{"id":773,"date":"2009-09-03T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T19:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2016-10-02T19:12:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T23:12:12","slug":"1957-cadillac-eldorado-with-duramax-diesel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=773","title":{"rendered":"1957 Cadillac Eldorado with a Twin-turbo Duramax V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There were only 400 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams made in 1957. After Drivers Street Rods<\/a> get done with this one there will be none like it on earth. Divers has swapped the original engine for a 6.6 L Duramax diesel V8 which produces 300 horsepower and 520 lb-ft of torque from the factory. Divers however will increase this engine’s output to 1,000 horsepower and 1,500 lb-ft of torque thanks to a pair of turbochargers.<\/p>\n

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Source: Divers Street Rods<\/a> (build gallery)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There were only 400 Cadillac Eldorado Broughams made in 1957. After Drivers Street Rods get done with this one there will be none like it on earth. Divers has swapped the original engine for a 6.6 L Duramax diesel V8 which produces 300 horsepower and 520 lb-ft of torque from the factory. 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