2014-09-05
The aftersales support for that batch of F250 bakkies imported in the early 2000s with that odd 6-cyl MWM engine doesn't really satisfy most of its owners. With the 2WD short-cab it's easier to drop it away and fit another engine inside and often also the gearbox for one matched to the newer engine. If it was in the Philippines it would be with an Isuzu 4JB1-TC, but in South Africa bigger engines are prefered. It's still kinda surprising when I see one with engine and gearbox of the Iveco Daily.
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If you think it's odd to see a high-speed turbodiesel in a Ford SuperDuty, let alone a 4-pot, guess what: now the Cummins ISF2.8 is factory-fitted to the F-350 and F-4000 (a Brazilian F-450 derivative) which were recently reintroduced in the Brazilian market. But hey, I have seen some versions of the 4JB1-TC and its Chinese rip-offs developing a higher peak-torque than the old naturally-aspirated 4HF1 still available for the NPR in some less-regulated markets.
You folks have some different ways to deal with the things there by going with any engine below 200cid for the heavy work. I already saw few full size rigs with the 4bt and all the redneck engineering required to make it run but most of us American people still get shocked to see a farmer hauling on a 4 pot.
I once saw a full-size Ford with a Kia JT engine in Bolivia. That was surprising.
Less cylinders is not a bad thing at all, as there is less pumping loss and parasitic frictions inside the engine. I always prefer an engine with fewer, bigger cylinders, instead of another with more, smaller cylinders.
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