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Reply #15July 14, 2010, 11:55:40 pm

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Re: 1980 cadillac diesel
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2010, 11:55:40 pm »
A friend of our family had a V8 diesel Cutlass... I don't recall if he had many problems with the car, but I do remember being awed by the gargantuan cloud of black smoke he could leave by dropping it into 3rd and flooring it. I was more in love with his other car; a '53 MG-TD.
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Reply #16July 18, 2010, 12:19:58 pm

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« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2010, 12:19:58 pm »
they never used a gas block, but they started with a gas block, and modified it for use as a diesel block, rather than just building a diesel specific block.

As did VW, Mercedes, BMW, Ford, International, Peugeot, Toyota, Nissan, etc etc. plus the 5.7D's block has been made into 400+hp g@s engines so the common "gas block" argument has no foundation.
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Reply #17July 18, 2010, 01:17:59 pm

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« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2010, 01:17:59 pm »
they never used a gas block, but they started with a gas block, and modified it for use as a diesel block, rather than just building a diesel specific block.

As did VW, Mercedes, BMW, Ford, International, Peugeot, Toyota, Nissan, etc etc. plus the 5.7D's block has been made into 400+hp g@s engines so the common "gas block" argument has no foundation.

the 5.7 gas blocks can be made to put out over 2000 horsepower...

Reply #18August 06, 2010, 05:19:50 pm

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« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2010, 05:19:50 pm »
I pen an 82 olds with a 4.3 L diesel V6, it runs out well and has good power. It is true, they need good head bolts to hold them together. Arp sells a set of studs for the 5.7 v8, but you need a custom set for the v6. The v6 get up to
35 mpg!
 
1980 Diesel td pickup, Love that Diesel!

Reply #19August 06, 2010, 05:24:05 pm

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« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2010, 05:24:05 pm »
i want to own a vehicle with a 4.3 diesel. in the worst of ways.