Originally Posted by dgZ

So basically, a diesel from a 2500 truck will not fit into a camaro engine bay, am I correct? Im not really interested in one of the older, powerless unreliable diesels, kinda defeats the purpose of the swap. Will any v8 or inline 6 diesel engine fit into a camaro engine bay? (any generation?) Thanks for all the replys fellas

Originally Posted by Angelis83LT

So instead of saving money in fuel..... lets really spend some money lol. Aviation fuel is like what... $4+ a gallon.... 6 gallons an hour would be like 12mpg...... assuming you travel 70 miles in one hour. I think they were going for fuel savings or lower fuel cost. niether is that idea lol

Originally Posted by slick88gta

Cummins 6bt's like you are talking about weight somewhere around 1100 lbs if I remember right so thats right at twice as much as a sbc weighs. And they are huge, they are pretty hard to fit under the hood of a full size chevy truck let alone a car.

Originally Posted by slick88gta

a little off topic but I have been looking for one for my 74 4x4, where do you find those 4bt's? any salvages that sell them? What year and trucks did they come in?

Originally Posted by dgZ

Hey all, lately I've been having crazy thoughts about diesel engines. The need for some kind of relief of gas prices sparked the thoughts for me. (Gas around here is over $1.20 a LIRTE, meaning about $4.54 a gallon) Turbo diesel engines such as the duramaxs and cummins now put out respectable horsepower numbers with amazing torque while staying easy on fuel. If they move a full size rig around at 20 mpg they would probably do well in a third gen. Has a swap like this happened before? Ive done a search and theres a few threads on it, but they dont really amount to anything. Before turning down the idea, give it some honest thought. The pros I can see would be greatly increased gas mileage, cheaper fuel (here, diesel is significantly cheaper than regular unleaded), respectable power, reiablility and long engine life (like 600k miles or whatever it is they get) great torque for a fun drive, the unique factor, and they are easily moddable. I also like and turbo spool and black cloud produced at WOT The cons I can think of is the engine weight, complication of the swap (things that need engine vaccuum.. computer stuff, etc) and low revving potential. Lets hear some thoughts.. try not to laugh too much

Originally Posted by proxemics

Man that's awful you should come and live in Saudi you will not want anything less than 454ci

gasoline price 1 liter = 0.6 SR >>> $1 = 3.75 SR , US dollar
diesel price 1 liter = 0.2 SR >>>> $1 = 3.75 SR