First run of the 6.2L TurboDiesel in my 67 C-30 pickup. It is a 40000 mile military takeout 6.2L, turbocharged using1993 6.5L turbo and manifolds. It has 6.5L marine injectors, and DSG main stud girdle. I built a custom pressure out of a ’70 Porsche air cleaner and used a dual plane non-EGR intake. I also built a custom 4″ discharge housing for the exhaust. The original 6.5 piece is very restrictive is only about 2.5″ on the inside. It will allow me run a true 4″ exhaust system from the turbo all the way out. It sounds WAY better and deeper than original 6.5 housing. I couldn’t run but a little since I don’t have radiator installed yet!:)
man howd you get such good coverage with your paint?! Did you spray it piece by piece or all at once? Btw hey man it’s steelraptor from dieselplace loving the motor so far. =p
where did you get that presure chamber from? and how did you mount it using only one bolt?
@steelraptor I sanded the engine down, and degreased everything several times. I primed all exposed spots with Duplicolor engine and painted it with Duplicolor Detroit Diesel Alpine Green paint. I actually painted it about 2 years ago. I put a light fog coat on first and let it get tacky, and then sprayed on 2 more medium coats. It covers surprizingly well. You can get it at O’Rielly’s Auto Parts among others.
I fabbed the pressure chamber using a ’70 Porsche air cleaner and the bottom of the factory 6.2 air cleaner. I cut them both apart and used the top of porsche cleaner and the bottom of 6.2 cleaner separated by a 1″ piece of sheetmetal to get the proper height. To use 1 stud, I took a piece of 1/4″ steel and drilled the 2 holes that matched the 6.2 intake and 1 in the center. I welded a 5/16″ nut over the hole in the center, and bolted the plate to the intake.
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Do a search for 67 C-30 Dually pickup build, and you can see detailed pics of everything.
@67C30 sweet! i like the 1 stud idea better. will that porche airfilter housing be able to take all that raw diesel power around it and the whopping 10 psi of boost? lol.
@67C30 Wow it looks great for 2 years old, that paint must have some very heady duty binders to stick so well. Does it chip or scratch easily?
Sounds and looks awesome!!! I can’t wait to see the truck finished.
Does this have 18:1 pistons?
@Hotrodx199 No, it is has stock pistons. I installed a DSG stud girdle, and I’m limiting the boost to about 10 psi.
@67C30 Also do you know if a chevy NP435 from about this era will bolt on to the 6.2? Do i need to get a bellhousing? What kind?
its cool to see someone tweaking on a good old diesels. I have a military k30 and there not a bad engine at all but the turbo swap looks great!
The motor sounds great! Do you have anymore footage of this truck?
k.. i saw that the turbo was on the pass side.. now.. do all 8 feed the turbo? or is it fed only from the right bank of 4
@gizmo98550 there is a crfossover pipe that is behind engine that connects right bank to left bank