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Diesel Camino?

Yep. 5.7 olds or 4.3 olds. cutlass ,malibu,monte carlo ect were available with them. I saw a el camino in south dakota, a while back, for sale.
 
tons of gasser camino hotrods but a 6.5 would be a head turner. Light car it would be alot like rafedials camaro
 
I'm having thoughts of putting a 6.2 turbo in my 87 monte carlo SS. Just wondering how the 200r4 would like it. Pretty high shift points and somewhat loose converter, at least for a diesel. The factory 305 makes it move ok. It's not much over ,if, 150 hp. 200 hp diesel would light the tires up. The 3.70 gears would be a bit low. It runs about 2500 rpm in od @ 60mph.
 
buddy said:
It doesn't get any better than the 6.5 diesel!
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Matt Bachand said:
x2! I think it would be a nice mate!

As much as we all like to think this, deep down we all know there's better choices for a performance built diesel project.

I like my ol' truck, but I wouldn't be swapping a 6.5 into much of anything besides the truck that it's in...

bk95td said:
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:eek: but:thumbsup:
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Yup, no doubt!

But hey........"project"..........:thumbsup:
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I like the 6.5, you just dont know what its capable of yet. I'd love to put one in a late 80s IROC-Z28, would give any Chevy 350 a run for its money, and get twice the fuel mileage.
 
buddy said:
I like the 6.5, you just dont know what its capable of yet. I'd love to put one in a late 80s IROC-Z28, would give any Chevy 350 a run for its money, and get twice the fuel mileage.
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Still think I would go for something more modern with better support.

Like I mentioned, the 6.5 seems to be an OK powerplant, given it's shortcomings. My 405 000 km engine is still ticking along. It's just not something I would use for a performance build up in a project.
 
DMAX Is of course hands down a huge powerhouse. Well out of 6.5's league.

But its the cost. You could have 5 6.5's with trucks attached for the cost of 1 DMAX. Plus the cost to fix, and the electronic nightmares are huge.

Most importantly, we're in the 6.5 forum!

We Poor Boyz here! :)
 
I used to be happy with my 6.5's cuz I was frugal. Now I'm just dirt poor & getting poorer.
I'm still sad about selling the old 89 and wishing I had just found another engine to flop in it.
After 800,000 miles you get kind of attached.

I like the 6.5's right now cuz they're cheap, not so bad to work on and fairly dependable
 
jrsavoie said:
I used to be happy with my 6.5's cuz I was frugal. Now I'm just dirt poor & getting poorer.
I'm still sad about selling the old 89 and wishing I had just found another engine to flop in it.
After 800,000 miles you get kind of attached.

I like the 6.5's right now cuz they're cheap, not so bad to work on and fairly dependable
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No argument there!

One thing the 6.5 has going for it is diesel parts are dirt cheap compared to the competition...

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I am thinking 6.2 for my monte because I have at least a dozen of them on stands in my shed
 

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