I just got the green light from my wife to build a non-daily driver. I'm blessed enough financially to have some good options. My idea is a '92 K-Blazer with a Duramax Diesel.

Now here's my problem. Chevy doesn't offer a crate Duramax. That creates the following set of questions:

A. Is Chevy planning on putting together a Duramax crate engine in the near future?
B. If not, to avoid the $18,000 it would take to put one together from scratch, how easy is it to find a wrecked Duramax equipped rig with one?
C. Are there any other options in getting a Duramax engine?

This forum is my Mecca. Don't let me down

 

Why a Duramax?

 

I'd think a salvage yard would be your cheapest option, but I've never looked for a DMAX before.

 

Try looking on www.car-part.com. I did a quick search and found some:

2003 Engine 6.6L,ML6,2MI 080275 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L,LB7 080255 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L,DURAMAX,AUTO 080231 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L,STICK SHIFT,DURAMAX 080222 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L 080215 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L DURAMAX,AOD, 080213 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L DURAMAX,AOD 080212 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L,M74 080288 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L 080209 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L, 080204 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine 6.6L,DURAMAX,AOD 080192 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L, 080272 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L 080270 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L,MAN TRANS 080267 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L,STICK 080263 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6,ML6,2MI 080254 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L,AOD 080252 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L,AOD 080249 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L DURAMAX,AOD 080229 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6L,STICK SHIFT 080226 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine GMC Truck Sierra 2500 6.6 DURAMAX,W-TURBO 080171 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine Chevy Truck Silverado 2500 6.6L.LB7 080266 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

2003 Engine Chevy Truck Silverado 2500 6.6L,AUTO 080232 $5500 Schram Auto and Truck USA-MI(Waterford) E-mail 1-800-462-9292

 

Oh yeah...that's the second page of my search...there are some all the way up to $13,000!!!

 

Massive torque. Real easy to build more torque.

 

Yeah keep an eye on ebay for complete DMax pullouts. I dunno how'd you get the fuel system setup but a DMax in a K-Blazer would be cool!

 

i'm doing the same thing, but with a 95 tahoe, i'm looking into the salvage yards for a wrecked truck so i can get all of the electronics, transmission and all the other accessories needed for the swap. the only thing i can see being a problem is the allison transmission hitting the floor, i'm already planning on having to modify the tunnel in the floor.

as for why a duramax, i have an 02 ccsb 2500hd that runs 14.5 @ 7200lb.
now what will the same setup run @ 4500 - 5000 lb? (not sure what a tahoe weighs)