i've never seen or heard of a hino at either a sled pull or drag race.
Interesting, but I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in that sort of observation. Hinos aren't exactly under every rock, and people tend to buy, modify, and build things that they are familiar with, that have been done before, and that they know they can get parts and aftermarket support for. If Hino sells only medium-duty commercial trucks, hasn't been here in the US for decades, and doesn't sell in huge numbers (these are all assumptions I'm making), they will not be a popular choice for modification or transplant into other vehicles. The fact that you haven't seen them there is no indication that they're not reliable, can't be modified, can't make power, etc. It just means that unless word gets out that this is THE engine to have, nobody will bother messing with them. People will generally stick with what they know, or what their truck came with.
(and worth it)
