a friend of mine has an 82ish (i think) cutlass, 2 door, it has a v6 diesel in it, how rare is that? ive never seen another before
Two door V6 diesel cutlass?
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Rare as in not many are around? It's VERY rare. Rare as in worth something? Nope. It's worth LESS as a factory diesel car.
Trust me, I have a diesel car already.
But, there are a few crazy people out there (like me) who would just love to get that engine. The rear wheel drive 4.3 V6 is hard to find. Please PM me if you ever decide to sell it. I have uses for it but I don't have one!!
My suggestion is to hot rod it; keep the hydroboost braking system so that you can run either a turbo engine or a V8 with a wild cam and you don't have to worry where the vacuum for the power brakes comes from.
Good luck!!
--Kris
Trust me, I have a diesel car already.
But, there are a few crazy people out there (like me) who would just love to get that engine. The rear wheel drive 4.3 V6 is hard to find. Please PM me if you ever decide to sell it. I have uses for it but I don't have one!!
My suggestion is to hot rod it; keep the hydroboost braking system so that you can run either a turbo engine or a V8 with a wild cam and you don't have to worry where the vacuum for the power brakes comes from.
Good luck!!
--Kris
or since its already diesel, yank out the factory motor and put a duramax in it. 25mpg and ridiculous power.
Wow switch to a higher power v-8 diesel. SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST IDEAS I EVER HEARD. I saw a 4th Gen Camaro with a duramax turbo diesel in it once. It was sick. I myself cannot stand the sound. Most of the diesels I have heard always sound like they have a rod knock.
There are issues with building a diesel hot rod. Now this is not to bash diesels as there are many diesel cars I would love to own for their practicality. That being said, the main issue is weight. Yes, it will go fairly well down a race track if you can hook it and you gear it with a tall enough set of gears (those 2.14's FINALLY have a purpose!). It will be fairly fuel efficient too. However, it will not handle or brake very well. Plus, the fuel system will need to be modified to work with a modern diesel. There are plenty of electronics that are needed to make a Duramax run which will need to be adapted to your car. It will also need a SUBSTANTIALLY stronger rear axle, and the native transmission to survive the launch stress that extra torque will give it. I am not at all opposed to a diesel hot rod, but in a car I would rather use a modern V6 or L6 turbo diesel instead of a V8 as I feel it would offer a much better compromise in a street car. The problem with a 6 is that there is no suitable engine sold in a passenger vehicle in the US with a diesel 6. There are in Europe, but not here.
BTW, my all time favorite diesels would be : Mercedes Benz W123 with a OM-617 (extra points for the Euro-spec 5 speed taxi model!), or maybe a diesel VW Rabbit. I tend to prefer older models without EFI for their robustness and ease of repair over modern diesels which are more powerful, but expensive to fix for the average man. They may be slow, but after a nuclear attack they will still be running as the EMP will have no effect on their electrical systems!
BTW, my all time favorite diesels would be : Mercedes Benz W123 with a OM-617 (extra points for the Euro-spec 5 speed taxi model!), or maybe a diesel VW Rabbit. I tend to prefer older models without EFI for their robustness and ease of repair over modern diesels which are more powerful, but expensive to fix for the average man. They may be slow, but after a nuclear attack they will still be running as the EMP will have no effect on their electrical systems!
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