I am going to put a lift in I my new 4door 2012 JK So I stopes by Jeffs Jeep Yard for the install. Jeff did my 2007 2door. Jeff showed me a jk with a Diesel motor. Jeff tell me he is going to bring it to MOAB this year and will be offering a conversion package. He is going to call it Bruiser Turbo Diesel.



Has anyone done one of these Diesel Conversion? I think it would be a great trailblazer.

 

Wow that looks awesome

 

I'd rather have a diesel than a hemi

 

River Raider has a conversion to the 4BT turbo-diesel, from their description/specs seems like at least as good if not better than a hemi if you're going the spend the time and money to do an engine swap.

http://w ww.riverraider.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=156

 

Granted I have little experience with Diesels. But the ones I have driven have tremendous turbo lag. Driving field trucks in 1-2 ft of mud is a nightmare. Its either all or nothing no middle ground. Keep in mind these are 10000 lbs trucks.

 

I have a ford f350 with a diesel at work and I love it. It's smooth and lot of low end torque. I think a diesel will give you better fuel mileage, run taller gears and lots of torque. Has anyone do the conversion and how much did it cost?

 

That is the 4BT. A great engine.

 

River raider will do it for you for a little less then a hemi swap. It has great torque and will get decent mileage. I was actually at their shop today.

 

So its probably safe to say $10,000+ for the swap? You'd have to put on a LOT of miles to save $10k in fuel before you even broke even. Unless your original JK engine needed a rebuild, then maybe a 4bt might be an affordable option.

 

There is a small atricle in the newest JP mag. its toward the middle back.