The problem with a forced induction v8 in a land cruiser is that it's in a vehicle that needs to sustain power for long periods under load without everything overheating. Unless it's used for just getting ice cream down the street of course. Which many are.
Sell the 700r4 and buy a 4l60e. If your really on a budget, buy a 5.3 Tahoe cheap or better yet a silverado, use the parts you need and part out the rest.
Ok that's why I was asking for more details. I couldn't tell for sure in the picture. That is your problem. You have changed the maf sensor air flow rate by increasing pipe diameter.
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In my opinion if you have 10-15k you can get more bang for your buck by getting a dart LS block and boring and stroking it to a 7.4 liter. I considered boring my 6.0 to a 6.2. Of the dyno tests I looked up, the difference between a 6.0 and a 6.2 is about 20hp, so I decided against...
Are the stock pistons reusable? If not I would build a 6.0 instead. As far as the 5.3, if the pistons are reusable, get some nice rings, get it professionally honed. For bearings, the machine shop can tell you what to do. Get good lifters and gm trays. For a cam, the truck norris cam kit should...
Gen 4 is worth it if your utilizing the vvt and a 6 speed automatic. Otherwise gen3 is a cheaper easier option. The bigger the motor the better the low end torque which is important in a cruiser. So go with as big of displacement as you can afford. If you can afford to put a stroker crank in...
The 4l80e is going to take away more gas mileage from its mass which makes the drivetrain a bit more inefficient. If you have a good scanner you can observe live data for the transmission and observe torque converter lock up. You will lose fuel mileage if the torque converter isn't locking. It's...
The factory manual as a adjustment procedure on the lspv. How old is your lspv, master cylinder, and booster? Personally I recommend going to hydroboost.
I have no room on the passenger side. The trans and tcase wiring are on the passenger side along with the tcase linkage, cat, exhaust pipe, and driveshaft. Looking back I don't think it's worth keeping the stock shifter. To hard to get parts for them.
Easiest way I know of is to use a dakota digital or rostra kit with a cable linkage on the accelerator pedal wired to the toyota switch. But I haven't looked into it much.
You remove the Toyota ECU because it cannot interface in any way with the LS ECU. If you are doing the swap yourself, wiring is the most critical part to understand. Make yourself your own wiring diagram in a notebook or something on where each where goes. That is the first and probably most...