Do 3.0L TD headers and turbo fit 3.0L gas engines?
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Do 3.0L TD headers and turbo fit 3.0L gas engines?
Hey all,
I was just brainstorming a bit. Would the headers and turbo from a 3.0L turbo diesel (they do make a 3.0L diesel, right?) bolt up to a 3.0L gas block? Might be kinda interesting. Do these engines use the same block, etc?
I wonder what the power increase would be.
You all's thoughts would be cool.
Have fun all.
DH6twinotter
I was just brainstorming a bit. Would the headers and turbo from a 3.0L turbo diesel (they do make a 3.0L diesel, right?) bolt up to a 3.0L gas block? Might be kinda interesting. Do these engines use the same block, etc?
I wonder what the power increase would be.
You all's thoughts would be cool.
Have fun all.
DH6twinotter
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The 3.0 diesel is a 4-cylinder if I remember right. The 3.0 gas is a V-6.
Even if they had the same configuration, since the diesel operates at much higher chamber pressures, when the exhaust would get dumped into the header, it would expand and create a larger volume of gasses than the gas version. Hence, you'd need a much larger header and exhaust pipe to keep the back pressure at an acceptable level. Check out the pipe on Ford/Chevy/Dodge diesels and compare them to a comparably sized gas V8...the diesel will be larger.
Even if they had the same configuration, since the diesel operates at much higher chamber pressures, when the exhaust would get dumped into the header, it would expand and create a larger volume of gasses than the gas version. Hence, you'd need a much larger header and exhaust pipe to keep the back pressure at an acceptable level. Check out the pipe on Ford/Chevy/Dodge diesels and compare them to a comparably sized gas V8...the diesel will be larger.
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