Hey guys,
Anyone have any thoughts on the following swaps:
1) 2.7 liter Dodge/Mercedes sprinter engine. There are a number of new engines floating around and with the economy, it seems that the prices are coming down. I wonder if you could bolt this engine to an NV4500 so that you could use the AA adapter to the LC transfer case. I have heard a lot of good things about the engine in general. I wonder about electronics.
2) Hino truck engines. There are an increasing number of these trucks for sale in the used and salvage listings. I know that they use a 220 hp engine in most of the ~26 gvwr applications, but I know nothing about the engine. Is it the 8.1 Liter engine that they used in the diesel Tundra for the car shows last year? It comes with a 6 speed transmission. If it was 5-5.5 Liters, it could be a decent candidate for the huge engine bay in the 60 series.
I will look forward to your comments.
Dan
Anyone have any thoughts on the following swaps:
1) 2.7 liter Dodge/Mercedes sprinter engine. There are a number of new engines floating around and with the economy, it seems that the prices are coming down. I wonder if you could bolt this engine to an NV4500 so that you could use the AA adapter to the LC transfer case. I have heard a lot of good things about the engine in general. I wonder about electronics.
2) Hino truck engines. There are an increasing number of these trucks for sale in the used and salvage listings. I know that they use a 220 hp engine in most of the ~26 gvwr applications, but I know nothing about the engine. Is it the 8.1 Liter engine that they used in the diesel Tundra for the car shows last year? It comes with a 6 speed transmission. If it was 5-5.5 Liters, it could be a decent candidate for the huge engine bay in the 60 series.
I will look forward to your comments.
Dan