300 460
was wondering if any one has blueprinted this motor, to get it reving more freely, reducing wieght on engine components , flywheel, crank etc etc ? any success stories ??
what about lightening the vehicle as a whole, the back seats weigh a rediculous weight, as any other parts do also..whats been done , to get the weight of your vehicle down ??
I was thinkin on the lines, weight loss, free reving motor..... as i raced bikes in the 80/90's & with good results.
If i could shed the wieght, as when hill climbing as they crawl !, get the motor reving freely, & get the thing to climbr better. Having said that tho.......i changed a front axle on 1 some years back, have you felt the weight of them monsters !! :shock:
GenerallyI thought Merc diesels love revs, so think you will have to try a petrol if you want free revs!
Look at a Peugeot p4 ( close relative of the G)and see how little they weigh. give you some idea of what to strip out!
I got a cure , economy, power & nimbleness
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I bought a fourtrack :lol: too !! :wink:
You do have my sympathy!
There's a fella in South Africa who had some success in getting more out of the NA OM617. Try a search for posts by Amzimmy.
This should be the link;
http://www.pointedthree.com/disc/forums/showthread.php?tid=1689&start=21...
Nath
Thanks for that guys, just as i thought, std tuning procedure, with patience sourcing the right cam , or replofile, & gettingthe beast to breath like an athalite ,rather than a 60 year ol pipe smoker !! :lol:
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If you look at original mpg/accel figures for the soft top commercial 460 that was always a bit better than a station wagon body, so I'm sure if you could diet your G , it would work but only for a very small gain!