From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 28 2005 - 12:54:55 PDT
You can add a turbo but you will have to cut a hole in the hood to make room
for it. There is a member from Canada that did that to his wrecker(?). I
hadn't heard from him in a while but seems he worked with film making or
something like that. Around here(South Ga.) that engine is so obsolete that
you should be able to find something a lot better. Wayne
>From: MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] Cummins NHC 250 engine - used in all kinds of Mil gear
>Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:07:04 -0500
>
>
>OK, diesel nuts I have some questions. The Cummins NHC 250 engine does not
>have a turbo charger, correct? What can be done to hop this engine up?
>Say I want to get 300 hp or more out of this engine? What would you do?
>I believe the 290 hp 855 diesel had a turbo.
>
>Can you just swap the manifolds around and put a turbo setup on it? Or are
>the pistons wrong for a turbo setup? I just got a truck with a 250 HP
>non-turbo cummins and I've just realized that the parts are so common and
>cheap (cheap is relative) for it that I'm considering putting one into my 5
>ton M51 gasser. Looks like $2.70 gas is going to be around for a while and
>I'd like to squeak out 2 more mpg out of my M51 and get it up to a whopping
>5-6 mpg. Then if I can just find some used cooking oil............
>
>Does anyone on this list have any experience with big old Allis Chalmers
>diesels - in the 250 hp range etc. If so please contact me off the list, I
>have a couple questions.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dave
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