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Originally Posted by MPi-KMS-72
There have been a lot of other diesel swaps here in north america, Cummins 4bt, 6at, GM 6.2 and 6.5l.
The 200 and 300tdis may be nice but they aren't particularly practical here. None were ever officially imported by LR, parts can be a royal pain to get if you are broken down in the middle of Nebraska or some remote place.
Still some people here pay silly money($3k 4k 5k 6k and up!)
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Jim's install is neat and tidy, but that engine offer's only a marginal improvement in performance. Fuel economy is great, and it can pull hills. He aint giving his adapters away.
I would argue your point about the paracticality of using a 200 or 300 Tdi.
Parts are a day or 2 away by UPS (from 2 US sources). It is an engine which, by design, is not in anyway a compromise in a Land Rover. Yes people are paying silly prices, but the few stories of 5K and up are based on a very few stupid people with enough money to burn, and far more, based on many vocal "experts" flapping their illinformed gums. There are plenty (hundreds) of Isuzus and Nissans in Miami, all imports from Japan, but is re-engineering the truck going to be much less (time, effort, and cash)than using a better engine to begin with?The 200 is available for around 2k from more than one source, depends if you're getting front pipe, intercooler/rad, and gearbox/TC
The 4BT Cummins is a great engine (or 6BT) The 4BT is heavier, and physically larger than the 200/300 Tdis, and require adapters. A 6BT would be so large as to require bulkhead mods, and I don't mean minor. Completely ill suited. Hell, I bet a could get a 12-71 into an 88, does that mean it's right?
I have no intention of replacing the engine in my 110, but every intention of doing it in one of our series trucks. Only thing holding me back is retirement income.
