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#351 by 123hotchef , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:12 pm

not sure but the ratios are better much better on the auto box

#352 by Yoda , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:13 pm

That's like the one question I couldn't find an answer to. You just need to put two side by side and see. But there ARE manual L200's I've found with 1UZ V8's. So it can be done.

#353 by Yoda , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:15 pm

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #351
not sure but the ratios are better much better on the auto box

Yeah the downside of the manual is the ratios. It's built for a weak diesel that needs to rev to get power. A V8 doesn't need that. I would think if you went manual you would want to fit an overdrive, which gets costly. So unless youn dearly must stay manual, go auto. Or, change your final drive.....

#354 by Mallinman , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:15 pm

Has anyone ever run the 1uz-fe with out the ecu. Is there a conversion to run it off a distributer?? Or is that a no no and a stupid suggestion.
Apparently you can put a supercharger on that engine 2.

#355 by 123hotchef , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:19 pm

depends on what v8 u use i guess most now are coilpacks

#356 by Yoda , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:19 pm

Yep there's a super charger kit for it. Good for 450bhp on standard internals. After that you need forged rods, and Pistons etc. Then the sky is the limit. I've seen both centric and twin screw super chargers fitted.

Honest answer is I don't know if it can be run without clever electrioncs. No one I've found has done so. And that's not just Mitsis. That's all vehicles it goes into. The place to ask is www.lextreme.com. This engine literally get put into everything.

#357 by 123hotchef , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:20 pm

Quote: Yoda wrote in post #353
Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #351
not sure but the ratios are better much better on the auto box

Yeah the downside of the manual is the ratios. It's built for a weak diesel that needs to rev to get power. A V8 doesn't need that. I would think if you went manual you would want to fit an overdrive, which gets costly. So unless youn dearly must stay manual, go auto. Or, change your final drive.....

they aint that weak and the engine is the same in the manual and the auto the auto just lives longer due to the gearing i reakon

#358 by Mallinman , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:21 pm

Must be nice and reliable then. Could the auto box take 450hp with out exploding??

#359 by 123hotchef , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:22 pm

hum probably not me thinks

#360 by Yoda , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:22 pm

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #358
Must be nice and reliable then. Could the auto box take 450hp with out exploding??

Who knows. I'll let you now when I get there. 😄

#361 by Mallinman , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:27 pm

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Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #358
Must be nice and reliable then. Could the auto box take 450hp with out exploding??

Who knows. I'll let you now when I get there. 😄

I imagine it will be fun finding out.

#362 by 123hotchef , Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:28 pm

oh yes it will

#363 by Bushwhacker , Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:41 pm

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #354
Has anyone ever run the 1uz-fe with out the ecu. Is there a conversion to run it off a distributer?? Or is that a no no and a stupid suggestion.
Apparently you can put a supercharger on that engine 2.

A 4bbl Holley, a Ford EDIS8 ignition, 4-6 wires to hookup, and you'll have a running engine.

#364 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:52 pm

Sorted out an engine today. Engine, box and ancillaries etc etc. £510 delivered on a palet. I won't even see it until it's in the truck. Not sure what year mine is from yet, other than its pre '97. It's done 126,000. So basically just about run in for these engines. From all the legwork I'm doing it seems to me these engines are becoming more and more popular for conversions and kit cars in this country. The guy I'm buying from says he has no problems selling them. There's definitely a small community building around the 1UZ. My guess is they will start to creep up in price over the next few years.

It seems finding a belt, tensioner and water pump kit is difficult though. Outside of Lexus dealerships they don't seem to exist in this country. Guys on the LOC seem to order from the U.S. But apparently it's 60,000 or 5 years between changes so that's good.

#365 by Bushwhacker , Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:13 pm

You're not going very far with your legwork then, belt kits and waterpumps can be bought from Eurocarparts.

#366 by 123hotchef , Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:25 pm

where is the v8 coming from Luke

#367 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:16 pm

Quote: Bushwhacker wrote in post #365
You're not going very far with your legwork then, belt kits and waterpumps can be bought from Eurocarparts.

I called Euro car parts today and they said they don't stock it Vince. I'm waiting on call back from Total Motor factors tomorrow. Online search yeilded only foreign sellers. I would like to know about your valley super charger bracket though @Bushwhacker. Was that a fabrication of your own?

Quote: 123hotchef wrote in post #366
where is the v8 coming from Luke

The engine is from a UK car that was broken down Chef. Other than that it specifically is coming from Bournemouth. Was that what you wanted?

#368 by 123hotchef , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:18 pm

yes mate just wondered if u had to import it from abroad.

weird that service items are hard to come by

#369 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:41 pm

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yes mate just wondered if u had to import it from abroad.

weird that service items are hard to come by

I definitely did consider seriously the Japanese import market for one. But it would cost me £1055. Granted I would have been on an engine with 40,000 less miles but in these engines that's no enough to sway it. Yet it's still high enough to warrant doing the belt etc given that from what I've found the first timing belt change is 90k. So all in I'm saving £500 the way I've gone.

#370 by 123hotchef , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:44 pm

fair play mate sounds like u have done ur research, it will be cool to sit in the truck with a laptop and change maps too when u get it all sorted I know people who share there maps on forums too

#371 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:45 pm

Hahah yeah, once I learn how to do it.

#372 by 123hotchef , Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:48 pm

it cant be difficult @marf did it in the parking lot to a lawnrover

#373 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:00 pm

The good news on my part is that my best mate has done all his own mapping on his 600bhp LS1 equipped Holden. ECU's differ but principles still apply. So I'll have a mentor to assist with the process. To get the best from an engine it wants mapping every time you change something. So the after market ECU is definitely a nice little bonus.

#374 by 123hotchef , Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:02 pm

deffinattly mate i agree also maps can differ from performance to fuel saving to somewhere inbetween.

do u off road or tow then it would be a different map again

#375 by Yoda , Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:34 pm

Yes exactly. I tow often and haul weight. You can even have different maps stored to change at the flip of a switch for different needs.

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