Cummins Repower Question

[ipd]

I'm sure it would. Probably any 4 cylinder would fit in the VX. The issue is you'd be losing the TOD and AWD. To me, that's the #1 issue why an engine-swapped VX doesn't make sense (unless it's an extreme case, like a front-crashed VX being rebuilt with a tube-frame or something like that). Plenty of "me-too" RWD off-road vehicles around already.

Now that doesn't mean you can't make the AWD work with another engine (no comments on the TOD), but keep in mind that at a minimum, you're going to need a custom bell-housing or adapter collar to mate it. And that's usually a 1-off type thing & prohibitively expensive...unless you've got access to your own billet machining tool.

[89Vette]

I'm sure it would. Probably any 4 cylinder would fit in the VX.

An inline 4-cylinder has 4 cylinders in a row. The 6VE1 is only 3 "deep" on each side. I'd look at the dimensions to make sure 4 cylinders isn't "too deep" (long) for the engine bay. Plus, if converting to some other engine, who wouldn't want 6 cylinders and the most power for our 4kLB truck?