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Originally Posted by troopersafe
I am interested in converting my 99 Isuzu Trooper with a 4BD1T engine. I use my Trooper as daily driver and want to get good gas mileage and power for towing (my trailer and '62 MGA) I appreciate if someone can help me answer the following questions.
1) What would be the gas consumption for a street daily driver with a 4BD1T engine? My trooper is about 5,000 pounds?
2) Does the engine provide good pick up for passing and go high speed up to 80 mph?
3) Are there anyone here done a 4BD1T engine conversion in a Trooper with the original Isuzu automatic transmission?
4) how simple to go to a 24V starter?
Any information is greatly appreciated. Harry
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Feel free to post up these questions on the 4BTswaps forum that cdbridges linked up. I'm the moderator there. There the questions and answers might be able to help others.
My vehicle is within a few cm of width, height, length to yours but slightly heavier. I get up to 11km/l on the open road and around 8-9km/l around town. It's been a long time since I did a full tank around town though.
The engine is slow to wind up, don't expect 1/4 mile times under 22 seconds, but once up to speed it holds on hills very well. The stock power levels aren't dramatic, but turning screws on the pump fixes that.
You are going to struggle for height to fit a 4BD1 engine into a trooper, esp height wise. An Isuzu 4JG2 or 4JH1 will be almost a direct bolt in, smaller capacity (around 3 litres) but smaller, lighter, similar power and torque levels and more freely revving. In short car motors vs truck motors.
4BD1T's from japan are 24v, US versions are 12v.