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2.8 turbo diesel in a suzi ?????

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:54 pm
by BENNNO
Hey guys...and girls, not sure if its been done or if it can be done ... but is it possible to put a hilux 2.8 turbo diesel or even a 2.4 in a sierra??? any comments are welcome!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:04 pm
by BigQQQie
would be a vary hard conversion to do, never heard of it done before personal think your pushing s#*t up hill. Go the EFI Vatara Motor, got a mate with one in his zook thing flys, very simple convestion to do as well.

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:16 pm
by Gutless
if you are insisting on having a TD in your sierra, have a look at the Izuzu 2.0. Or the rodeo ( Izuzu) 2.2L. Much easier to fit, and I have seen it done with the 2.0L and it was awesome offroad. gearing becomes an issue for onroad use but with some fiddling around it is definately doable.

Pete

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:20 pm
by BENNNO
does the efi motor bolt straight onto the trans ? or is a vit one needed

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:15 pm
by Damo
BENNNO wrote:does the efi motor bolt straight onto the trans ? or is a vit one needed
You can use the Sierra transmission. It's not 100% bolt up, but it's pretty close.

TIP: You will find shedloads on this if you do a search

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:26 pm
by jtraf
have done the diesel route with isuzu 1.8lt 4FB1 out of a Holden Gemi....

Was very good offroad but the engine is very very heavy......not a bolt in a requires transfer to be shifted back and you can't get a jack shaft in there.....

just go a vitara efi or jimny efi......G13bb out of a jimny bolts to same chassis mounts and bolts to sierra gearbox......

HTH

James

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:02 pm
by Zute
Ive seen posts where a VW Golf TD has been used.

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:39 pm
by bazooked
just by a rollux....

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:53 am
by grimbo
Zute wrote:Ive seen posts where a VW Golf TD has been used.
In the US you could get a kit from Keltec through Rocky Road Outfitters. it was a good combo but that engine isn't available here in Australia.

Adding a 2.8 or 2.4 diesel engine is adding a huge amount of weight to a very light vehicle. You would be killing one of the main assets of the Zuk , it's lightweight. It could be done but you really have to think why, may as well buy a hilux because you'd end up putting hilux diffs and probably g/box and t/case anyway to make it all work properly

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:34 am
by Fourdogs
The 2.4 hilux motor is heavier than a holden V6. Why do it.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:24 pm
by Rotazuk
I have a samurai with the toyota 2ct diesel bolted to a t50 gearbox . I is heavy and you notice it driving around . I don't offroad it thou . It has heaps of grunt and is very quick 0-100 , alas does not do much more than 130 ish , too noisy .