Originally posted by rdavid:
What is meant by an acceptable engine?
ron
To me it means the engine, and others identical to it, have few if any reoccurring problems, like heads cracking, bad crank shafts, and so on. That they are not to costly to work on. an "acceptable" engine would be reliable, but not perfect.
An engine that is better than acceptable will have an outstanding reputation, last for many many miles, have good power and performance for the weight and size.
I have not run a 6.5 with turbo, but from friends who have or have had them I get the impression that they are simply "acceptable" and nothing special.
"acceptable" to me also means I would run one if given to me in a drive-able vehicle, but I would never spend money to get one.
Grigg
