Not to Hijack, The only thing done to the engine is 2.5" exhaust from the turbo back. Hopefully it will see a better intake in the future. I have talked to lots of people about this engine and normally anything other than intake and exhaust mods end up shortening the life of the engine. PM me...
I know the T19 in my Scout is like that. I've had NP435's, T18's, and SM420's in other vehicles and it was no problem just as you described. The wide range in the T19 is killer between 2nd and 3rd. I've never had a close ratio T19 to know if it was any better or not?
In a pinch you can use a chisel to loosen that big nut but a socket is far better. Don't go buy a socket that big. They make special spindle nut sockets out of lighter material that are much cheaper to purchase. There is a torque spec for putting the spindle nut back on but a lot of them...
They made a 4cyl version of the SD33 (SD22 I think). I think they were put in a limited number of foreign made mini trucks. The only one I have ever seen was shoe horned into a lawn mower. It would make that thing scream but sizes were very different obviously.
Weight wise, the SD33 was...
If the threads on the U-bolts are galded when you try to take the nuts off you can use a saw-zall to cut the u-bolts also. The safest way to do that would be to have the piece flipped over as the others have mentioned.
My scout weighs 5K as it sits. Last I heard rebuild price on an SD33 was about $4000. Parts are hard to find and pricey. I think a person could have a mildly built 4BT for that kind of $.
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