2012-07-14

Engine swap: the way to overcome difficult to find OEM replacements sa grey market

Many of us enjoy the style and smoothness of Amerikano car, pero fuel efficiency sucks talaga. Diesel swap solves this problem, and also gets advantage sa parts replacement. We see many AUV and vans kay small engines fullfitting performance needs, frequently more loaded than marami trak Amerikano would ever get.

Para sa Chevy Astro van, electronics in the automatic transmission are many times a pain to deal with, so no sorpresa there are complete swaps including engine at transmission sa Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu at ng Mitsubishi sa palibot 2.5-3.0litre.

Full-size SUV type katulad Chevy Tahoe/Suburban are possible receivers sa Diesel, pero bigger ones provide more suitable torque even while small ones under 3-litre are providing each times higher power. I performed myself a handful sucessful engine swaps using mainly Isuzu 4HF1 sa NPR, surplus Toyota 14B sa Daihatsu Delta/Toyota Dyna, and very few ones kay entire drivelines buhat sa Nissan Patrol Safari. Old TD42 inline-six was one of the best engines to use, pero ngayon malaganap ZD30 shared with Urvan Escapade being shorter can easily fit in engine bays each time tighter dahil sa comfort features like aircon, power steering, anti-lock brakes, sa gitna ng others. Automatic transmission available sa Patrol Safari is better than re-use OEM units sa Amerikano, pagka't yung torque converter ay na designed para sa torque input in a lower revving engine. Even in a 4-speed layout, fuel efficiency advantages are not so far from what a heavier 6-speed currently fitted in many full-size American rigs would do.

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