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Diesel Powered 77 Vette
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Drifting
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Diesel Powered 77 Vette
just ran across this:
http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm
".....a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette powered by a 6.5L diesel....."
dare to be different, I guess
http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm
".....a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette powered by a 6.5L diesel....."
dare to be different, I guess
Racer
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Now all he needs is a banks turbo setup to go with it, actually I bet it would run pretty good with it. I built a 6.5 with a banks turbo and put in my 87 suburban when the 6.2 got tired and its pretty snappy now.
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A diesel Vette in CANADA?
And the guys name is Buzz!
And the guys name is Buzz!
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Pluses and minuses
It would probably tow better that any vette ever made. Fuel eco would be about unbeatable......provided you could find a 2.07 (or there abouts) rear end.
Top speed with just about any rear end chevy offered would be under 70 unless you crammed some type of O/D tranny into it. Smell and noise would be over the top.
Nice conversation piece, but don't think I would want to own one. Went to a vette show in Houston this past weekend. Some were butchered pretty bad. None as bad a putting a diesel under the hood.
Top speed with just about any rear end chevy offered would be under 70 unless you crammed some type of O/D tranny into it. Smell and noise would be over the top.
Nice conversation piece, but don't think I would want to own one. Went to a vette show in Houston this past weekend. Some were butchered pretty bad. None as bad a putting a diesel under the hood.
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