There is a turbo version in the hummer also. From what I have been told
you want to avoid those though as the turbo sits right against the head
and causes them to crack.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They use mechanical injection in the Hummer and there is no electronics not even a turbo
The 6.5 they use is normally aspirated
Harry
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-----Original Message-----
From: Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <Mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:16:30 -0500
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Powerstroke?
the 6.5 is a good engine. Its only real weakness is the IP and
electronic controller, neither of which is real expensive to replace.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 6.5 is anything but light duty. After all these years of being the engine
of choice for a H1 Hummer it can take a beating and still keep going. Even with
a 7.62mm AK round in the engine block
Harry
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <Mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:47:27 -0700
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Powerstroke?
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 10:09:34PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Can you say Flowerchoke? Dude, get a real engine. Get a Cummins.
I smack talk my powerchoke all the time, since I really wanted a truck with
a real injector pump and without all the electronics. Dead stock, it'll
leave a cummins when climbing a hill, and both the cumminses and I will be
laughing at the bowtie garbage at the bottom of the hill. The cummins
has a narrower powerband which will hurt you with an automatic. For all of
its electronics, the powerchoke has been rock solid reliable for over a
quarter
of a million miles, and with a locker, automatic, and 33s, still gets over
20 mpg on the highway with no mods.
This said, the aforementioned K30 is going to get a cummins transplanted into
it since the 6.2 isn't heavy duty enough and the 6.5 is a waste of my time.
Both were designed as light duty engines, whereas the cummins and powerstroke
were designed as medium duty engines. I have worked on Isuzu medium duty
engines before, and that coupled with all the electronics on the duramax,
I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.
K
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