No oval bowls, compounds or large injectors?! Gm engineers really need to get a better perspective on the buyer segment. It's settled I'm building my motor
2017 Duramax
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Im guessing they moved the crank sensor to the back of the engine...and maybe the oil pump too?
Interesting.
Edit: it looks like the upper oil pan doesnt drop down for the forward-most inch like the old ones do. Upper oil pan definitely looks way different.
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I doubt they would be able to meet emissions without using the typical/traditional re-entrant bowl design.
Could the cam be driven off the rear of the engine!? Im trying to zoom way in on the picture and brighten it up.
It almost looks like the cylinders are shifted forward 1/2" compared to a cutaway of a 2001-2016 duramax.
How else would they fit the reluctor wheel? On a 2001-2016, the rear crank throw is RIGHT up against the rear-most main bearing journal....there wouldnt be any room for something between there.
How else would they fit the reluctor wheel? On a 2001-2016, the rear crank throw is RIGHT up against the rear-most main bearing journal....there wouldnt be any room for something between there.
You mean you're not the one in the video?God I love it when people use these highfalutin words that I don't understand.:rockon:
https://youtu.be/Ac7G7xOG2Ag
Heres the only other pic I could find.
Im almost positive the oil pump is at the rear now.
Theres no more oil pump relief valve on the front cover.
To me it looks like the front cover juts out further at the harmonic balancer. And it looks like theres only one gear on the crank snout, for the cam gear.
Could they have made the front crank journal bigger?
Im almost positive the oil pump is at the rear now.
Theres no more oil pump relief valve on the front cover.
To me it looks like the front cover juts out further at the harmonic balancer. And it looks like theres only one gear on the crank snout, for the cam gear.
Could they have made the front crank journal bigger?
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What would be the point of just moving ONLY the CKP reluctor wheel?? Look in the oil pan, theres something there.
They obviously had to reconfigure the rear main journal and crankshaft throw to accommodate the reluctor wheel back there (it wouldnt fit on a 2001-2016 setup due to clearance)...why not move the oil pump back there?
"In the new generation engine, GM engineers has designed a new camshaft profile, a new cylinder head and a new electronically controlled, variable-vane turbocharger to allow the engine to produce more power with lower exhaust emissions. It also is quieter than the engine it replaces." Also, 0-60 and 50-70 are quite a bit faster than the 2016. I guess it should be with the additional hp and torque.
Source: https://www.trucks.com/2016/09/28/2017-chevy-silverado-diesel-engine/
Source: https://www.trucks.com/2016/09/28/2017-chevy-silverado-diesel-engine/
Here is a first test drive of the 2017 duramax from fast lane trucks.
http://www.tfltruck.com/2016/09/201...6-6l-duramax-first-driving-impressions-video/
http://www.tfltruck.com/2016/09/201...6-6l-duramax-first-driving-impressions-video/
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