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Old 02-04-2005, 11:26 PM
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Interesting possible swap

For all of you with blown or nearly blow 3vzs check this out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...951140924&rd=1
An lc engine for cheap, not sure how much work would be involved in a swap, but for the price of the engine it may be worth looking into. Just thought I'd share this find.
Old 02-05-2005, 03:59 AM
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I don't think the LC80 was available with anything but an auto. IIRC, the engine is BIG and the tranny is BIG - requiring tunnel work to fit our 4Runners.
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Still for a 150 for an engine, some fab work would break the bank.Don't kill the dream cebby!
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Cool. it only has 270,000 miles on it.
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Unfortunately, that engine will NEVER fit in a 4Runner. And for the power it puts out, you're better off w/ a slightly modded 3.4.
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for all the greif, go look for a 7mgte, or a 7mge
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Originally Posted by redplastic2p3t
for all the greif, go look for a 7mgte, or a 7mge
I would like to see this swap. power plant
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Originally Posted by Praufet
Still for a 150 for an engine, some fab work would break the bank.Don't kill the dream cebby!
Would you just put your energy into the 1UZFE swap?

It has been done and doesn't appear to be too expensive, or too difficult. There are a few great threads going over on Lextreme on the subject. Even sourcing for custom bellhousings and adapters to mate a manual to it.

I don't want to be the first on YT to do it.
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I will be doing the 1uz swap. I think selling my 3vz will just about cover it, but I don't have the money to front initially right now. I think I'm going to switch to an auto when I do it too, so that adds a little extra cost and then I have to swap out parts between thats and the sc400s auto. Extra work.
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LS400's are more plentiful and likely cheaper...
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I want to see this swap!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting
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Originally Posted by NathanBERG
You could a couple in there...
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i want this to be fabbed up onto my 3.0
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=46093
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