Quote Originally Posted by Rob's 380 View Post
Swap in a 6G75 with a manual, it'll go a lot better than the fork truck engine you currently have.
Definitely a plan if I keep it for the long term. I'm living in Canada right now and I've been keeping my eyes peeled for any 6G75 MIVEC goodies like cylinder heads, pistons and lower manifold section that I could perhaps convert a local 6G75 to MIVEC. I already have a couple 380 upper inlet manifolds that I am going to modify for both the Diamantes. The original 12V engine is not too bad at all, for some reason the JDM version has a few less hp than the Aus/US models but it does have a bit extra low down torque (an extra 10Nm). For something that has done almost 230,000kms it's still quiet, smooth and doesn't burn oil. Even the transmission still shifts perfectly! The 4G54 on the other hand... now that's a truck engine!