Anyone brought an OM605 to the USA?
Anyone brought an OM605 to the USA?
It seems that it would be possible to swap an OM605 cylinder head onto an OM602 block, but the pistons, cam timing parts, possibly rods (?) are different from the two engines. Any such swap would get into some serious $$$ trying to source individual parts.
From a practicality standpoint, importing the entire engine would seem to be the most cost-effective option.
I keep having these visions of popping my hood open to see that wide cylinder head, probably with a modded pump and big turbo. I know there are a few people on the planet who have done this swap, but I'm not aware of any in the USA.
Any advice is appreciated.
SteveM.
I keep getting the "fever" for having an OM605 engine under the hood of my '93 190D 2.5 Turbo (obviously, this was not a factory combination). Anyway, the allure of the twin-cam OM605 in a W201 chassis is powerful. I'm wondering if anyone in the US has successfully imported one of these engines from the UK or Germany (or anywhere else for that matter) for use in the USA.
It seems that it would be possible to swap an OM605 cylinder head onto an OM602 block, but the pistons, cam timing parts, possibly rods (?) are different from the two engines. Any such swap would get into some serious $$$ trying to source individual parts.
From a practicality standpoint, importing the entire engine would seem to be the most cost-effective option.
I keep having these visions of popping my hood open to see that wide cylinder head, probably with a modded pump and big turbo. I know there are a few people on the planet who have done this swap, but I'm not aware of any in the USA.
Any advice is appreciated.
SteveM.
Why not just stick a 606 in there?
WOW.... Maybe importing from UK is cheaper!@#!@#
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=me...=100&_udhi=
1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
The 605 and 602 are going to have different oil/water galleys etc similar diff between 603/606.
Why not just stick a 606 in there?
WOW.... Maybe importing from UK is cheaper!@#!@#
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=me...=100&_udhi=
1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
-Jesse
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Wat!!! That's cheap.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
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