>What engines did you look at in deciding to mod?
>
>What physical size problems?
>
>Weight problems?
>
>Are there any relatively "flat" diesels out there?
>
>Pmail may be better than filling the list.
>
>camper@tactical-bus.info
>Thanks
>jimt

A Toyota flat-4 (not a boxer) would be ideal. That's the version of
the 3C-T 2.2, used in the Japanese-only market narrow-bodied version
of the Estima (the wide-body is exported as Previa or Tarago).

It's a straight-4 laid on its side. Same engine is available in the
Liteace (both turboed 3C-T & nonturboed 3C) van and Camry (turbo
only). It is a direct derivative of the 1.8-liter 1C and 2.0 2C/2C-T,
a proven design. It can move an Estima along very well, accelerating
strongly uphill in 4th (around town) and quickly reaching 160kmh.
Available through used-parts exporters in Japan (see Japan Yellow
Pages in you library) and possibly through US engine importers.
Supposedly they have a electronic control unit, dunno what for.

That's the only flat car diesel I know of.

Of course you could try converting a Subaru engine to diesel... not
impossible to do. Say Audi or Mercedes V6 diesel heads on an SVX
engine? Or shave the Subaru heads, redesign the camlobes, fit custom
high-crown pistons...
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