Difference between Volvo D13A and D13H?

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  1. Diesel Power

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    What's the internal difference between VOLVO D13A and D13H engines? Is it possible to swap ECM from D13A in to D13H engine?
    My intention is to build pre-emmision Volvo D13 engine, without EGR and without after treatment system.
     
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  3. KB3MMX

    KB3MMX Road Train Member

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    All you need is a ECM reprogram they're easy to find aftermarket.
     
  4. Diesel Power

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    That's what I thought, before I saw a few trucks with ECM TUNE dellete and completely delleted emmisions, with burned pistons in D13. They are saying this engine doesn't like those dellete aftermarket tunes. But I checked D13A and D13H have different camshaft part # so they are different inside. And Volvo D13A was pre emission engine
     
  5. Volvo8873

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    The reason they don’t like those tunes is because of shops putting bad tunes in them from the beginning. Its a lot harder tuning now days with these newer style engines but in return they are better than some of the first emmision trucks.
     
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    You sure you not referring to D12A
     
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    So that shop started to leave factory ECM program and they just connect emulator to eliminate DPF and DEF system. But going this way you CAN'T eliminate EGR system. If you leave factory ECM program and EGR system intact seems to work just fine BUT NO power and NO fuell millage gain.
     
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  9. Diesel Power

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    I'm talking about D13H engine. This is North American version but they had in Europe D13A version without emmision junk. So I'm thinking what changes should I make to the engine to change it to D13A version. As far as I understand I need to do few changes:
    -ECM or just reprogram.
    -exhaust manifold and turbo.
    -camshaft.
    Who knows what else is different??
     
  10. Socal Xpress

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    A tune would be cheaper.
     
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  11. KB3MMX

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    Deleting emissions cools the motor temps, not increase them.

    If you're burning any pistons it's from monkey tuners that are adding fuel delivery and/or too much additional timing advance....
     
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