Volvo Penta Marine engine

KAMD44

In production 1997–2004

The Volvo Penta KAMD44 is the shaft-inboard version of the 260 hp, 24-valve, compressor- and turbocharged 3.6-litre six, supplied with a Volvo Penta reverse gear instead of an Aquamatic drive.

KAMD44 is the same 260 hp, four-valve-per-cylinder, EDC-governed 3.6-litre six as the KAD44, but configured as a conventional shaft inboard with an HS-series reverse gear rather than a Duoprop sterndrive - Volvo Penta covers both in a single KAD/KAMD44P operator's manual. It was the most powerful of the classic pre-common-rail Volvo sixes available on shafts, sold from 1997 in P, P-A, P-B and P-C revisions until the D6 generation replaced it. In Nordic listings it appears under fast flybridge and hardtop cruisers of the early 2000s; the compressor, aftercooler and EDC system are the things that separate a cheap example from an expensive one.

Specifications

Power

Power
260 hp
Power (kW)
191 kW
Rated speed
3800 rpm

Engine

Configuration
inline-6
Cylinders
6
Displacement
3.6 L
Aspiration
turbo + supercharger + aftercooler
Fuel
Diesel
Mounting
Inboard

Reviews

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Sources

  1. 1. Volvo Penta KAD/KAMD44P operator's manual, Technical Data - Engine — AB Volvo Penta (via ManualsLib)
  2. 2. Volvo Penta Aquamatic Duoprop KAD44P EDC/DP Professional - product leaflet (02-2003) — AB Volvo Penta

Specifications compiled from manufacturer sources.