I'm eagerly awaiting a powerstroke V6 diesel. International & Ford Have built a pretty good diesel with the powerstroke V8, and I hope they do the same with the V6. The V6 will be put into a ranger, explorer, etc. I would be curious if I could fit one of the little suckers into this 1959 edsel villager station wagon I have. Someone hacked the car, and took out the 361 4 BBL V8, and the automatic transmission. It now has a 223 I6 (1 BBL) and a manual trans. I think a diesel would be cool. Drop a C6 trans into it, and have a sweet ride!! Would be unique also. I think the powerstroke V6 would be good. The john deere 4 cylinder diesels I have heard a little heavy, and require alot of suspension beefing up. I'm not really sure about the 4 cylinder cummins diesels, but do know that they are popular to put into a international scout/scout II.
Chevrolet just can't build a good diesel
It's too bad, because some of their trucks look cool. I'm a ford boy though, so I would go towards the ford first. I have heard of alot of problems with the duramax diesel. Chevy's first diesel was a very overbored 350, and they still suck real bad. Fuel system rust (crappy water seperation) and so on.
Would anyone consider a radical conversion like this? Maybe you have a old car sitting around, and would like to try something like this? I think it would be a cool custom, and give alot of torque/power to my 59 edsel land yacht!!!
Dane