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Old 09-06-2018, 06:18 AM   #25 (permalink)
jcp123
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
I haven't seen so many older Peugeots with that engine anymore, but I know they do last forever. When it comes to tractors, since at similar power ratings I'm more used to see lower-revving larger-displacement engines, that's what surprised me the most to figure out this very same engine was also used in tractors.
Big trucks, too. I run 1350rpm at 63mph (what's that, 102kph?). My truck is at 503,000 miles and runs great...at this point it's has a coolant leak fixed and a DPF filter replaced, but the engine is still sound.

Granted it's artificially limited to 1550 rpm and redlines at 1800, and the engine alone weighs 3000lbs, or more than a Subaru BRZ and mounted in-chassis sits at my eye level. But there's gotta be something to the low rev count.
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