mitsubishi canter 93 dbl cab, currently has a 2.8 diesel 5 spd, real slug of a truck but its in great shape and i love the room it has for me and my kids to head off fishing or what ever, i dont want to buy a new truck cause a standard dbl cab isnt big enough for 6 of us,now i was thinking of going down the 1uz witha toyota v8 but mechanic reckons it will be a exspensive transplant and i wouldnt get any change out of 10k on a nice day if it all went to plan, what other options do i have ! maybe a nice little small block chevy or 3.8v6 commy engine, what probs would i encounter apart from fitting the engine and box, i will go auto. thx
mugenb20b,
Dec 7, 6:35am
1. It will need to be certified. 2. If you are using a petrol motor, it will be thirsty. 3. It will take more time to repower the truck if using a non factory drivetrain. 4. You may have issues with gearing (ie. the first gear may be too high), not sure on this one. 5. In all honesty, I would just get a good second hand motor, and fit new rings, bearings and gaskets if necessary.
alimac1,
Dec 7, 7:21am
Work out what you think it will cost, add a thousand and double the result. That will give a ballpark figure of cost.
ralphdog1,
Dec 7, 7:38am
Are there any options for getting more snot out of the existing setup! Is it a turbo, if not could it be sort of thing. When did it last have a maintenance birthday!
skin1235,
Dec 7, 8:41am
whats the tare weight, and whats the final drive ratio
bubbles244,
Dec 7, 8:45am
Is that the same 2.8 they use in the sport l200's!
if so, 4g63-T
neville48,
Dec 7, 9:12am
put a bigger engine option in for that year and/or turbo etc and try and bluff the wof through and no-one may notice the changes.
panicky,
Dec 7, 9:17am
A 4g63-T is a 2.0L petrol engine.Likely to be a 4m40, I would probably look to be fitting a 4m40T turbo engine
its a 4dr7 engine and yes just had birthday last week and ,motor has only done 160ks and uses no oil or water and runs quite well but is just a slug, talked to a bloke yesterday who said they are geared really low so if i could find another diff head and give it some longer legs it may be quite a bit better,, i dont know how to work out the ratio though and will it say on the truck somewhere what the ratio is,thx for the help guys
drew2009,
Dec 12, 2:21am
3.8 commy engine would be a good way to go. Easy enough to make fit.
mrfxit,
Dec 12, 2:30am
The higher the final drive ratio = higher torque & more fuel needed to get it up to highway speeds . Will also be slower on the hills & or with loads Low ratios are very suited to low torque engines.
Sounds like what you need is a suitable turbo kit fitted, don't need a big unit, just big enough to make a difference .
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