From: Mark B. Anderson (mark@aasurplus.ca)
Date: Wed Sep 28 2005 - 16:33:16 PDT
That would be Ian from IMS
Mark
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From: "Wayne Harris" <papercu@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Cummins NHC 250 engine - used in all kinds of Mil gear
> 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
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>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............
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>>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.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave
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