Diesel swaps?

Hey y'all,

I love the v6 that my 08 Tacoma has, but there's something itching inside of me that makes me wanna roll coal AND get better mileage at the same time. Now, I would not be doing something like this for a LONG time due to financial and time constraints, but I'm calling on you guys to help me get an idea of what I can do. If there is an engine that is even remotely possible to fit in the Tacoma, even with massive amounts of shoehorning, tell me about it in this thread. Hell, I saw a 6BT Cummins in a 1st gen, so get crazy with it. If it fits, shout it out.

HOWEVER, do NOT mention the VW TDI engine....

 

nope

 

You can do a conversion. Is it feasible? No. The amount of money it costs could buy a lot of gas on top of any upgrades you'd want to do to your truck.

http://dieseltoys.com/tacoma-diesel-conversions

 

It has been done but I wouldn't do it unless I won the lottery. But at that point I'd just import a hilux.

 

These are the guys to see…… http://dieseltoys.com/tacoma-diesel-conversions We should try to get a group buy going…LOL

Aloha
Alex

 

Have you looked into VW's engine?

If you want diesel sell the tacoma and buy a new truck. 35k will get you a 4 door v6 diesel from dodge.

 

$25000?omg

 

Two power plants I know.
4bt works and the 79 to 85 mercedes diesel 5 cylinder turbos. many people do these swaps.

 

Just buy something from here:

http://www.landcruisersdirect.com/

 

4BTA - find one with an inline pump. Grind the fuel plate, do the boost elbow mod and you should be nothin' but smiles; and no tailgaters either. Here's the problem - emissions... If you're in an area that has an emissions test, you'll have hoops to jump through to get it registered (if you can at all). The 4BTA would never meet the particulate requirements for a 2008 vehicle. The regulations have been changing over time and in some places you can't put in older engines into newer vehicles anymore unless the engine meets that emissions standard for that year vehicle.

 

Check this place out too!

http://cccruisers.com/dieselengines/

 

Why? Diesel engines are more reliable, durable, and efficient than gasoline engines. Plus, IMO, the diesel knock just sounds good haha

 

Hmm, I definitely wouldn't mind having a 4.0l turbodiesel from a Land Cruiser in my Tacoma

 

I would only sell my taco for a 4 cylinder diesel taco or 4 runner or similar. I think we deserve 30+ mpg's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Amarok