couldnt locate the engine here in the US anywhere that i could look at. and the HP was too low. jimt > Hi all, > > As a fan of both Vanagons and Toyota Land Cruisers, I'm just curious if > anyone > has ever considered the Toyota 2L-T engine as a possible swap for the > Vanagon. > It's a 2.4L turbo diesel (indirect injection, i believe) that puts out > about 97 > hp and 139 ft/lbs of torque. Even in a 4200 lb Land Cruiser, the thing > can get > up to 35 mpg. I don't think the engine was ever really sold in cars > exported to > NA, but was used in Japanese domestic market HiLux trucks as well as the > Land > Cruiser LJ-78, so they wouldn't be hard to get. > > Anyone ever heard of such a swap? > > Robin > |
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