A 300SD at 5000 rpm would have a piston speed of 77000 fpm.
A 300SDL at 5000 rpm would have a piston speed of 70000 fpm.
A 300SDL has a stroke that is less than 91% of the OM617.
Thus, at 5450 rpm, the 603 piston speed would match that of an OM617 doing ~5K.
5K in an 603 is like 4550 in an OM617.
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1987 300SDL (324000)
1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)
1978 Porsche 924 (99000)
1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)
Last edited by DslBnz; 10-24-2005 at 09:11 AM.
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