Recent content by Valley

No, no, I was looking at the new Landcruisers but after this project truck I’ve developed an appreciation for the older trucks, so I’m keeping an eye out for a clean 450. And yeah by 4 heads, i additionally had a pair of 07 Tundra heads that I got for free bc they didn’t have the front end...

I’ll have to check the service history printout once I’m able, but I only put about 12k miles on it during that time, mainly short trips as a daily driver (<10 miles). In fact, the dealer I bought it from had claimed to have fixed the issue by tightening the head bolts, which though I knew...

UPDATE: I can tell you definitively that long block parts are interchangeable on the VVTI 2uz’s. Scrounging the local junk yards for a few weeks I finally found an ‘05 sequoia and ‘06 tundra head that were clean enough for machining and porting, though they both needed extra shims and oil...

Hi all, Long time lurker here with my first post. First, I wanted to let you know that I believe the information collected on this board over the years is nothing short of amazing! My wife was extremely skeptical when I bought an 11-year-old vehicle (2007 LX) last year to welcome our first...