Great forum and thread . As you can tell I have a Pajero , my idea is to remove the diesel and fit a 1uz. I have learnt you can swap the Pajero bell housing ,torque convertor, input shaft and pump with the Lexus auto.I'm hoping the gearbox can be controlled from the existing auto ECU and kick down cable. there are other sensors etc on the old diesel that I may have to duplicate on the V8 .Funding this project is by way of the existing 4M40 selling for a few dollars , engine is almost out along with other bits that aren't needed .Again thanks for the info .....