OFFICIAL: Toyota SUV/truck thread

[parkerbink]

Upgrading my Sequoia supercharger from 1900 to 2650.


Installing heat shielding.

Speaking of the 2UZ anyone need intake gaskets?

6 months ago Toyota sent the wrong gaskets.

[Alba Mentor]

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[MR E30 325is]

Just shy of 2.5 years of living in this thing full-time.

Tacoma at Sunset by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Exiting Tucki by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

[DEV0 E30]

Hell yes. The 2UZ in an 80 is probably near peak. I know people LS swap them (like ICON/TLC4x4) but as someone with a 100 series, it is pretty great as a truck motor that just does it's job (although thirsty).

[mrsleeve]

haven't seen this thread bumped up in a while.

I have a bit of project going on right now. Got the old 1FZ out and the 2UZ test fit, everthing going about as well as expected mostly just sitting around waiting on parts for the 2UZ to get some hard to reach maintenace outta the way. New drive line came out of a 2002 100 Series so its fairly staright forward swap since there are off the shelf motor mounts and trans brackets out there.

[cale]

Haven't posted in eons, moved onto Toyota's after e30s....some recent things from Utah trips and other fun



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[MR E30 325is]

Day 22

GC - Sep 2023 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

[parkerbink]

I’ll never understand how people can ignore basic maintenance.

[slammin.e28]

Ouch! Malice in the combustion palace!

I wonder how many miles/years out of replacement the belt was.

The truck was right around 200k miles when I got it....maybe closer to 207k, I can't remember. I'd be surprised if it wasn't the original belt on it. Didn't have a replacement sticker anywhere, and they don't just blow at 100k...usually (from what I've seen) you'll get a good amount of miles over the interval before anything happens. Seen people post up doing a belt on a 2UZ over 50k miles past the due mileage.

[parkerbink]

Ouch! Malice in the combustion palace!

I wonder how many miles/years out of replacement the belt was.

[slammin.e28]

Just the highlights from the old engine. Forgot to post when I swapped the thing out back in 2020. Been going strong since.

I think the PO was doing 70mph down the interstate, although could never get a straight answer on that.

[parkerbink]

They aren’t called interference engines for nothing, one positive of the 5.7 is the timing chain.

[slammin.e28]

Sequoias are great! My mods chipped away at my 18mpg highway. 295/70/18 and the Supercharger have me at 13 in 2 wheel drive (just did 700+ Phx to L.A. and back)

Really the only thing done to this is 285/70/17" tires. Came with them when I bought the truck and I just like the look. No lift on it, so it does rub at full lock in the front.

Just got done doing the second set of LBJs (I do them at 40k miles intervals, I'm paranoid with all the Toyota LBJ failures I see get posted in the FB groups, lol), front struts, steering rack bushings, and UBJs. Sitting at 245k miles on the chassis. The engine had like 140k when I dropped it in. I can't remember if I ever posted pics of the carnage from when the PO let the timing belt pop on the interstate...

[parkerbink]

Sequoias are great! My mods chipped away at my 18mpg highway. 295/70/18 and the Supercharger have me at 13 in 2 wheel drive (just did 700+ Phx to L.A. and back)

[slammin.e28]

Been enjoying the hell out of this thing. Does everything well, except get good gas mileage. Can’t get it above 13mpg highway. Otherwise best vehicle ever.