Diesel Powered Corvette
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Diesel Powered Corvette
http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm If he can find a place to mount a Turbocharger on that diesel, Run about 30psi of boost, he'll be able to run with most of the small blocks, maybe better. 
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That gives "ol smoky" new meaning!!
I don't care how much he denies it.
Imagine peoples faces in the next lane at traffic lights at listening to that thing idle.
Then when he takes off, he gets beaten by the guy riding the ice cream bicycle. (remember those????
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I don't care how much he denies it.
Imagine peoples faces in the next lane at traffic lights at listening to that thing idle.
Then when he takes off, he gets beaten by the guy riding the ice cream bicycle. (remember those????
)
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From: Minneapolis Minnesota
Originally Posted by Light84vette
http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm If he can find a place to mount a Turbocharger on that diesel, Run about 30psi of boost, he'll be able to run with most of the small blocks, maybe better.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by Light84vette
http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm If he can find a place to mount a Turbocharger on that diesel, Run about 30psi of boost, he'll be able to run with most of the small blocks, maybe better.
I don't know why he is worried about heat. If you crack the hood on C3s its like an oven already. How hot can a turbo get compared to what we already have? Doesn't an intercooler reduce that anyway?
If I could find a cheap enough rolling chassis I would consider doing a hybrid. With the weight reduction and electric drive it would keep up with a lot of cars (maybe not big blocks).
Another alternative, if you are brave enough, would be to drop in a supercharged fuel injected aluminium V6. You get less weight and more fuel economy and still get acceptable performance. I imagine you could pick up one from a wrecking yard for around $2000.
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Melting Slicks
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Ive read in 4wheel magazine July edition, they took a stock Dodge 2500, cummins diesel, ( Now its not a GM diesel, but the power numbers shouldnt be too far from it) and they increased the boost, exhaust system and changed the turbo out. They run 40psi boost and made 511rwhp and over 1000lbs of tq at the tires. Now if he can get a turbo on that, get up to 400hp and 800lbs of tq, that thing should be a monster. But then again, idle noise, vibration, smell of diesel, etc etc. To each his own.
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Heat isn't a problem in deisels as long as you have a good air charge. The hotter they are, the better they run until they blow something (usually a head gasket). A good deisel guy can make a pretty mean engine, but for a vette? That's a lot of weight in there. Dunno why, maybe he just wanted to see if he could. Then you've got wet-stacking, deisels require a LOT of air, the list of problems is long. 
