know anything about the newer detroit/mb turbos?

[allan5oh]

I'm talking about these:

http://turbocentras.com/turbo-vehicle-engine/OM471LA

From what I can gather borg warner made them for detroit for a few years, now mercedes makes them and detroit "assembles" them for the NA market. From what I can gather:

- axial flow turbine
- asymmetrical exhaust housing (two sides have different a/r)
- there's some sort of flap that directs exhaust flow between the two sides
- detroit claims pretty decent mpg gains, although this isn't the only piece
- they run about 2400 Canadian

Problem is you pop open a dd13/dd15 and there's a huge heat shield covering everything up. You can't even tell if it's a t6 flange.

Does anyone have any specs or compressor maps for these?

[jfaulkner]

No it is not a T6 and it's a POS. Replace them on the DD's all the time.

[allan5oh]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

No it is not a T6 and it's a POS. Replace them on the DD's all the time.

Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it.

Always broken shafts.

[allan5oh]

Lol that's a good one too. Are they borg warner, Mercedes, or detroit diesel "assembled in the usa" units that break?

[jfaulkner]

Say Borg on the housings.

[allan5oh]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

Say Borg on the housings.

Wow really that's likely why they haven't released an updated version of the 96mm. I bet they were banking on this being it. Poor truckers being used as test mules.

[jfaulkner]

Bad turbos on even worse engines.

[Leiffi]

They are asymmetrical because they are made to take EGR flow only from 3 cylinders. And they hold fine, no breakage I know of..

But you dont want to use them in any other application.