turbo diesel marine power

That's a pretty nice feature to be able to walk through your oil pan. I had an engines class in college where we got to go through the co-gen plant at the school, engines that size are very different from every thing you know about a small block ford.

65 'cuda wrote: 5.6 million lb/ ft of torque!

I'd like to see the dynamometer they use to measure the Torque!!

I know it's a calculated figure!!

The 73 is work in progress, got it wet on labor day. Too bad it had a nasty sounding intermittent knock and enough blow by to pump oil out of the dipstick tube. Pulled the heads last weekend and found the problem, the #7 cylinder had water sitting in it for a LONG time, the bore was very pitted and eroded. The transmission leaked at the rear seal...

The good news: its a great excuse to enjoy some hospitality at the BBC, Reid may have a short block for me, Eric's helping me with the transmission, it'll all be good in the end!

Somethink to think about its on BoatDiesel.com but need to register.

MarineDiesel continues to make waves with the first 'True Diesel Powered Tow Sport Propulsion System'. MarineDiesel recently installed their MD300 Hammerhead Supercharged V8 'Drop In' marine diesel engine for Correct Craft.

The 8V-71 in my charter bus is an older Detroit which is supercharged and 2-cycle. Low RPM high torque. 70 MPH is only 2100 RPM. 4.5 to 5 MPG.
The engine no longer meets EPA; therefore, not made.

It sure has Eric and look what Audi has done racing them. But I'll walk before I buy another diesel.

im doing a 5.9 cummins now out of a boat, long ass stroke, 20 to 1 compression..precision. Gary it will come to a point that when running you wont even know it was a diesel, diesel engines carry a phantom with them and everybody thinks they smell, thier dirty, thier noisy
watch a truck going down the freeway...no black smoke out the stacks

eric lavine wrote: Diesel technology has changed so much in the last 20 years, computer controlled injectors that fire twice, valves controlled by solenoids to change opening times, many innovations...(no camshafts) i was on tug a couple months ago, too meet epa regulations the engine was running at 1500 horse and once certified by them, they were turned back up with the push of a couple buttons to the 1900 hp range....cant do that with a gas engine, very fuel effiecient and pollution friendly

You're right on the nose with this Eric. Injectors now fire pre, main, and post events to help control fuel burn (emissions). No more cam-shafts to mechanically actuate the injectors either, instead a high pressure common rail with computer controlled solenoids for each cylinder means injection events can be controlled in a very dynamic way, simply by the engine's computer. Getting rid of the camshaft has significantly reduced engine noise as well

This is one of there top of the line engine could this snap the prop shaft?


Boat engine : in-board diesel engine 450 hp
(shaft-drive) Marine diesel
MD-VGT-32 / MD-TSC-32

This is our top of the line GM based 6.6L commonrail engine that that comes in a 350-500hp configuration, there is a turbo version MD-VGT-32 and a twin supercharged version MD-TSC-32 This engine is intended for the ultimate in performance applications and high speed boats. With it¹s up to 500 hp, 450kg, compact dimensions, this monster of the diesel world has the appearance that will make all other high performance engines look old and tired. This is the most powerful looking and performing diesel on the market. Engines are standard equipped with freshwater cooling.

We can deliver all our engines as a compleat engine/sterndrive, jet pump or surface piercing drive package, that includes all hydraulics, extension harness, instrumentpanel, bellhousing, coupler, engine mounts, ownersmanual, etc.

So much for your bare bones entry level $40,000 ski boat...ooopps sorry wrong thread.

There you go, the guys in the US have it worked out,It could turn you Diesel sure is a good looking engine.

Banks Power - Marine Diesel

Trouble with mine was, I work to close to home, 7 miles is not good for diesel life. I did like it when I went a long ways, I got 60mpg going to Fla one time, and with twin tanks,20 gal total,I didn't fuel up till Fla border.But on the home to work run I spent more time trying to get it running than actually getting home.

450 hp at 3500 rpm, and well over 600 lb/ft, Eric you could build a stout 72c and run 14 x 20. that would put you at 57mph with 15% slip.   That thing would pull like a freight train.

Don't forget diesel can run on bio fuel so just think all chip shops in Belgium and all that cheap oil, so it could be a bag of chips and 5 gallons of old oil only down side the smell from the exhaust can make you feel hungry so it back to the chip shop.
So you grow it, cook with it, then ski with it, sounds environmentally friendly to me.

Thanks 65' cuda for giving it a go with a prop to handle Diesel Power,come on the prop guys and the engineers here what would it take to run the 550hp @3500 Diesel?

sorry got the name wrong way round.

Yes Kris and if you get the wife a van she would clean up at the lake with the smell making everyone hungry which would make more oil so you would be in the boat more, what a plan there something in this recycling thing .