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Title: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: C-Moore502 on December 14, 2009, 01:23:24 pm

I have a 84 K20 with the 6.2L and I have been thinking about putting a turbo on it to get some more power but I heard that the turbos are pretty hard on the old diesel and I wanted to check what everyone else thought. Is it a good idea to turbo the old 6.2L? Thanks for all the help, I would be lost with out you guys.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: Captkaos on December 14, 2009, 03:00:12 pm

Banks Turbo'd them all the time.  You can't get ridiculous with the 6.2L, the are not like modern diesels pumping out 500hp though.
If you limited boost to around 5-7 you can pick up about 50hp or more and you gas mileage will increase.  That will put you around 200hp or so.

I have a banks kit for mine already, just haven't gotten to installing it.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: beastie_3 on December 14, 2009, 10:08:51 pm

I love Banks' products. I used to sell and install them at a truck store and all my customers were very happy. I even went down to his shop, met him, sat in the sidewinder and he took us to the local race track that evening. Smart guy.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: Captkaos on December 15, 2009, 01:33:06 pm

GM used them starting in 1989 as dealer installed options.
http://www.bankspower.com/products/show/156/11
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/chevy/0554dp_62l_buildup/index1.html
http://www.fourwheeler.com/projectbuild/chevrolet_blazer_diesel_banks_sidewinder_turbo_kit/index.html

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: C-Moore502 on December 15, 2009, 03:05:09 pm

Thanks to all of you for your help. Hopefully I will be able to return the favor some day.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: fitz on December 15, 2009, 03:50:55 pm

What are the prices on the Banks Turbo for the 6.2?

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: Captkaos on December 15, 2009, 05:15:33 pm

Well IF you can still get them to produce you one (and they "might") I talked to an owner last year that got them to make one for him brand new 1.5 years ago and he paid $2800.

ALTHOUGH, you can pick one up on Ebay for less than a grand sometimes.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: eventhorizon66 on December 15, 2009, 05:27:01 pm

I don't know what it's worth, but they are still on their website.

http://www.bankspower.com/products/show/156/11

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: fitz on December 17, 2009, 08:31:54 pm

Just found a 6.2 that has a 6.5 turbo set up on it on craigslist. Anyone have any info on this set up?

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: hamburglar on December 18, 2009, 09:20:36 am

Not to hard to do, and cheaper than the used banks stuff. Need the turbo, upper and lower intake and pass. side manifold from the 6.5. I had a tight fit with the down pipe, so just went out the inner fender. The dieselplace has good info, as do some others.

Title: Re: 6.2L Detroit Turbo
Post by: countryboy90 on January 19, 2010, 12:11:00 am

yes the dieselplace has awsome info.   just fyi if you go with the 6.5td parts your going to have a/c box clearance issues