[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

The MouseTank may be a big, slob of a car, but the PowerJoke is wayyy too big to fit in there.  Check the weights and dimensions.  A Chevy 6.5 will fit, though, and isn't that much heavier than a big block Ford.

----- Original Message -----
From: Derek <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:34 pm
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps

> Well I have a 91 Mustang and if the engine ever dies in that, I'll 
> be 
> putting a Powerstroke diesel in it.  Gotta be different, right ??
> 
> A VW diesel in a Mustang, definitely cool ....  Might even 
> consider that 
> swap too ...
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Schroeder" <rjs at bnl.gov>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
> 
> 
> > Hi William,
> >
> > I drove a diesel Mustang about a year ago.  It was fantastic. ~ 
> 2000 
> > yellow
> > Mustang convertable with a VW TDI from a wrecked beetle brought 
> up to euro
> > specs and chiped.  It was mated to a mid '80s Toyota pickup 
> tranny. 
> > Handled
> > better than stock and was really strong on acceleration.
> >
> > He milled out the VW symbol on the engine cover and replaced it 
> with a 
> > Ford
> > oval from a pickup truck grill.  Looking under the hood it 
> looked totaly
> > factory, just like as if Ford had made it.
> >
> > Ron Schroeder
> > WD8CDH
> > '86 Golf diesel
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:19:54 -0700
> >> From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
> >> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps
> >> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> >> Message-ID: <00c901c6aa32$32756940$c6fc2946 at hcctower>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >>
> > <snip> I am probably one of the few that would be interested in 
> a Mustang
> > converted to a diesel. If you do such a conversion, try to keep 
> it looking
> > as stock as possible outside the engine compartment.
> >
> >
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