@SteelHunterFJ80 to respond to your post over in the for sale thread, here vs there.
I have already explained in various posts why I think the FTE is a superior engine. As far as converting and FTE to an FT, there are a number of problems with that.
First the IP shaft is a smaller diameter on the FT than on an FTE. That means the rear timing case that the oil pump is in and that the IP bolts to has a different size hole for the IP. The gear due to IP shaft size does not interchange either on FT vs FTE, it is specific to the FT. The case and seal are still available but the gear is not.
So to convert an FTE to an FT requires not only an injection pump specific to the FT but also an NLA gear. Perhaps the pump is still available new, Toyota does show the auto trans FT pump part number is still live in the system at over $6k for the pump. The manual trans FT pump is NLA, the auto is likely too but I have never tried to order one. The FT pump may also still be available new from Denso but I doubt that. Sourcing a used FT pump is not impossible but they are not plentiful due to only being manufactured for two years nearly 30yrs ago. Meanwhile you can get a new FTE pump from Denso for about $4k.
On top of this the FTE never came with a pan that works well in an 80-series. Both the HDJ100 and HDJ79 oil pan have clearance issues compared to the 80-series FT pan. The 80 pan is still available but the oil pickup is not and is another specific part to the FT. The oil dip stick tube on the FT is also NLA and is another specific to 80’s and the FT. You can work around these issues but it requires fabrication of FTE parts to match the FT parts. Or having the correct original FT used parts.
I don’t think the seller in the thread you tagged me in knows any of this. It’s not a “bolt on the pump” and go job. If he doesn’t know these things how could he know what he is selling?
As far as wiring up an FTE, yes that is a cost in doing an FTE swap. As is buying an ECU and spill driver. There are no parts currently NLA for the FTE unlike the FT.
Lastly in my opinion making an FTE an FT is going backwards. Like putting a carb on a fuel injected gas engine.
Cheers