wanting to do something..... (diesel into '81 El Camino?)

[oil pan 4]

Originally Posted by Spdmini

Your stanadyne pump is hating life, as is every other part of the 6.5. WVO doesn't behave like D2 so I can only imagine what the injectors and pistons look like.

With the water injection I run I bet they look very clean.
I have done far worse things to that enigne in the last 6 years than put a little vegetable oil to the fuel.

I tore the engine down after 3 years of on and off WVO use and the engine looked perfectly normal (this was during my pre-water injection days).
Since I am a diesel mechanic by trade, I know what normal is.

[thomason2wheels]

Originally Posted by pete c

the duramax may bolt up to any tranny, but, it will twist many of them to bits. a lot more torque than a regular 350. If you are gonna spend the bucks to get the d-max, might as well get the 6 speed allison as well. That would be a cool rig and yes, it would most definitely be a muscle car. You'd have to keep a trunk full of cinderblocks just to keep from burning the rear tires off. My buddy had one in his 1 ton dump and that thing would light them up empty without even break a sweat.

What a cool idea! American Iron, thrilling performance and fuel efficiency....whats not to like about that?