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Originally Posted by drmiller100
I do not know about the transmission - doesn't the diesel require a special torque converter?
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Yes and no. The diesel converters are 6 bolt not 3 bolt like the gas engine's converter, but they will bolt up.
Guys over on dieselplace.com claim to run gasoline truck transmissions.
I have the lowest stall torque converter GM makes, that could play a part in FE.
The 4x4 gas trucks tend to have higher/highest stall converters from the factory, camaro guys use them to do a dirt cheap higher stall convert mod.
As far as rear gears most 4x4s had 3.42 or higher numbered rear gears. The higher the number the worse your FE will be.
I run a 3.08 rear and have been considering a 2.93 or 2.83 gear swap.
My perminant solution for the check engine light in this case would be to pull the bulb.
I will run a 4'' straight pipe after the turbo goes on.
I ran my freshly built engine with no manifolds and it wasn't as loud as I thought it would be.