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Engine Specific Info and Questions => Non VW Group Diesel => Topic started by: the caveman on January 28, 2008, 07:52:20 am

Title: diesel into a chevette?
Post by: the caveman on January 28, 2008, 07:52:20 am

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?

Title: diesel into a chevette?
Post by: burn_your_money on January 28, 2008, 08:03:55 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

Title: diesel into a chevette?
Post by: jtanguay on January 28, 2008, 11:20:18 am

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.

Title: diesel into a chevette?
Post by: bevboyy on January 28, 2008, 02:17:28 pm

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...

Title: diesel into a chevette?
Post by: subsonic on January 28, 2008, 03:06:23 pm

If you care to rebuild, This guy has two, cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-2-Isuzu-Luv-Diesel-head_W0QQitemZ330207562646QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330207562646