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pawoSD · #3 05-07-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel2theMoon

Second, I want to here some confirmation of an opinion that the motor noise one hears at 75-80mph bring is not unlike what one would hear if one were crew on 'Das Boat'. Is it just me or are OM617 motors the grandchildren of marine diesels?

Totally, they do indeed sound similar. I've heard a real recording of a WWII German (MB) diesel sub engine, and its kinda eerie how similar they are.

The design of the 615/616/617 is probably heavily influenced by what was present on the Sub/Marine engines. Think about it, MB started producing this series of engines less than 7-8 years after the war ended, and it took them at least a few years to even build their facilities back up for making civilian cars/trucks, so only a few year gap. Very likely they are related.