I think I'm in love :p

Dieselmeken shows OM617 7,5mm 140cc ALDA superpump in Land Rover 88" - YouTube

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toyota fj40 landcruiser with a mercedes om617 3.0L turbo diesel

Why is there no place in the good ole USA to have a pump modified?

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Because we can't have nice things

There have been rumors of pump shops that will put in bigger elements for ~$600 labor (you provide parts) but I've never seen a solid yes/no posting.

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Where have you seen any info on this?!!?

I am not typically a jealous guy, but that brought tears to my eyes. That is a beautiful rig.

In the performance section and over on STD people pop up now and then talking about domestic shops but they never come back with anything solid, or find out that they're the typical reconditioning to stock spec Bosch shops.

The best guys that have proven results are all overseas to my knowledge

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There aren't a huge lot of qualified and reliable Bosch pump service shops around, and it's a rule of thumb that if you have X number, you will have X-minus that number who are brave enough to get into custom work. Even for extra money, custom anything in the auto trade can bring additional headaches and issues that many shop owners don't feel pays in the long run from a business (or sanity) point of view.

In Europe they have a much greater concentration of diesels hence a greater market for rebuilders and service shops for the pumps... which implies more of those will do custom work.

I remember talk on another forum/list of a guy in CT years back who was supposed to be very good. He was Hungarian I believe. But that was long ago, he could be long retired by now.

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2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Was just thinking about this conversion for an old scout. Old Gus at Pacific Fuel Injection (Bosch Certified) has been building pumps in the Bay Area forever and has an amazing array of flow benches etc. He is more than qualified to do any of this work and can machine just about anything . . he prefers stock but I believe he would do what you asked, but will typically warn at the same time and most likely would not want to be held responsible for what might happen to an older (or newer) engine -

One of you west coast guys needs to give him a try on modding a pump and post the results.

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You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need.

We understand the risks with modified performance parts. Can you get Gus's contact info?

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment