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Old 08-27-2005, 04:51 PM
rwthomas1 rwthomas1 is offline
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Many a NA diesel has had successful and unsuccessful aftermarket or homebrewed turbo systems bolted on to them. The key to longevity with installing a turbo on a diesel that was never designed to have one is to be conservative. Keep the boost to 5psi max and the EGT's under 1000* preturbo and all should be well. Reality is that you could simply install a 5cy 617 turbo motor. Probably easier and quicker than finding a turbo system for a 616. RT
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