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Originally Posted by ms018kmf
I see you saying this frequently. Why do you market products for 3VZE's if this is how you feel? Not knockin ya, but are your products the silver bullets to fix those V6's woes?
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The original 1988, and possibly 1989 3.0's were a poor block design, barely enough meat in the casting to hold the crank in place. Most engine rebuilders would not attempt to rebuild one of those early blocks.
Yes, head gasket issues were (past tense) a bitch. One of mine had 3 head gasket jobs.
To me, the biggest issue is that Toyota gave those engines 150 h.p., put 100 of it where you get to use it every day, then put the other 50 up at 4500 r.p.m. Headers give an 11 h.p. gain, but leave the other 50 ponies upstairs. Headers with 2.5" exhaust gives a 14 h.p. gain, and brings the 50 h.p. down where you get to use it every day (i.e. feels like a 50 h.p. gain).
Other than the above, we offer 3.0 stuff for all of those who are lucky enough to have a trouble-free engine and want to squeeze out a couple more ponies!!!