6 Cylinder Diesel For a D9

[doodlebug]

Have you heard of Dura Bar? http://www.dura-bar.com/

Cheer's, Neil.

[hintzconst]

I actually had priced out durabar but all the suppliers I contacted were $15-$20 more per foot than McMaster Carr which really surprised me. I also checked into having the block cast and if I was making 10,000 of them it would make sense but all the upfront costs for a one off was almost laughable. If in the future I get in a position to make lots of these I'll be able buy it from the suppliers in bulk which would make it quite a bit cheaper.

[Jared]

Will the bore and stroke be the same as a D353? They are 6.25"x8" and redlined about 1200-1225 rpm which is my favorite thing about them. Much more enjoyable to live with on a boat rumbling at 800 rpm for long periods of time compared to a Jimmy whining at 1500. I know you're not building a D353 but in case anyone's interested here's a spec sheet for the marine version: http://marine.cat.com/cda/files/1014...lsion.pdf?mode

[hintzconst]

I'm actually loosely basing this on the Cat C18 powerplant. The bore and stroke work out to 1.25" x 1.75".

Picked up the cast iron this morning and decided to get started roughing out the shape of the block.


This is 5 inch for the head, connecting rods, & injector pumphousing




And this is where the drawbar broke ending the progress for the day