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@77cruiser77, in order for me to change my fuel type to diesel on my registration, the engine must have a CARB (California air resources board) and/or a U.S. DOT (Department of transportation) sticker. In other words the vehicle that the engine comes out of must be registered in the U.S. And...

@Dougal, Ill read it and let you know. I already don't think my trans would live long behind it.

@Rosco, lol no worries. Lemme ask you this though; OME, Iron Man, or Slee? The first two have a kit for under a 1000 and Slee is expensive but great from what I've read and been told. Are there any Im missing?

Rusty, thanks for the offer but Im in California. I just don't think that I can make it out there. Mat.

Funny huh? Everyone has their way of tuning, thankfully we all have the cruiser in common.

Question for you guys; where is a good place to source an NPR, W4500, Fuso, ect? I keep hitting dead ends. I'm in California, but I'm up for a drive if I can get a good deal.

@Dougal, You're right, I don't know how I missed that. That would be quite a swap but making it fit could be an issue.

@Breckinridgecruiser, even if I could find a Toyota diesel that I could afford, there is no way to make it road legal until 2016. I would never consider getting rid of my LandCruiser, even if I did I would just buy another one. In the four years I've owned it I've had some great adventures. Not...

@77cruiser77, Those are both good engines, but they are still not cheap. If I was going to put a gas engine that still had to be smogged I'd probably just run a GM 5.3. I can pick up a low milage one with ECU and un-cut harness for around a grand.

@Crushers, there are two problems with the Toyota diesels; way too much money for what you get. I could buy a whole rig, a nice rig for the price of a low milage Toyota diesel that would meet my needs. The second thing that pretty much rules them out is the fact that it won't have a U.S. DOT...

@Bjohnston, ok now I have another engine to research, let me know if that bell housing works. If all I have to do is source an old truck, that would be amazing! Thank you for the information.

@handcannon, I would put a 6.5 in there if it weren't for the cost of the adapter. If I can make my own adapter for the 4BD, I can spend the money on a lift kit instead.

@rosco, I'm pretty sure I have SOA because I have coils, but if there it a way to get lift by changing the position of the springs, I would be very interested.

@Dougal, I could be wrong about the 6.5, it's just that when Ive seen it here Buy or Sell your Diesel Engine - diesel engine motor.com they usually list them as an Isuzu. Thanks for the tech on the 4BD, I'll probably upgrade the turbo at some point.

Ok, looked at the Mitsubishi. Too new for me, computer controlled diesels can be cool but I don't have the patience for it