Engine Porn

[Racerbvd]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by vonsmog

Just rebuilt this MB OM617a for my 85' wagon.

For those "in the know" about Diesel Mercs like yourself, like our flat 6's are there more HP/more torque/ oil bypass mods commonly done to that great 5 banger oil burner?

[Jeff Alton]

A few that are in the shop right now....









Cheers

[URY914]

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[GG Allin]

[Racerbvd]

[URY914]

[Racerbvd]

[rcooled]

28 cyl / 2800HP. X4 on aerial tankers back in the '50s

[James Brown]

T-56

[jgreen]

Originally Posted by URY914

To quote Jim Busby:

Contrary to your piece, that car was probably the least expensive top fueler built at the time. I purchased five complete 255 Ford Indy engines and a complete package of spare parts from three Indy car teams for $3500 (USAC had changed to a stock block formula and rendered them almost useless). Don Long and I had the idea to build a car with them, so we cut the front end of an old injected a fuel car that I had been running and fit the fords (total cost approximately $1200). Hank Westmoreland, my cousin Bob Burnand, and I did all the rest of the work and invested approximately another $1500.

After we ran the car the first time I received a call from Leonard Fass (King O Lawn Indy car guy) and he said that USAC had changed their minds about the stock block formula and he needed engines. When he offered me $30,000 for the engines I took it and threw in the injected 392 that came out of the car when we converted it.

When you do the math, we made a profit of $23,800. Not bad for a race car.

[URY914]

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[kach22i]

https://www.bergmannvw.net/


https://www.bergmannvw.net/Website-New/pages/Engines/engines-long_block.html


https://www.bergmannvw.net/Website-New/pages/high-flow-fan-kits_manufacturing.html

[URY914]

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[sc_rufctr]

[kach22i]

A metal airbox, oh that's the good stuff.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/723291-cis-warm-idle-goes-lean-2.html


Interesting pop-off valve.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I'll see your Lambo marine V12, and raise you one!