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02-02-2024, 08:15 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,283
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The 4m40T engine is being cloned in china, so ironically aftermarket parts are somewhat cheap. It's actually found in plethora of china pickups/ SUV. So a set of injectors is less than $100AUD, a head gasket can be found for under $50 and a fully assembled new cylinder head is $500...How long they last is about as sure as a big bore kit for a CG250 does
If EV conversion kits were cheaper I'd love to got down that route but as for now an Indirect injected Turbo Diesel has got me grimed up. https://ziptek.en.made-in-china.com/...hallenger.html We have RAM pickups in Australia too now...lets just say after exchange rates and taxes you're looking at over 150k. |
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02-03-2024, 10:25 AM | #2 | |
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 2,282
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It is almost worth trying to find a used 4WD Mitsubishi with a worn out gasser in the USA and do the conversion. Almost. You are lucky to have the original TD versions of Mitsubishi trucks in Australia. All of the peripherals and the wiring harness would be a nightmare to find in the USA and the wiring harness would be difficult to say the least. You can see a first gen Toyota 4x4 in the background in one of those pics I posted with my brewing system. It was a rust-free vehicle I found in Arizona! Then I found a first gen diesel Toyota and rebuilt the head. I had everything- intact wiring harness and cab, fuel pump and other engine peripherals, but NO TURBO! It was just too daunting. I ended up selling the diesel at a loss and eventually got a Ram 2500 with a cummins TD. But that thing got 15-16 mpg and much worse when I hauled a trailer! Yes, it could move a HOUSE, but I hardly ever needed half of that torque. I felt stupid hauling my 200lb carcass around in that massive truck. You see them everywhere here, most of them sparkling clean, tonneau cover, with one person in the quad cab The whole point of the i4 diesel in a pickup like the older Toyota Tacoma was to have a capable Ute that didn't spew so much CO2 and didn't cost so much to run. I sold the Ram and got a new Toyota gasser. Enjoy the Delica. You have a real gem there
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-2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 02-06-2024 at 02:41 PM. |
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