Diesel Build

[CamaroAdam73]

You know I've seen allot of hype about Diesel engines, and I'm just wondering if anybody has built up a diesel Engine in a G-body and how did it turn out? And pics? POST!

I personally think it would be a fun project, and when i get up into PA and settled in, my buddy has a garage where we used to build cars, i plan on either picking up an old truck for about 150$ or a G-body that needs some TLC and doing a diesel build on either, My buddy is like the Metric chassis wizard, he's got every part imaginable, Even the A-arms used for the G-body's in nascar, And an *ss-load of other aluminum parts, so any input or idea's would be cool.

Again im just brain storming, this wouldn't all be for a few months.

 

[dan2286]

This isn't a G body, but it should be the same concept.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO_kjaxIDzc

 

[CamaroAdam73]

Wow.

 

[Blake442]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x2t6BK3E_0

 

[STL84Calais]

The guy with the monte lives by me. I see him at car shows all the time, its a mean car.

 

[megaladon6]

if you want to go truly unique....look for some of the european diesels. they're mostly v6's but can still put out 300hp with minor changes.
the new audi is a v10 tdi and I WANT IT!!!!!

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

The Audi V10 diesel is probably the same one as is in the VW Touareg. Seeing as most of what is VW is platform shared with the company's other makes ( Seat, Audi, Porsche (soon...), Bugatti, Dacia, Bentley, etc.) it makes sense that it is used in something else. I think that only Bugatti has only a proprietary platform in VW group- and that's the Veyron.

(Bad news! The Dacia Sandero is not coming to the US market.)

 

[megaladon6]

theres a huge difference in the tune from the toureag and the audi tdi. the audi is getting the F! race engine, slightly down tuned from the full race version.

 

[Syclone2985]

I think dollar for dollar you would be batter off with a LSX and turbo

engine/trans for a diesel is way high in price if you get one that makes good power

 

[adumb]

i used to work for cummins building the 11 and 15 liter truck engines so i am partial on the cummins turbo diesel. i love them!!!