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For the 4bt swaps i would be shocked to see anything over 30mpg in a truck / suv chassis in normal driving conditions. If small cars with 1.6L diesels only do 50mpg EPA specs. Just something to consider i know some guys get big numbers but these are not apples to apples if they drive 34mph everywhere that would suck!
As for engine resources here are some i know of:
This is a local resource for people in the Dallas area but they do ship engines they have several import diesel engines in stock.
jdmenginescorp.com
I dont believe you will find a place that will have ship GM/Ford/Chrystler products to the US that were not offered here other than getting some thing on ebay.co.uk or something like that.
My personal thought on the most economical set up would be to use a vw TD engine from the late 80's with a custom adapter plate to the trucks original 5 speed. or just run a Rabbit truck with the front wheel drive layout. (since front wheel drive is more efficient)
my 2 cents.
good luck with the project.
-Liberty
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