i have a friend who owns a fuel shop.
he says if you want to kill a 6.2 chevy or a 6.9 ford diesel put a turbo on it.
it is the fastest way to kill the motor.
he stopped selling the kits (both over the counter and installed) after the 4th
or 5th dead truck came back to him, with burned pistons and he was being blamed.
people don't pay attention to the pyrometer and run the motor exhaust too hot.
just safer not to ruin the engine in the first place.
for added power ( and loss of economy) you can have the pump pressure turned up
a little, and you can play with the pump timing.
NEITHER IS RECOMMENDED ( hard on the engine, and hurts fuel economy) but they
will get you more power.
Gary Pavone wrote:
> I took my '84 M1009 (96k miles showing) to a very reputable mechanic last
> week to see about having a turbo installed. He told me that he is reluctant
> to add a turbo to the GM 6.2 because they tend to overheat and basically
> can't take it. He checked the compression and said it was too low for the
> turbo install anyway, so he wouldn't do it. It was 320 to 360 in each
> cylinder and he said it should be 380 to 400. I want to turbocharge the
> thing because I live in a mountainous area at high elevation and the extra
> power would be nice. I don't tow anything huge. My question to you
> knowledgeable diesel heads is:
>
> Is this a load of bull or what?
>
> There is another place in town that does this modification where I could get
> a second opinion. The first place is very reputable, as I said. I'm just
> wondering if they are too conservative or what. Thanks for the help.
>
> Gary Pavone
> gpavone@thegrid.net
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