Hey, I'm new to the site so I hope this is the correct section to begin this thread.

I have a 1984 m1028 with a 6.2 diesel and a little over 50,000 miles.

I'm hoping to get a bit more power out of her for occasionally towing a car trailer. The heaviest thing I will tow is my m1009 Blazer. I figure that loaded with tools I could be close 10,000 pounds including the trailer.

This truck has 4 inches of lift. It has a DIY shackle Flip in the rear and 4 inch tuff country springs up front. It currently sits on 37 inch bfg military bajas.

I am also hoping to swap to an nv4500 in the future for overdrive and reliability. A second future hope is a passenger side saddle tank setup for WVO.

I have a 6.5 turbo setup and a couple complete 6.2s with which to work from.


I really have no knowledge about the internals of these engines so I will be starting from zero and appreciate any and all advice.