300d to a 300turbo

[frauke83300D]

off the cuff can I use the long block or head from a 1980 300D for a 83 300d turbo
or can I make the non-turbo into a turbo for my 83 300D..thanks

[ghoward@goldrus]

off the cuff can I use the long block or head from a 1980 300D for a 83 300d turbo
or can I make the non-turbo into a turbo for my 83 300D..thanks

It's my understanding, and others with more experience will hopefully chime in, that the non-turbo head does not have the high-temp valves required in the turbo version, and the non-turbo block does not have the cylinder oil spray required for cooling the turbo version. Saw this in prior posts from Marshall Booth.

Where is Marshall?

[ForcedInduction]

No. They are incompatible engines. The turbo head and block has many different parts designed to cope with the extra stress of the turbo.

[Maxbumpo]

If you want a turbo car, buy one. It is impractical to put a turbo on your car (and probably will dramatically shorten engine life), and swapping in a turbo engine is a lot of work but is do-able. Getting a turbo engine to play nicely with a four speed manual transmission will take some tinkering but the path has already been blazed and the information is out there.