Suzuki Samuri w/Cat Diesel engine

[sdalton]

I was driving on the freeway today, in downtown Houston, and say a Suzuki Samuri with a Powered by Cat Diesel sticker on the side. I rolled the windows down and it sounded like a straight piped semi truck mext to me. It sounded pretty good. The Vehicle looked stock except for the raised height and fat tires.

How in the world did they shoehorn a Cat engine into that thing?

 

[Mog]

It was more than likly a Perkapillar (Perkins) engine. Cat owns Perkins and they make small engines.

 

[baby.driver]

There's a four cyl. CAT and it is pretty big. I forget the power.



Jay

 

[JHansen]

Probably a yellow Perkins like Mog said. 3304 Cat is way too big for a Samurai (424 cid-hate to guess the weight... ... betcha it's not far off of a 6BT-they are a 3306 with 2 cyl's shaved off).



Jason

 

[nickleinonen]

it could be one of the skid steer or back hoe motors. . they are like 1. 5 liters 4 bangers that make 70'ish HP. . not sure if it is a true cat or perkins though. i remember reading and seeing pictures of a V6 deutz air cooled unit [big one ±10liters] stuffed between the fenders of a mid 80's bronco.

 

[sdalton]

I dont know which motor it had. It was going about 70 mph. It was not air cooled. It had a straight exhaust, about a 3 1/2 inch out the back. It sounded like a large engine inside, turbocharged. Very cool.

 

[Doubleclutch]

Supposedly the VW TDI fits in there and is a very good transplant. Hard to tell at 70!

 

[HoleshotHolset]

The VW tdi conversion kits for the Sammies are cheap... .



You'd know the sound of a 4-cyl versus a 6-cyl.....



Matt

 

[LarryB]

I have a VW diesel in my Samurai. It's a real tight fit. I can't imagine shoving in anything larger. I may put a CAT sticker on mine too. Good idea!