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GM 1.6l Turbo Diesel (LH7)

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ivanhoyt

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I want to be able to use a production automotive engine with 100+ hp at 2700 rpm. I'm a proponent of keeping things as stock as possible. In my research I run across the LH7 GM turbo diesel and after looking at the hp/torque/rpm (dyno) chart, I wondered if this could be used to driving a prop directly off of the flange end of the crank through a BMW drive shaft vibration damper. The prop hub would require its own bearing, of course. One concern is the low placement of the crankshaft which would create a ground clearance problem for the prop. If there was a way to run this engine upside down it would resolve that but my goal is to keep it stock. Definitely not a stock situation (-;GM (LH7) 1.6L Turbo Diesel.png
 
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