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<blockquote data-quote="Fabric8r" data-source="post: 30990" data-attributes="member: 3178"><p>Hello. I dont think this is a brand specific question. I have a 2005 new holland Ls 185.b skid loader. its had alot of fire damage. i just took in the Injector pump to have it rebuilt and to my dissapointment its gonna be in upwords of 2,500. " thats rediculous in my opinion." What im wondering is. I was thinking maybe i could swap it out and Fabricate in a Honda 4 cylinder motor. Like a b16 out of a honda civc. The original motor is a 3 cylinder iveco 80hp turbo diesel. my thinking is the hardest part is going to be Machining an adapter plate to fit it up to the main pump. " That aside". a Honda motor like the one im talking about is roughly 160 hp. Is there something im missing hear. wouldnt that be plenty power? " or can this be too much power?"... and ALOT CHEAPER????...also in maintenace costs down the road. Thanks for any and all imput. Thanks Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fabric8r, post: 30990, member: 3178"] Hello. I dont think this is a brand specific question. I have a 2005 new holland Ls 185.b skid loader. its had alot of fire damage. i just took in the Injector pump to have it rebuilt and to my dissapointment its gonna be in upwords of 2,500. " thats rediculous in my opinion." What im wondering is. I was thinking maybe i could swap it out and Fabricate in a Honda 4 cylinder motor. Like a b16 out of a honda civc. The original motor is a 3 cylinder iveco 80hp turbo diesel. my thinking is the hardest part is going to be Machining an adapter plate to fit it up to the main pump. " That aside". a Honda motor like the one im talking about is roughly 160 hp. Is there something im missing hear. wouldnt that be plenty power? " or can this be too much power?"... and ALOT CHEAPER????...also in maintenace costs down the road. Thanks for any and all imput. Thanks Scott [/QUOTE]
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