 2012. I think it is the perfect power plant for a jeep, if you like diesels. It has noticeable noise.but it isn't like you can't hear the radio. It gets great fuel mileage off-road, around 24-46 on the highway.

Perfect truck. Everything you need and nothing you don’t. Very nice build. Thanks for sharing.

It's not your engine your torturing, it's your damn battery cables

I have a 73 F100 and my 302 spun a bearing. It was a hot piece of mess to begin with so I decided to rebuild another 302 and swap it in. well instead of just dumping another 302 in, I had it bored, heads done, new intake, cam, etc. by the time I was done I was about 5k into the engine. yeah its better than the boat anchor that was in there but 10mpg and 65mph is about the best it gets. I could have bought a 4bt and swapped it in for less by the time all the smoke cleared.

4bt-swap sounds like a bad case of should-have-swapped-a-6bt, unless it's a real light chassis.

Great summary! This was very helpful as I plan my 4BT swap into a 1992 Dodge B250 4x4 Ram Van

Hi Great info I have a 10 th gen light duty f250 and want to swap the 2 v petrol for a diesel , my use is similiar to yours, do you have any sugestions

So is it registered as a Dodge or as a Ford?

nice daily

After watching a chode that put one of these in his jeep, and his inability to make a decent KZbin video, finding your video, has been, well..... refreshing!!! Great job on the good and bad points. Kudos!!!!👍🏼👍🏼

I'm looking at putting one of these into a 1967 Nissan Patrol in the future.

I'm considering dropping a 4BT into a series 3 land rover 109. Compariplble specs, 3/4 ton truck, 6000lbs gvw. My only two worries are cost, and also what transmission/transfer case to run. Of course being in the UK my choices are a bit different, but do you think it's still a good idea?

great video! thanks for sharing... i have a 1997 4BTA sitting on my pallet rack that im looking at dropping it in 79 short bed Chevy K10... its manual and i plan on running an NV4500 so it cruises on the highway... my only concern is the vibration factor that i hear so much about... im all into the sound and heat deadening so maybe that'll help, but what im really after is daily drivability, reliability, good mileage and good enough power to occasionally haul a car trailer long distance whenever i need to...

Excellent video thanks. Allow me to be a devil's advocate little punk... I have a business rebuilding manual transmissions and cummins engines 4bt, 6bt, 24v, CR, 6.7's etc. My personal diesel truck is a 215 p-pump dually 12 valve with nv4500 and 3.73's. Just this morning I closed off the AFC and took a 60 mile trip at 60-65 mph, 1800 ish rpm. I made 23.8 mpg measured at the same pump. (Turbo is a 60/67/12) I don't know what rear end you have but try to imagine you went alllll the way down to 2.92 gears and threw in a 6bt... A customer of mine built a single wheel 89 f250 with 3.31 rear end and taller rear tires. The effective final ratio after the tires was 2.92. He wanted a 4bt originally but we talked him into a 6bt. We built him a Nv4500 with gear vendors o/d unit, and a 350hp/950ft lbs ish 12v VE pump engine. This man is getting just about 30mpg highway at 60mph, his truck doesn't shake, the 6bt sounds better, and he has a lot more power with an engine that is a bit less stressed. He is retired and uses it to pull a small 22ft camper. He travels the country in this thing (really wish he would let us do a video on his build). Because of this, I am throughly convinced that any swap project which has room for a 6bt should go with a 6bt over a 4bt in almost any situation. That means the only benefit to a 4bt is getting it to fit into smaller vehicles. Once you realize that the 4bt weighs so much (barely less than a 6bt) you start understand how bad of an idea it is to throw a 4bt into something just because it will fit. No a bronco ii frame/suspension is not adequate to support a fully dressed drive-train that weighs over 1100-1200lbs.

Put a Cummins in it and a camper on it and that’s my dream truck

How does that not have a big block

Are those parts really that much more expensive than for my 02 7.3?

7:30 Correction, they run hot but take a while to warm up on the big cast iron blocks. From what I've learned, the combustion chamber is under way more pressure and heat compared to a petrol. That's why diesel parts are so heavy duty. Great video and cool truck.

So glad I found you! Just subbed today and binge watching past videos. Your experience is ideal for me to follow. I purchased an ‘87 HJ60 (Land Cruiser), because of the diesel I-6…which subsequently took a dump. After a 6 month fruitless hunt for a new or reman head, I have decided to either put a 4bt or 2.8 into the build. Had already purchased a new H55F (5-speed manual) to mate with the old engine, so hoping to use that. Assuming that you’ve been driving the 2.8 for a bit now? I really like the idea of staying all mechanical, but, as someone with experience with both, I was hoping to get your thoughts on which engine for my application?

If you go with a one ton truck, don't go with the 4BT, go with the 6BT instead... 4BT is more sized to with the 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton chassis. Larger 3/4 ton chassis can accommodate a 6BT...

It looks awesome. Nothing better than old iron deisl powder

I have a 2005 f150 4x4 setting on 37 s and I do not need it to be fast just reliable I was talking to a man who told me he could put a 7.3 All the way down to a 6.0 We also discussed the Cummings. The wife cannot get into the truck so it would just be a daily driver for me I believe Cummins would be a good swap what do you think?

U should be able find a 200 hp crate engines with 400-500 ft lbs torque

I have a 1974 F100 and want to do a 4bt swap in it. THANK YOU for all the information you provide in your video. it is really helpful!

Unique dentside amazing

New subscriber here, do you think you’ll come back with any new videos? I like the 4bt ford truck and would love to see more of it.

Awesome video man. I've got an 82 GMC K15 I'm thinking of doing a 4BT swap with.