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January 28, 2008, 10:52:20 am

the caveman

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yes you heard me, i want to throw any diesel into my partner's 84  automatic chevy chevette!. i know they came with a diesel in the 80's but good luck finding one of those and even then, who wants a gm made diesel?
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Reply #1January 28, 2008, 11:03:55 am

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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2008, 11:03:55 am »
my brother has one, it's pretty good from what he tells me.

Get a VW engine, an ACME adapter plate and a toyota tranny (or whatever they use) Good to go.

The diesels use an Isuzu tranny so it will not bolt up to your gas tranny
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Reply #2January 28, 2008, 02:20:18 pm

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i know a guy who had one.  he bought it from the states and drove it back here.  1.8L ISUZU diesel engine (non turbo)  it was okay and got pretty good mileage.
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Reply #3January 28, 2008, 05:17:28 pm

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The isuzu's are pretty damn good motors. Take a real *** kicking. You can also find them in the S 10's as they were an option up to '87. The biggest pain is the tranny..finding one that is...
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Reply #4January 28, 2008, 06:06:23 pm

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