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OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban?

OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban?

 
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b1jetmech
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05-17-2010, 04:35 PM #1
Hello all,

My first post on this forum. I'm entertaining the ideal of a conversion of a OM617 turbo motor into a 1996 Suburban. I like the simplicity of the OM617 like any other mechanical diesel and know the dependability of the motor to be great hands down.

However, the issue is the size of the motor in a Suburban.

The Suburban weighs in at 5,600 lbs and has 3.73 gears. Can the motor be tuned to put out more power? Because it's not the not the weight of the Suburban I'm concerned with but I wish to tow 5000-6000lbs on top of the Suburban's weight. So I wish to be more confident of going ahead with this swap if the the motor can tow a GCVW of 13,000 lbs. It's asking alot but the MB did put out great diesels.

Here is the Burb'
[Image: Suburban004.jpg]

Here is a 1993 Burb' I did a Cummins 4BT swap but sold it off 2 years ago.
[Image: 4btSuburban1.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban11.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban12.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban13.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban14.jpg]

Here's a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV903Ai7Uhg

Now I'm entertaining the ideal of an OM617 diesel.
This post was last modified: 05-17-2010, 04:35 PM by b1jetmech.
b1jetmech
05-17-2010, 04:35 PM #1

Hello all,

My first post on this forum. I'm entertaining the ideal of a conversion of a OM617 turbo motor into a 1996 Suburban. I like the simplicity of the OM617 like any other mechanical diesel and know the dependability of the motor to be great hands down.

However, the issue is the size of the motor in a Suburban.

The Suburban weighs in at 5,600 lbs and has 3.73 gears. Can the motor be tuned to put out more power? Because it's not the not the weight of the Suburban I'm concerned with but I wish to tow 5000-6000lbs on top of the Suburban's weight. So I wish to be more confident of going ahead with this swap if the the motor can tow a GCVW of 13,000 lbs. It's asking alot but the MB did put out great diesels.

Here is the Burb'
[Image: Suburban004.jpg]

Here is a 1993 Burb' I did a Cummins 4BT swap but sold it off 2 years ago.
[Image: 4btSuburban1.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban11.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban12.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban13.jpg]

[Image: 4btSuburban14.jpg]

Here's a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV903Ai7Uhg

Now I'm entertaining the ideal of an OM617 diesel.

 
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OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 05-17-2010, 04:35 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by DeliveryValve - 05-17-2010, 05:18 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by ForcedInduction - 05-17-2010, 05:52 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 05-18-2010, 11:11 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by Syncro_G - 05-18-2010, 11:16 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 05-18-2010, 11:17 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by DeliveryValve - 05-18-2010, 12:34 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by ForcedInduction - 05-18-2010, 12:36 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 05-18-2010, 07:52 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by dropnosky - 05-18-2010, 02:44 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by ForcedInduction - 05-19-2010, 02:43 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 05-19-2010, 09:38 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by garage - 05-19-2010, 10:46 AM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by MadMaxW126 - 06-14-2010, 01:56 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by b1jetmech - 07-17-2010, 09:04 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by willbhere4u - 07-17-2010, 10:53 PM
RE: OM617 Turbo in 96' Chevy Sububrban? - by ForcedInduction - 07-18-2010, 06:22 AM
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