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Adelaide
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June 2002
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Re: 4.5Lt Landcruiser motor (1fz-fe) Potential?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 00:59
 
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Dimensions-
Length 840mm
Height 720mm (and thats with my custom shallow sump-otherwise they are an extra 100mm or so taller......I almost needed to dry sump it to get it in there)
The other major sticking point with them is the massive bellhousing diameter-430mm or so. A 5m bellhousing fits inside the cruiser one.....
Weight-dunno, I never weighed it, but needless to say it is HEAVY.
Redwarf is certainly right that unless you have a cruiser there are probably better options in the Toyota stable. Fitting it successfully into the car was no small achievement.........
I went for it as it is the biggest capacity toyota donk you can buy easily, and also as the 1UZ is a bugger to fit into a double wishbone front end car (and thats without trying to turbo one in there-that's almost impossible). The other reason was because with an inline 6 I only needed 1 exhaust manifold, 1 turbo and vastly simpler plumbing.
As for potential, I don't know where the limits are yet as nothing has let go yet, but with 11.04 from the crown already with pump fuel, a shitty 80 series intake manifold and stock cams it seems like there is a fair bit to go. And when I had it in pieces the crank, rods and pistons all appeared to be bulletproof. (the crank in particular was very impressive) The biggest point in the engines favour is the astronomical torque it produces once force-fed. On the 11.04 run, I fucked up and short shifted into 2nd at 2000rpm. I thought the run was over, but the engine didn't even notice......
Having said that however, unless you have a cruiser, a desert racing buggy or a crown-go for something else!
Sean
PS Redwarf, do you have any contact details for the fellow with the 80 series?
[Updated on: Sun, 06 February 2005 01:01]
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