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Power numbers aren't everything. The overall driving characteristics of diesel lead me to question how fun it will really be in enthusiastic driving. I'm not saying you can't have a performance diesel application, but it would really have to be tuned differently than the truck engines. Much differently.
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IF that were possible, then yes...it would be worth the higher price of the gasoline. We'd then break even since diesel is about $4 or so over here.
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I like the idea of a Diesel Camaro, but I don't like the idea of paying more money for fuel that is less refined than gasoline. Also whats the problem with the Diesel engine being DOHC?
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One, and Im not saying this completly justifies it, but one of the reasons diesel is more expensive now, is beacuse we have moved on to ultra low sulfer diesel. One of the things that the sulfer did for the engine was lubricate it. Now to make up for the lack of sulfer, there are addititves that need to be added that did not need to be before. Add that to the cost, and we get prices higher than normal. I agree however that it does seem to be much higher than it should be now.
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You also have to pay a premium for that Diesel engine. What does the Diesel engine option usually go for? About $2000-$5000 more over a gas engine? Sometimes even more thanks to the additional emission equipment needed. So the time to make that money back might even be more. Now the final and most important question, will a Diesel V8 make the Camaro as fast as the LS3/L99 equipped Camaro's? I know Diesels have advanced greatly over the past 20-30 years but that doesn't mean all Diesels are rockets, some are still slow snails.
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11-04-2008, 11:30 AM | #23 |
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I remember reading that GM's new breed of diesel V8's are intended to be about the same size as a gasoline small block.
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they are the same size because they use a narrow angle V8 configuration but they will still be heavier considering thier Steel/graphite alloy blocks
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i dont know exactly how much it weighs but GM reps have said they are shaving weight at every point they can to allow the use of this motor in vehicles other than trucks without having to substantially change the suspension on the vehicle.
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then how is that a yes and no....if its still heavier then an all Aluminum engine i am correct.....
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Other than the high price tag I am still concerned about the stock performance of a Diesel powered Camaro, the V6 might even be faster.
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