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mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:55 am

just wondering if anyone has tried (or heard of) fitting the 2.8 TD engine from the rocky into a sierra or vitara? what i have read they are similar weights and with the engine being loosly based on the hilux 2.8 would be bullet proof with heaps of torque.

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:11 am

But probably would be a nightmare to bolt up to a G series gearbox....

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:15 am

i had the same idea a while to ago but a fare few people shot it down pretty hard just saying that i would get better power froma 1.6...noone from her

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mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:18 am

ok just was looking at the diesel option, the gearbox and tranfer case from the rocky seems to be same dimensions so i would use the whole lot. any suzuki diesels that will fit and can be sourced?

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:21 am

mattr wrote:

ok just was looking at the diesel option, the gearbox and tranfer case from the rocky seems to be same dimensions so i would use the whole lot. any suzuki diesels that will fit and can be sourced?

What is your budget?

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mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:22 am

looking around the 5k for engine etc

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:26 am

mattr wrote:

looking around the 5k for engine etc

Is that 5k to buy engine, or 5k total conversion cost?

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mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:27 am

total conversion, got mate as diesel mech and auto sparky so saves some costs

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:28 am

mattr wrote:

total conversion, got mate as diesel mech and auto sparky so saves some costs

Have a read through this Thread. May shed some light on the conversion for you.

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mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:31 am

cheers mate

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:48 pm

My girlfriend drives a rocky, 2.8 intercooled turbo and it goes bloody well. It also has a diesel gas setup which helps some tho. It is a pretty big engine tho, and would be pretty heavy. Having said that it would propel a vitara pretty well I would imagine. I just wouldn't want the job of making it fit and then sussing out springs to keep it's nose up!

mattr

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:59 pm

cheers for that mate, i know the rocky are good (being toyota built) but hard to get parts

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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:30 am

mattr wrote:

cheers for that mate, i know the rocky are good (being toyota built) but hard to get parts

toyota owned, not built. the rocky 2.8 i would have to say is worse than the tojo 2.8, and heavt to boot! and its a completely different motor to the toyota 2.8.

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mattr

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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:35 am

yes the rocky was based on the old 2.4l toyo engine. just what i have read is that the rocky engine is a very good engine, yes it is a bit heavy but was looking at overall benefits compared to other easily sourced diesels. the rocky engine responds very well to upgraded turbo set up and was looking at this side of things

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