im going 2 being putting a 6.6 liter duramax in a 3rd gen camaro!!!! let me know what you guys think????

 

Im thinking its not going to happen.


How old are you anyway?

 

Good luck! Hope your fabrication skills are sharpened. Your gonna need to do some major hacking and welding, to get it under the hood, trans into the tunnel, and exhaust not scraping.

 

Id like to see that lol

 

im 20 years old and i dont plain on having it done in like 6 months this is going 2 be a on going thing im shooting for 2013 2 get it done. and my best freind is a welder and im going to school for auto macanics. (but i cant spell worth crap)

 

i have always wanted to see a good running diesel in a camaro, i think it would be sweet, but it would be a lot of work, i dont think that duramax is any bigger than a BBC, it just weighs more......id think it would be pretty quick

 

Id think it would break your rear end...make sure you get a dually rear end lol. Those 6.6 duramax's are torque monsters!

 

this would be hard to do a duramax is a heavy engine, major front suspension upgrades not to mention the car would sit higher off the ground to have proper clearance (you have to bodylift a suburban to get a duramax to fit)

but Ill quit discouraging you "good luck were all counting on you"

 

if it was dooable someone would have done it. its nice to dream tho. every one of my vehicles would be diesel if i could

 

im sure if they can put a diesel in a corvette then can put one in a 3rd gen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw9FTFlSsB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKJXWO6yF8&NR=1

 

by the #s it should twist a 3rd gen into a knot.... you better put a 16 point cage into it and pray,,,not to say it cant be done but good luck that is going to be a ton!!! of work...

 

i saw a video of a deisel in a 3rd gen camaro and i cant find it.its out there somewhere

 

There was a mustang in drag week with a duramax engine in it and it ran low 10s and it had a 9'' or an 8.8 rear in the car. Google 08 drag week.

 

theres a guy on the boards with a diesel in his camaro but its a 4cyl. vw motor

 

worthless swap w/o stacks. don't forget the gearvendors for even more fun

 

I think it would be great.

You are correct, there are no limits here. If the engine physically clears the parts it needs to clear most, like the glass, hood and crossmember, there is no reason you can't cut it up and weld it back together. You can even fab a crossmember if you need to.

I'm not sure if I can post links or not, but just check out 'diesel drag racing' or 'diesel performance' videos on the net, it's pretty cool.

As long as you realize the money pit and time frame you are into, it can be a lot of fun and good for your careers if it doesn't interfer too much.

 

You forgot that Obama is president now. By 2013 is will be illegal and you'll have to start all over again.

 

this would be the first time doing a car but i have delt with lifted trucks and i plan on putting a tryangulated 4 link with a gm 10 bolt with 4:11 gears. i all so plan on putting a full cage, boxing the frame where i can. im going 2 try and fab in a front a arms system from a chevy c1500.

 

I think you'll want something stronger than a 10-bolt.

 

i could all ways put in a rockwell lol. i have all so been looking at 14 bolts

 

someone tried it in a 69 but scrapped the idea after running into issues http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46534

 

Nice looking camaro. I like those wheels.

 

Duramax engine and tranny weights about 2000 lbs. enough said.

 

i dont plan on putting the a1000 in it! (trimming the fat) i want to use a 4l80e. if this guy can make it work in a corvette i van shore as hell try it with a camaro!!! its the turbo diesal one

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...iesel+corvette

 

Maybe look into one of the older 6.2L diesels. They look almost exactly like a small block chevy and im pretty sure itd be a lot easier then a duramax, I think the motormounts are even the same or at least very similar.

 

is that a duramax in the vette? doesnt say and I dont keep up on diesels

 

i would use a old 6.5 but i wanted 2 top mounted turbo of of the duramax

 

Ever heard of sound dubbing? That vid's fake, notice there are no engine bay shots!

 

theres not enough room under the hood of a vette for a duramax, let alone a twin turbo one

 

Better yet why not go with an 871 Jimmy diesel out of an old cement truck. That big 871 huffer sticking thru the hood would look great and the sound of those old Jimmys would turn anybody's head. And you are right about your spelling.

 

lol ya good old Maine schooling hard at work. and there is a bay shot 24 sec in 2 it. it also looks like a 6.5 pre duramax

 

holy crap i never seen the purple vette, that is bad *** if that engine could fit in there i dont see a reason why it wouldnt fit in a third gen. the duramax i have my doubts tho

 

4.11 gears?? Isn't that the total opposite of what you want? You're not going to be pulling a 20,000 lb load of dirt. Doesn't it make more sense to go with lamest gears you can find, ie, 2.41 or 2.29?

 

Hahaha...Im glad someone else here knows the vette video is fake... Sheesh...

This isnt fake however...no sound dubbing here...and that black smoke isnt photoshopped. haha.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...42729641&hl=en

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...07759731&hl=en

http://www.18to1.com/

Probably the closest thing you'll find to being a cool well running diesel car swap in my opinion.

Ill never say things cant be done. Ive seen some crazy stuff done to cars with a whole ton of people saying it couldnt be. So Im sure this could be accomplished...however I have my doubts in this particular instance. Its going to take a LOT of work to make a thirdgen support a motor like that.

Good luck though if you are actually serious and start to work on it!

J.

 

Why not use that baby duramax GM ( i think its 4.5L??) was planning to use in the 1500 trucks. Here is little info http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayS...=2&docid=37112

 

wasn't there talk of that going in the 5th gen camaro at some point?

 

Dunno what diesel is in this Vette, but.....Diesels in Vettes are possible, even though this isn't a C5/6.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAWbD9io6bg

 

cummins..... yeah i know its mopar but there badass.

 

id rather be cummin then powerstrokin

 

Too much weight, work, time.

 

Ford makes it but Inertnational SKAKES IT!