Date:         Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:36:47 -0600
Reply-To:     camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO
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From:         Jimt Thomson <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Unexplored engine swap possibility?
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 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
>