Delica Canada | Mitsubishi Van Club

Hey there!
Hyundai don't make 4m40 because they only make a L300 hyundai version. Their Version of the 4d56 comes with a clutch assembly and pretty much everything but AC compressor. We just ordered a couple of em here at the shop in Cumberland. I would suggest, since your in NZ, to get on of those instead of a whole unit. Your already pimped up truck would run great for another 20 years!!

]it's almost perfect (for me): 120l fuel tanks, LSD rear/locking front differentials, spare tyre carrier, intercooler, rebuilt transmission... it really is just the engine that's letting me down now.

Do you have a part number of that 120L tank? I just bought a L300 5spd but it only has the very back tank and it seems awfully small!

Not so much a part number...

http://www.delica.ca/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 78#p128978

Well I think I might just go with a custom tank and put the spare tire on the bushbar. How big are your tires? Do you have a lift? and do you also have a roof rack? Your fuel consumption seems pretty high to me so it'll give me an idea

Welllll.... my fuel consumption is not a good yardstick. To answer your questions I have 31" tyres, 1.5" lift (take seats out of the back, wind up front bars until it's level again), and no roof rack, but I also have a 13G hybrid turbo and intercooler that make me happy. More precisely it's not the *turbo* that makes me happy, it's the look on Audi drivers' faces when a big white 4WD plumber's van hits warp speed from the traffic lights.

I'm not the gentlest, most fuel-efficient of drivers. I also drive a '63 Mini Cooper S that'll go as fast as you dare, anywhere, and the Delica is just a tiny bit frustrating in its reluctance to go around corners without flopping about like a newborn giraffe. I tend to compensate with momentum.

I also tow a caravan a lot. 2200kg Delica + 800kg caravan + 400kg payload = MPGs in the mid-teens.

The thought had crossed my mind. It's the same block so it should fit using the old engine mounts, and it might even bolt up to the old transmission. It's a bit taller, but making the engine cover a bit higher isn't difficult.

The issue I have is that the wiring is all integrated into the rest of the vehicle. Unless you're using an aftermarket ECU you'd need a complete donor Triton, and they're still expensive here. I'm not convinced the old gearbox would handle the torque either, and a full running-gear swap is a bit more involved than I'm looking for.

It would be awesome though. ABS and traction control, full-time 4WD, and improved fuel consumption and power. Mmmmm.

TieMyShoe wrote:Option 2 would be convert the engine to full mechanical with a VP pump.

I love the way you think! Even with the mechanical fuel pump it would be a great engine I think. But do you have an idea of how to get one here in BC?