What the hell is an FV40?

Karl Wolz

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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Mike Pedersen
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:22 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: FW: [LCML] Stupid Diesel Idea of the day NVC
>
> From the Landcruiser mailing list...
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>
> I'm sure I'll get flack for this one, but the other day I was chatting
> Diesels with a co-worker would been looking up engine swaps on heaps.
One
> of my favorite engines for a while has been the TDI engines that VW
makes.
> How horrible an idea would it be (I don't have the money, so I'm just
> theorizing) to put a 2.0L TDI in an FJ40?  The important specs are
134hp @
> 4,000 rpm, 247 ft*lbs at 1900rpm, which moves the 3500lb wagon pretty
good.
> For comparison the 2.7L 5cyl mercedes engine in the Dodge Sprinter Van
makes
> 154hp @3800, and 243ft*lbs at 1600rpm. That moves a really big truck
down
> the road at a top speed of 90mph according to R&T, though it's got to
take a
> week or two to get up to that speed.  Performance specs aren't that
far off
> from a 2F, though the weight has to be about half, or less.  It'd make
for a
> nice light weight rig.  Part I'm having trouble with (other than the
actual
> mechanics of such a swap), is getting my mind around a 2.0L engine in
a
> Cruiser, even a 40.  The output specs. say it'd work.  But 2000cc????
> Anyone want to kill my daydream?
>
> Heath
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