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lacolocho · 12-27-2011, 08:14 PM

Hey all, new to the forum.

I'm considering swapping diesel engines into 50s or 60s American cars and was referred to a post on this forum by someone over at the Benzworld.org forums, particularly to the V8 6.5L diesel Corvette thread.

My dream car is a diesel '66 or '67 Mercury Comet, but I'm also considering the profit potential of converting these classics and selling them.

I was originally considering swapping a Mercedes OM617 3.0L turbo engine and transmission, but was told that the 6.2 and 6.5L Detroit diesels might be direct bolt-ons to the older GM transmissions. Since they're V8's they also would fit better into the engine bay. The mpg's reported on the vette are also much higher than I expected.

What do people think of doing such a swap?

12-27-2011, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
lacolocho EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Diesel Swaps into 50s/60s Classics Hey all, new to the forum. I'm considering swapping diesel engines into 50s or 60s American cars and was referred to a post on this forum by someone over at the Benzworld.org forums, particularly to the V8 6.5L diesel Corvette thread. My dream car is a diesel '66 or '67 Mercury Comet, but I'm also considering the profit potential of converting these classics and selling them. I was originally considering swapping a Mercedes OM617 3.0L turbo engine and transmission, but was told that the 6.2 and 6.5L Detroit diesels might be direct bolt-ons to the older GM transmissions. Since they're V8's they also would fit better into the engine bay. The mpg's reported on the vette are also much higher than I expected. What do people think of doing such a swap?