I have been toying with and wondering about converting a corvette to diesel.. I never drive it now-a-days due to the price of fuel, and it's mid 15s fuel economy.. It was my dad's and he was not a real stickler on orignality, but more towards " lets get in it and go" kind of a functional enjoyment type of fella..
I have been thinking a 6.2 N/A would be all I would need to start with, not looking for somethign to burn rubber with, but as a project, that would make the car more driveable, and unique.
questions are: would it fit? what challanges do you forsee?
do you think it would totally destroy the value?? (in some respects it does not have much value to me, as I like drivers, not trailer queens)
What else needs to be considered? Size, weight, fuel system, electrical changes, volume of noise for when the top is down? would a OD automatic fit where a powerglide is? I am thinking that it will.. and a larger radiator..
The car is a 67 convetible, with a semi-sick 327 (valve job at the least) and powerglide auto. 3.46 rear gears..
if the project might tickle 28-30 MPG, and run fairly unobtrusivly I would consider it a huge success. I dont have much expeience with the GM diesels.. drive an 84 mercedes 5 cylinder right now, and used to have a 6BT in a dodge D300 which was an amazing engine.
and one more quesiton regarding the 6.2's why dont you ever see someone putting a supercharger on them? would that be an option in this case, where exhaust routing would be a bit of an issue, as well as the added heat in the engine room? A moderate supercharger might (if It was ever deemed necessary) give the car more power.. but I suppose it would be bad for ecomomy...