[mapleton cruiser]

has anyone succesfully ordered an a-trac switch from toyota and recieved it? ordered mine today and they said it was back ordered maybe 2-3 weeks. also talked to a toyota tech last night at a local cruiser club meeting he said he was working on a way to run locking rear diff. with the a-trac system. he said the early prototypes on the fj ran this version and the rig never lost traction he said it was unstoppable . {his words not mine} its kind of cool just thought i would relay what i heard . he said he would keep me posted . he also said the a trac switch will activate all fj's that already have the rear locking diff. if you dont have that it wont work.

[Ocelot]

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[mapleton cruiser]

yes it is . thanks!

[SnyderMan]

Originally Posted by Ocelot

All old news, covered in topics not more than 5 topics below yours

The same Toyota tech also said Toyota has already paid TLC and TLC has the FJC's and were told to create a removable top, SAS, and throw a V8 in it. Just so you know what toyota has in mind for the future of the FJ.

[Ocelot]

Is that Toyota Tech full of shiat or was he being serious?

[SnyderMan]

Originally Posted by Ocelot

Is that Toyota Tech full of shiat or was he being serious?

He is more than a tech, he is a regional something rather and was dead serious. Said the work had started. he frequents this site and maybe if he sees this he will chime in. As a pricing note he said all dealers in this region were instructed that they were not allowed to mark up FJ's.

[Ocelot]

Very interesting. With the 4.7L V8/5-Speed/Full-Time 4WD and SFA I'd deffinately buy one if its still within a reasonable price.

[mapleton cruiser]

that is true but you can guess with those kind of options the price will jump to the $40,000 dollar range.

[Beowulf]

Originally Posted by Ocelot

Very interesting. With the 4.7L V8/5-Speed/Full-Time 4WD and SFA I'd deffinately buy one if its still within a reasonable price.

The V6 puts out as much HP and torque as the 4.7L V8 and the 6-speed manual has FT 4wd. SFA will never come stock from Toyota but I believe you will find they do quite well off-road with the IFS. I'm a believer in SFA and agree they are better off-road but that doesn't mean the FJC with IFS is a slouch... quite the opposite, especially with a good driver.

-B-

[Ocelot]

Originally Posted by Beowulf

The V6 puts out as much HP and torque as the 4.7L V8

4.0-liter DOHC 24-valve EFI VVT-i V6
236 hp @ 5200 rpm/266 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm

4.7-liter DOHC 32-valve EFI VVT-i V8
260 hp @ 5400 rpm/306 lb.-ft. @ 3400 rpm

Thats straight from Toyotas website. That would be 24 more horsepower and 40 more ft-lbs for the V8.

I meant to type 6-Speed manual, I'm aware that it come with full-time 4WD with the V6... but I would want that configuration with the V8.

Edit: Those figures are for the 4-Runner.

The same V8 in the UZJ-100:

4.7-liter DOHC 32-valve EFI V8
275 hp @ 5400 rpm/332 lb.-ft. @ 3400 rpm

The same V6 in the FJ-Cruiser:

4.0-liter DOHC 24-valve EFI VVT-i V6
239 hp @ 5200 rpm/278 lb.-ft. @ 3700 rpm

So no matter which way you go, the lowest powered V8 is still more powerful than the highest powered V6

[Beowulf]

I was thinking of the earlier 2UZ-FE engines with 230hp.

Even with the newer version of the 4.7l V8, there is no way anyone in their right mind would pay the $$$$ premium for 21 hp.

Add to that the fact that Toyota has never offered a V8 with a manual transmission (at least not that I've heard of.)

-B-

[Ocelot]

Unfortunately you just can't win tonight