Has anyone got in their garage or shed, an old 617 that has a turbo. In a few months, Ill be re-building my 617 and would like to turbo it.
Im looking for parts to convert my standard motor to turbo, The parts I will need are, Inlet and exhaust manifolds, includig the turbo, and any brackets the Turbo mounts onto, The Injection pump, and a set of turbo connecting rods, these have a larger gudgeon pin bore than standard

Thanks,
Alastair

PS, Im in UK!

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Alistair:

Sorry, man, you need the block, too. The turbo engine has oil cooled pistons and a different oil pump. I'm fearfull that your "addon" turbo plan will result in a dead engine very quickly.

You can, however, drop in a turbo engine complete (keep the IP, rad, tranny, and oil cooler from the turbo car!) rather than attempt to convert the engine.

I'm sure there are wrecking yards in the UK in which there is at least on turbo engine in a dead body that can be had for reasonable money. You don't have the advantage of road salt that we do here -- the bodies rot long before the running gear goes bad!

Peter

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There is a company in the UK that specializes in turbocharging diesels, particularly for motorhomes. I believe they turbocharge the 616 and 617 engines and I'm sure they don't change out the blocks so it can be done. Check them out:
http://www.tb-turbo.co.uk/autoclutch.htm

I'm sure you can put the turbo on that engine and make it work, but it may not live very long...Without the oil jets for the pistons, the stronger crank/crank bearings/main bearing caps, etc., it probably won't live very long.

We'd hate to see you spend a lot of $$ and time and effort on it, and then have it blow up on you.

mike

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