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Strange engine swap gives 1970 Roadrunner a Detroit Diesel

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
9 years 3 weeks ago

I guess this 100HP 3 cylinder Detroit diesel engine in a muscle car isn't quite as weird as the Porsche with a turbo diesel Jetta engine, but it's certainly in the same general area.

(via Jalopnik)

7 Comments

Nice job, but what's the 0-60 now? Can it spin the tires? I get that it's now a torque monster that can go anywhere, but 100hp won't get you there very fast.

Dumdeedum says...

Weird lookin' tractor.

Now I'm not 100% sure here, but I get the impression that 0-60 times weren't a major consideration in this engine swap. He sourced everything out of a junkyard he runs and built the car for next to nothing.

I did like the idea, from the comments, of chroming the part of the engine above the hood to make it look like a big blower

(bonus pic - http://jalopnik.com/holy-shit-this-car-lives-right-around-the-corner-from-m-1759322236 )

Nice job, but what's the 0-60 now? Can it spin the tires? I get that it's now a torque monster that can go anywhere, but 100hp won't get you there very fast.

I want to cry. Those cars go for 20+ K even in that condition and he shoved a boat/tractor motor into it. It's the equivalent of finding a collectible Waterford crystal punch bowl and using it for an ashtray.

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