ridenred27 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 i have a rare ford ranger with a 2.3 turbo diesel it is going into a 4x4 suzuki and i was wondering if any of you guys have any info on this little diesel. i know that it is built bu mitsubishi and the engine model is a 4d55t. but that is all that i can find. i am looking to bump the fuel pressure and the boost, but i want it to be a safe level. any info would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 if it is that rare man, why the swap? sorry about going off topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 its called what is a 2 wheel drive stripped wrecked turbo diesel worth. nothing the frame is badly bent and there is no options. but the engine is worth doing something with. that is why it is going into the samauri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FBody Addict Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 diesel=good fuel mileage, i see exactly why he is doing it the gerbils in the samuri/trakker probably died being a diesel block, raising the boost shouldn't be all that big a worry, although injector timing may be a problem, i will talk with my grandmother's next door neighbor about it, he knows alot about deisels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 sounds like an interesting swap i am curious also what the transmission can handle, or if the extra tourqe will turn it into mush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 i am not going to use the sammi tranny i am going to use the tranny that is bolted to the diesel. the cool part about the sammy is it has a divorced transfer case. so all i have to do is make a custom stub(jack shaft)shaft and modify the ranger hydro clutch assy into the sammy. a little wiring and mount the feed pump and its running. apperently (sp) the diesel gets close to 40mpg freeway and 28 something city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I had a Samurai in high school/early college, and despite they were the tiniest things on the road it was a very fun and capable off-roader. I'm very interested to hear more about the swap. Traditionally, the big swap was to replace the 55hp 1.3L SOHC 8v engine with an old VW Rabbit Diesel, or a 1.6L 16V DOHC engine from a Sidekick/Tracker. That thing will crawl up walls with a 2.3L turbo 4. Good luck! smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Originally posted by Zeitgeist: That thing will crawl up walls with a 2.3L turbo 4. Good luck! smile.gif We have a winner! thanks for playing why do the swap game. graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 i think it should be a fun little thing. i need to get a water pump (broke from the front damage) oil cooler and a radiator. so when i start the swap i wont have to guess on the dementions. the cooles part of the diesel is this little thing sounds like a big truck diesel (turbo whistle and spool up). but i would like to bump the power up to around 100-120hp which should get the tq real close to 300ftlb. that should motivate it quite well graemlins/burnout02.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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