I have a 1993 Camaro LS1 3.4l V6 and I want to know if I can swap out the motor and put a diesel engine in instead and if so what will I need to do to make the swap work?
2007-10-03 13:35:51 · 10 answers · asked by nightoftheblackmoon_68 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
Only if you have masochistic tendancies. My question is "Why would you want to?" Diesel is more than gas right now, and you won't get better performance unless you get a turbo-diesel.
The idea may sound novel right now, but I guarantee after you spend your blood, sweat and money getting it in there, you'll scratch your head and wonder why you ever decided to go to that much trouble to have the only Camaro in town that blows black smoke out its twin tailpipes.
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2007-10-03 13:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Engine Swap Gas To Diesel
2017-01-11 16:44:15 · answer #2 · answered by yakel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, with any "conversion", it takes only two things - time and/or money. One thing to consider is the Emissions legality, I don't know how much trouble it'd be to re-certify the car switching to diesel fuel, it may not be a problem.
The other issues are finding all the supporting hardware for the conversion - new fuel tank, fuel line system, gas tank nozzle adapter, electrical conversion, cooling system changeover, computer reprogramming or replacement, etc. It's not as simple as in the "old days", when you could drop a '72 Chevy motor into a '57 Chevy, and that was about it, maybe some exhaust work. Modern cars have far more headaches to worry about. Removing the catalytic converter from your car may have issues, so you'd need to find out what converting a Camaro that has NEVER had that motor before would require legally. It probably CAN be done, just that you may have some legal issues with your state's DMV about changing the car's status. It would be a very different vehicle, that's for sure. Good luck on it. Start by doing research at your DMV first, to find out what converting from gas to diesel entails legally for an Emissions-certified car. Then you can go from there.
- The Gremlin Guy - likes different stuff
2007-10-03 13:47:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I think it would be way too hard of a swap. As for the transmission, it will take a puke on ya because of the power of the diesel, not because its a low RPM engine. Pacific Performance Engineering recently put a duramax in a old impala, a large muscle car. They had to modify its suspension to take the weight of the diesel. Everything on the car would have to be modified, and I would not even look into trying it on a small sports car like the camaro. I'm assuming you're looking for fuel mileage in your camaro. Probably the best swap would be to find a wrecked VW TDI, and then find or make an adapter to match it with the transmission. Call around to some of the bigger diesel shops like PPE and see what they would charge you to help you out with the swap. I've seen 300 hp attainable out of that little 2.0 or whatever displacement it is, and well over 50 MPG with a light foot. Hope this helps
2007-10-04 04:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by Wesley P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"there's your sign" 1993 Camaro what diesel engine would you think would fit? 4 cyl out of a Mercedes Benz 240d good for about 60 hp. And would weight more than a 3.4 liter. Diesel engines do not have spark so making the tach work? automatic transmissions need tach signal to work. Money can overcome lot's of things experence with those swaps are essential.
2007-10-03 13:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chevy is working on creating a 4.5L duramax diesel which will come out soon. It was created using the same space constraints as the small block. Isuzu (makers of the duramax) used to have a small 4 cyl. diesel that were pretty tough, but 60 mph was about all you could get out of them. If you did switch to a diesel, the transmission would have to be swapped cause diesels are low rpm motors.
2007-10-03 17:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by Knuckles™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would have to change the suspension (the Cummins is way heavier than any gas), the transmission, engine controller, fuel system. and exhaust system. That is just the start. Don't forget that there are body Controller or cluster functions as well. It would cost less to buy a truck already equipped with the diesel.
2016-03-13 06:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible but really hard to do. You would have to change the gas tank. A Diesel fuel nozzle is bigger than an unleaded gasoline fuel nozzle. It won't fit in the filler neck. Then you would have to change your fuel lines. The transmission might have to be replaced depending what size engine you wish to install. You would have to change your front axles around and put strong motor mounts. In the long run, it would cost big bucks, but it is possible to do.
2007-10-04 13:23:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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you,d need a whole complete parts truck to do this with, i have done it before and anyone who says or tells you its easy hasn't done it before,you literally hae to switch everything off the diesel truck to yours and like the above answer mentioned your suspension isn't strong enough to hold the cummins engine,the trucks that had the diesels in them was heavy duty,it can be done though,but not without a good parts truck to work off of,good luck
2016-04-06 23:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you even want to think of doing this, you could buy a new car for what it would cost you to have this done
2007-10-03 14:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by redd headd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋