Diesel Toys is a company in in San Antonio, Texas specializing in swapping diesel engines into Toyota trucks and SUVs. This 2010 Tundra Crew Max 4×4 came to Diesel Toys to have the factory engine replaced with a twin-turbo 4.5 L 1VD-FTV diesel V8. The engine features Toyota’s D-4D common rail fuel injection technology and produces 261 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque. Behind the engine sits a six-speed automatic transmission. It takes a lot of work to swap an engine and convert it to diesel. That is reflected in the $38,000 price for a turn-key conversion.
Starting on January 1, 2017 Diesel Toys will be shifting from converting customer-supplied vehicles to selling already converted vehicles on a first-come, first-serve. They will also reducing the models of vehicles to just 2005+ Toyota Tacomas and FJ Cruisers. Previously they also converted Toyota 4Runners, Tundras, and Land Cruisers. You can still contact them to get a pre-order in before the January 1st cutoff. The conversion prices are listed below and each package comes with a 3.0 L 1KD-FTV inline-four turbo diesel that produces 170 horsepower and 267 lb-ft of torque.
FJ Cruiser Diesel Swap Prices
Price and stats as of September 28, 2016| Engine | Transmission | Component Cost | Labor | Total Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1KD-FTV | Auto 4-speed A340 | $15000 | $10000 | $25000 |
| 1KD-FTV | Auto 5-speed A750 | $16500 | $10000 | $26500 |
| 1KD-FTV | Manual 5-speed R150 | $14500 | $10000 | $24500 |
| 1KD-FTV | Manual 6-speed RA61 | $16500 | $10000 | $26500 |
Tacoma Diesel Swap Prices
| Engine | Transmission | Component Cost | Labor | Total Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1KD-FTV | Auto 4-speed A340 | $15000 | $10000 | $25000 |
| 1KD-FTV | Auto 5-speed A750 | $16500 | $10000 | $26500 |
| 1KD-FTV | Manual 5-speed R150 | $14500 | $10000 | $24500 |
| 1KD-FTV | Manual 6-speed RA61 | $16500 | $10000 | $26500 |
Source: Diesel Toys via OppositeLock
Diesels are fun and all but what’s point here? HP loss and a modest torque gain for 25k? Unless they up the output their business case is lost on me.
likely for towing & long distance.
Uh… buy a 2500 truck then and pocket the rest. Nothing else on the Tundra is up to snuff for being a heavy tow-rig.
Definitely not modest. 3UR-FE only makes 250tq at the same 1800rpms, 250tq to 480tq is massive. 4000rpm before 400tq on 3UR. This won’t be as fast top end but it will tow a lot more weight. Best to observe the dyno sheet/powerbands of each engine before saying nonsense. Gas and diesel engines have their purposes.
i live in Belize central america I am trying to put land cruiser 2013 engine diesel in a trundra 2010 i have problem wit the ac evap i you the harness from the land cruiser .
Hi I’m Gerry I’ll be taking my 08 Tundra to Costa Rica in a few months I would like to know your progress with your conversion because I would like to do the same thing
I am looking for support and parts to swap out the engine from my 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Mercedes engine (I would rebuild it) with 410,000 km’s and drop it into my 2007 Toyota FJ cruiser and I’d like to know if it’s doable.