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"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 02/12/2017 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

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Both of these trucks are powered by Isuzu engines. One just happens to have 3 times as much hp and 5 times more torque.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/12/2017 at 18:56

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The Isuzu deal ended in the early 2000's. And it was a joint deal. That Duramax in that truck is all GM. Also, the Hombre is just an S10. So that engine is also all GM.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/12/2017 at 19:09

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That’s a 1990 so is a real Isuzu.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/12/2017 at 19:20

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Oh. The back looks nearly the same.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/12/2017 at 19:23

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It’s easy to see how they cross pollinated. Very similar size and shape.

Stephenson Valve Gear > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/12/2017 at 20:55

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Eons ago, my dad had a ‘78 Isuzu Chevy LUV... the original engine made it to 160xxx miles before it bit the dust. We took my Mazda Ford Courier up to a place that was a repair/parts place for trucks, including - you guessed it - Isuzu and brought home a crate engine for the LUV. Naturally it had to be ordered, but as a teen I was amazed that a diesel truck place was able to get an engine for a Chevy built by Isuzu...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Stephenson Valve Gear 02/12/2017 at 20:59

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That truck would be terribly slow with the diesel. The stock gas 2.6 is very torquey and easy to drive.

Stephenson Valve Gear > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/12/2017 at 21:04

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The LUV had a 4 cylinder, 1.8 liter gas engine. The replacement that we got was actually the same block, but a 2.0 liter. No matter, it was still slow...