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• V10TDI engine on NISSAN SAFARI by anarcom2 on 15 Dec, 2008 22:02
• Hi ppl,
  
  I have 1992 Nissan safari M/T. with TB42 petrol engine currently deadly eating 26 l/100km.  I have started my nissan for offroad adventure.
  
  I love nissan safari but NOT engine. I am not specialist but I want to replace my engine to V10TDI twin tubo volkswagens. I think V10TDI engine best diesel engine with low consumptions and great power.
  
  Could you suggest/recommend me any possibilities? And how much costs new V10TDI engine?
  
  Thank you,
• #1 by jtanguay on 16 Dec, 2008 05:37
• Quote from: "anarcom2"

  Hi ppl,
  
  I have 1992 Nissan safari M/T. with TB42 petrol engine currently deadly eating 26 l/100km.  I have started my nissan for offroad adventure.
  
  I love nissan safari but NOT engine. I am not specialist but I want to replace my engine to V10TDI twin tubo volkswagens. I think V10TDI engine best diesel engine with low consumptions and great power.
  
  Could you suggest/recommend me any possibilities? And how much costs new V10TDI engine?
  
  Thank you,

  
  
  ETKA lists for $16,730 jobber cost or $19,406 for non jobber.  :shock:
  
  best for you to find a wrecked one, but i don't think there are many around...
• #2 by blackdogvan on 16 Dec, 2008 09:26
• It'd help to know where in the world you are. I'd be thinking B series cummins, either the 4 or the 6 cyl version would work well in a safari... IF you are in North America. If you're in Europe why not a V6 TDI?? Easy to find over there & they make decent power...
  
  Otherwise I say DO IT!!
• #3 by jtanguay on 16 Dec, 2008 10:21
• ya the V10 TDI is honestly overkill.  did you ever see the movie of it pulling a jumbo jet???  :shock:  26L/100km sounds more like a hummer or lamborghini...
• #4 by jackbombay on 16 Dec, 2008 10:29
• Quote from: "jtanguay"

  ya the V10 TDI is honestly overkill.  did you ever see the movie of it pulling a jumbo jet???  :shock:  

  
  
    It was modified with lower gears, tons of weight in the back and tougher rear suspension IIRC. But a jumbo jet is still 700,000+ pounds  :shock:
• #5 by jtanguay on 16 Dec, 2008 11:25
• Quote from: "jackbombay"

  Quote from: "jtanguay"

  ya the V10 TDI is honestly overkill.  did you ever see the movie of it pulling a jumbo jet???  :shock:  

  
  
    It was modified with lower gears, tons of weight in the back and tougher rear suspension IIRC. But a jumbo jet is still 700,000+ pounds  :shock:

  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls23tHPX8mQ
  
  they don't say anything about lower gears... just the tons of weight & extra psi in the tires
• #6 by blackdogvan on 16 Dec, 2008 13:15
• Caution Thread hijack in progress...
  
  Has anyone seen or looked into a v6 m-tdi using 6BT 12mm VE?
• #7 by dillenger1 on 24 Jan, 2009 06:27
• are the v6's 'pumpe deuse"?or common rail?
• #8 by MikkiJayne on 24 Jan, 2009 08:21
• The 2.5 V6 is VE (using a VP44), until the C6 A6 (2004 ish) when it went CR. As far as I know they never made a PD V6 because there's no space in the head to get the extra cam stuff in.
• #9 by blackdogvan on 25 Jan, 2009 16:27
• http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=131414
  
  I've always wondered about a v6 tdi swap, after reading through this 28 page (!) thread I would think a v6 m-tdi would have been a wee bit simpler (i get the feeling he wanted it to appear totally stock) & be a beautiful thing in so many vehicles (think v6mtdi Allroad!). 6bt 12mm VE mech pumps are easy to find although the position of the pump front & center on the engine would make fitting the LDA under the hood fun on that Avant & the intake would have to be moved but...
  
  Such a sad thing VW & Audi only sent 4cly tdi's to North America, I'll never understand it.