Thread: 6.2 Diesel swap
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Old 07-17-2003, 10:09 AM   #4
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I personally would take the burb as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the C10's, but when you are in a situation like you are now, you need to look at functionality as well.

Did you do the Olds diesel/Gas swap? What did you do with the Olds diesel block? Those make some great blocks for making some high performance Olds gassers out of. They are a lot stronger then the gas Olds 350 blocks which means you can pack more power with less fear of it breaking.

The nice thing about the swap is that you will never need to worry about the 350 overheating! The radiators they crammed into the diesel trucks is huge. Not to mention the nice oil cooler they have on the opposite side of the transmission cooler. I will be utilizing this when I get my 383 built.

Another question, is this an Olds 350 you plan on putting in the burb? If so, the transmission will not bolt up unless you get an adapter plate. I would also believe that the motor mounts would need to be swapped as well.
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