Didn't want to get rid of the RC45 but wifey won't have none of it, gave me the choice, the Yamaha's razor sharp handling combined with amazing power just seduced me and I succumbed to its charms. Pity as the RC 45 was full HRC conversion.

Make sure to email Force as well and stay on their case, this is one lazy ass company for sure.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Is anything stopping us from being interested in the GL 275 listed?

AFAIK the 717.x iron gearboxes will need a bellhousing. The GL is a one-piece alloy tranny.

How much for the GL275 Gurkha?

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

Force only makes the G1-18 5 and G-32 for MB, I am not aware of any other gear boxes from them.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

IS the bellhousing something that we would have to come up with on our own?

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

The shifter is avail from MB still, the linkage you can make easily enough.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Let me know if this gets any steam behind it. I'm surprised no one has gone for the engine itself. That would be sweet in a 240D. Just tag it along with the tranny order. How much for that engine anyways?
Tom

A turbo 240 is slower than an om617.91X. Granted it is lighter. If they hardened the crank, put the under piston oil squirters and used the sodium filled valves I bet you could put a VNT and IC on there and get a pretty sprightly car.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

The turbo OM616 is nothing but a turbo 617 minus one cylinder and that means the same chain driven oil pump, oil squirter pistons, sodium filled valves, hardened crank and oil cooler. It develops 91bhp and when mated to the 5 speed, its quite peppy and pushes the heavy bodied Gurkha quite well.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Only a matter of time before these Indian clone parts show up on eBay, much like the Indian "Listeroid" diesel engines.

Which I have to say, at this point I want all of the above.

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

AFAIK not these, Force has an agreement with MB so they can't go out and commercially sell em, they are of course sold in bulk numbers to defence as they are used in self propelled guns called Bofors.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Put me down as a definite maybe...

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

I'll clear a space on the bench for transmission rebuild and maybe take pics this weekend.

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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42