I agree 100%.
I don't like transplants which have adapters between engine and transmission.
The cost of the 'large' stuff is quickly over-run by the costs of the 'small' stuff.
If you have a wreck, you save on sourcing / manufacturing all those additional items.
I know the Mitsu 4-cyl diesel engines and if the 3.2Di-D is rated at 100, I would rate the others as follows:
3.2 Di-D (4m41) 100
2.8 TDi (4m40) 65
2.5 TDi (4d56) 25
I never liked the 2.5 TDi (with which I bought my Gen1). Heavy on fuel if worked hard, and slow.
Beware the 4m40. They crack heads!
If you fit this engine, fit the largest & best radiator you can fit (3 rows).
I fitted two oil coolers (the in-block standard one as well as an external one).
Fit an EGT gauge, to monitor combustion temps (to protect your head).
Good idea on keeping the original oil cooler, too. I wonder if a non-turbo 4M40 might be better about overheating. Think I'd be disappointed with the power? (I'm content with the power of the original V6 gas).
Man, your Pajero is BEAUTIFUL! And tough-looking, of course...
Very very impressed with your job.
After looking at your writeup, I wonder about the RHD vs LHD issues that might pop up (mine's a LHD). Seems like an auto transmission might be better for me so that all I have to line up is the throttle. Or is it easier than I might guess to make a manual work?
So you needed to lift the body 2" to get the 4M41 to fit, even with fitting the intercooler on the front rather than on top of the engine? And you had to fab new mounts. Is the 4M40 that much different a footprint than the 4M41? I was thinking you meant in your earlier post that the motor mounts on the 4M40 were identical to the V6 gasser on the Gen1. That would be too easy wouldn't it? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
