Diesel performance

[Kim_Felix_Klemetsdal]

Hi ive got a 1996 chevy tahoe 6.5td, ive bought the heath performance chip and Max e-torc, wondering to Get a new camshaft also, is there anything i must do to the cooling system or will it manage it? Ive got a cooling unit from a 99mod (not installed) any pointers of what to do?

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[fiatdale]

Rare beast right there. Welcome. No idea what so ever on how to help you out.

 

[SunlitComet]

If cooling systems changes would be required the aftermarket parts maker would give the required advice on needed changes.

 

[TxDrewski]

Your best bet is to sell it to ME!!!
Please?
Lol and welcome!

 

[ccapehartusarmyINF.(ret)]

ahh the good old 6.5 detroit the workhorse of the US army
or former work horse i believe all the humvees come with duramax diesels now

 

[Jonah52]

The 6.5 is an IDI motor. In the diesel world it has become obsolete. There really isn't much you can do for power, and the "chip" won't do a whole lot for you. You would have to spend big bucks just to get to where a duramax starts.

That being said just take care of it as it is, and she will be very reliable.

I have spent my time in the diesel world, and there is just no power to be made, and even if you do spend $10k plus, you'd only be pushing MAYBE 400hp. If you're looking for power, by a duramax.

 

[SunlitComet]

Banks performance may still have kits for it.

 

[Jonah52]

Banks performance may still have kits for it.

Banks is not worth the money...

 

[TxDrewski]

Banks is not worth the money...

Uhhhh that depends on application sir!
I ran their Big Hoss intake on my LB7.... Worth Every Penny. At the time of purchasing (possibly still today), they were the ONLY company making them.

 

[arveetek]

I'm not aware of a performance cam for the 6.5L. It's a very low-revving engine with no throttle plates and a turbocharger. It's pushing about all the air it can get.

I have Kennedy Diesel's chip on my 6.5L, and that helps quite a bit, especially since I installed the Turbomaster mechanical wastegate controller on the turbocharger. The PCM didn't like that very much, and this got rid of the check engine lights.

Check out www.thedieselpage.com for more info. They built a 6.5L a few years ago to squeeze all the power they could out of it, and managed about 300hp. It's an old-school engine, but very reliable (once you get past the funky electronic injection pump).

Casey