Hi Chris,

Not trying to talk you out of it, as I think it would be a cool swap, but unless you're planning on keeping the truck some period of time and driving it quite a bit, I think the cost you're going to have in making the conversion happen is likely to overcome your fuel savings for quite a while, unless you happen to have a really cheap 4JG2 sitting around somewhere with all the trimmings.

The swap is doable, it's the old equation of swap = time + money + ability, where more or less of any of those will require adjustments in the others, but I really have my doubts that it's going to be a financial win any time soon for you. The diesel will have more power overall (10-15hp and a good bit of torque I'd say), but I don't know how much you'd notice it day to day.

I'm curious as to how you define a diesel as more versatile (not arguing, just want to know what angle you're approaching it from). Modifications aren't going to be all that much easier. You would potentially be a candidate for biodiesel, but you'll lose some of your power advantage that way.

Just thoughts to ponder.

James