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Title: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on June 11, 2015, 07:49:00 PM
If you add a turbo to a 6.2---such as the Banks turbo kit, how do they injectors "know" to supply more fuel when the turbo is making boost?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 11, 2015, 07:54:10 PM
um... bigger injectors?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on June 11, 2015, 08:25:55 PM
Right, but (and as you can tell i don't know much about diesels.....) if the turbo is not making any boost or making little boost, then how would larger injectors "know" when to cut back on fuel?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 11, 2015, 08:37:57 PM
im not a diesel mechanic but i would think its not related to boost but more to how fast the motor is spinning and this turns the injection pump.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: TerryY on June 12, 2015, 01:39:46 AM
There is an adjustment internal to the injection pump that allows you to increase the fuel flow.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on June 12, 2015, 06:20:46 PM
There is an adjustment internal to the injection pump that allows you to increase the fuel flow.

Right, but let's say you are coasting down a big hill with your foot off the gas----higher rpms= more fuel flow, but with the adjustment turned up you have even more fuel  So now you are running rich?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 12, 2015, 07:57:41 PM
http://www.cdxetextbook.com/fuelSys/diesel/comp/dieseldistpump.html

it doesnt talk much about it but you also have a fuel pin that regulates the amount of fuel that is added. the fuel pin is in a cone shape and a pin rides it that also controls the amount of fuel that is delivered. look up on youtube about cummins ve pump fuel pin and you will see hoow it works or an ideal
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: TerryY on June 12, 2015, 08:17:44 PM
There is an adjustment internal to the injection pump that allows you to increase the fuel flow.

Right, but let's say you are coasting down a big hill with your foot off the gas----higher rpms= more fuel flow, but with the adjustment turned up you have even more fuel  So now you are running rich?

The pump is variable displacement controlled by the throttle position. So coasting would have fuel volume at near Zero anyway. I believe the increase in fuel flow is proportion throughout the full range of throttle positions. So at full throttle a lot more than at idle.

The Stanadyne pumps are identical in function to a hydraulic pump with an internal swash plate volume control. Mostly because that is what they are.

If you get it too rich you can join the ranks of Coal Rollers and leave black clouds in your wake at worse.

Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on June 13, 2015, 09:37:51 AM
Ok, i just went to the banks website and looked at the instructions for the kit.

As i understand it now, and really the question is now---if the pump is "turned up" then this only affects fuel flow at wide open throttle or open throttle?   When you're idling the fuel flow would be the same as if you didn't turn it up because fuel flow is also determined by throttle position?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: LTZ C20 on June 13, 2015, 10:59:56 PM
Are you considering adding a turbo or just wanting to learn? Don't know if it's true but I read somewhere (think it was on here) that when GM was trying to develop a turbo setup for the 6.5, it was the Banks Sidewinder turbo design they based there setup off of.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on June 14, 2015, 11:51:33 AM
Mostly learning, and i think Banks supplied the original turbo option for GM until the 6.5 came out.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: LTZ C20 on June 14, 2015, 03:24:55 PM
Mostly learning, and i think Banks supplied the original turbo option for GM until the 6.5 came out.
Right, but the turbo was never an option, the 6.2 and 5.7 diesels where never factory turbocharged. The banks kit was an aftermarket add on.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: hatzie on June 16, 2015, 10:34:33 PM
Mostly learning, and i think Banks supplied the original turbo option for GM until the 6.5 came out.

The Banks Sidewinder turbo kit was a dealer installed and warrantied option till GM rolled out thier factory systems on the 1993 model year 6.5L trucks.

BAE made a turbo kit for the 5.7L olds diesels.  But these were not factory either.

EDIT...  GM didn't warranty the engine or turbo the dealership installing it did.  Only some dealers did this and it didn't have an official GM RPO.
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Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: LTZ C20 on June 17, 2015, 12:49:57 AM
Quote from: hatzie
The Banks Sidewinder turbo kit was a dealer installed and warrantied option till GM rolled out thier factory systems on the 1993 model year 6.5L trucks.

BAE made a turbo kit for the 5.7L olds diesels.  But these were not factory either.

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Didn't know that, I dig it.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 17, 2015, 06:59:36 AM
Didn't know that, I "spool" it.

Hahahaha, get it.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: LTZ C20 on June 17, 2015, 11:20:38 AM
Didn't know that, I "spool" it.

Hahahaha, get it.
LMAO, I see what you did there.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: hatzie on November 25, 2015, 07:17:49 PM
When you turn up the fuel and air little things like exhaust gas temps become real important. 
You can melt your pistons even with the mild Banks turbos.

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Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: 1967KaiserM715 on November 25, 2015, 08:23:00 PM
Too get into it a little more, when you turn up the fuel, you turn it up throughout the whole throttle range, the advance cam in the pump will meter out a little of that extra fuel at partial/ no throttle.

But a diesel doesn't work like a gas motor. It takes in as much air as it wants/needs(boost adds air), it is the fuel intake that varies the rpms, the less fuel, less rpms and less power. More fuel is more power and rpms, too much fuel will be unburnt but cause high temps(monitor egts)

A gas motor needs a specific amount of air and fuel to increase rpm and power, too much of one or another alters a lot plus gas motors are a lot more picky with timing, a diesel is pretty much set once, adding a turbo should not have any affect on timing advance/retard

At any time you do any fuel or air intake work, an egt gauge is a must. Shoot for 900 degrees max on longer durations(say 10 min pulling uphill) I would say 1200 absolute max for less then 2 minutes

Hopefully helps a little


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Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: fitz on November 26, 2015, 05:19:02 AM
Didn't know that, I "spool" it.

Hahahaha, get it.

Irish,
If I had a Cummins in my truck, I would also be laughing at us 6.2 owners.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on November 26, 2015, 04:15:29 PM
Too get into it a little more, when you turn up the fuel, you turn it up throughout the whole throttle range, the advance cam in the pump will meter out a little of that extra fuel at partial/ no throttle.

But a diesel doesn't work like a gas motor. It takes in as much air as it wants/needs(boost adds air), it is the fuel intake that varies the rpms, the less fuel, less rpms and less power. More fuel is more power and rpms, too much fuel will be unburnt but cause high temps(monitor egts)

A gas motor needs a specific amount of air and fuel to increase rpm and power, too much of one or another alters a lot plus gas motors are a lot more picky with timing, a diesel is pretty much set once, adding a turbo should not have any affect on timing advance/retard

At any time you do any fuel or air intake work, an egt gauge is a must. Shoot for 900 degrees max on longer durations(say 10 min pulling uphill) I would say 1200 absolute max for less then 2 minutes

Hopefully helps a little


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i guess i should back up and ask if the turbo on a diesel is making boost all the time since fuel input/throttle position is what seems to determine rpm----but not always---as in the going downhill case?
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on November 26, 2015, 04:24:26 PM
no, they afaik they work just like a gas turbo. when im at idle im at 0 psi. depending on how hard i get on it generally im only making 20 psi if i really get on it im up to 40 psi and when im cruising it depends on what speed but at 65 im usually around 10. the more PSI you make the hotter the air gets and it will from what i understand anything above 40 is pointless cause of how hot the air gets. one bad thing about diesels is when they want to "run away" this is caused when the oil seal in the turbo goes bad and instead of burning fuel you are burning oil and since we have no way of shutting of the spark like a gas you either have to wait till you run out of oil at extremely high rpms or you have to block the air from getting to the turbo
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: LTZ C20 on November 26, 2015, 04:47:10 PM
Turbo and Superchargers, just like an intake manifold or camshaft, have an operating range.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: 1967KaiserM715 on November 26, 2015, 09:09:24 PM

i guess i should back up and ask if the turbo on a diesel is making boost all the time since fuel input/throttle position is what seems to determine rpm----but not always---as in the going downhill case?

like Irish_Alley said, works just like a car, rpms increase, turbo makes more boost, less rpms, less boost-an ideal turbo would make no boost at idle, but steadily progress through the rpm range, alas, that is not completely true-hence turbo lag, but anyways,

in a going downhill case it is pretty much like a gas engine, since the rpms are low, the fuel supply is less, and boost if so equipped, is also low. I would say to really oversimplify it, is a gas engine requires extra timing(advance or retard) to help with boost as the spark timing is what determines how the engine runs; a diesel does not require additional timing throughout the rpm range, as it runs off of the compression, not spark. now a gas motor is actually much more difficult to boost then a diesel IMO

also with turbos and supercharger, one can use a inter cooler to cool the air, thus being able to make more boost(beyond 40 sometimes), but on a 6.2 or 6.5 diesel I think no more then 15 comfortably, as far as operating range, yes, different ratios(and sizes) to the turbo housing(or supercharger) can dictate when, and how much boost one can make.
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Irish_Alley on November 26, 2015, 09:14:38 PM
also i can this if theres no resistance on the motor (in neutral) and you floor it you will make no boost. if you try and power brake you will build up some boost then you can take off with boost
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: hatzie on November 29, 2015, 09:37:58 PM
The 6.x AMG/Detroit isn't an engine I would boost past 15psi or so.   The block webs are not up to the task.
The 6.5 cracks on stock boost.

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Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: Stewart G Griffin on December 19, 2015, 10:36:06 AM
Anyways, here's the video that sparked my question in the first place:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-INMo8fyTQE
Title: Re: diesels and turbos/superchargers:
Post by: ehjorten on December 29, 2015, 01:23:39 PM
Yes...as Irish said...you do not make boost by simply increasing the RPMs.  You make boost by increasing the load on the engine.  So...you can't make boost simply by reving the engine.