[QUOTE=DBR] I Have never seen or heard of anyone really building up a 617 and I think it would be alot of fun to see what I can get out of it.

I spoz it would be allot of fun but I cant help thinking of the old saying about "making a silk purse out of a sow's ear" If you want to build up a diesel, a Cummins would be a better choice. (they call it "bombing" ) Theres allot of folks into that so theres plenty of "go fast" equipment on the market, plates for the IP, bigger exhaust, bigger turbos, high volume injectors, Theres none of that for MBs, well not much anyway.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
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