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Originally Posted by 97 SL320
I'm OK with you wanting to build a diesel truck because you want one. However don't expect the conversion to save money. As for being more reliable, that depends on engine age / type and attention to details.
Also consider that engine swaps between brands is an entirely different operation than bolting in some parts more or less designed to work together. Or plugging in a diesel tuner box.
" The transmission was a '53 and the motor turned out to be a '73
And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone "
It is pretty easy to lash something together but, it takes lots of engineering time to keep the reliability up.
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I may be new to this form, but I am not new to vehicle customization, engineering, or design. I've been building custom cars for years. This scout will be my 9th personal custom, and will free my corvair up for the wife to use as her daily driver.
I will resist the urge to blather on about my corvair's engine, but its quite the masterpiece. I think the appropriate thermodynamic cycle that describes how the engine operates is the brayton cycle. But any more than that is getting off topic. If anyone wants to know more about this engine I can post a description in another, more appropriate, place on this form.
03-22-2014, 01:38 AM
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