Does anyone know if the 3B has enough power to be a daily driver? I assume there will be more choices with the 3B than there are with the 13B-T. I would also appreciate hearing from anyone who has added A/C (especially to a RHD model)
Thanks...................1978HJ45
I have a few BJ70 some with A/C some with out, some Turbo Some without, in both Right and Left hand drive, so here is some infor for you:
If you live in a mountainous area and you are looking for a 3B you really need to make sure it is turbo'd or you will not be happy with the results. If you are just looking for a daily driver and no any big hills or moutains, and you are not looking to lead the pack than the 3B will be fine. I am assuming you are talking about a 3B in a 7x series?? all my advice is based on that that assumption.
You will not find any BJ70's that had factory A/C that came out of Canada, some will say they did exists but I have never seen one with that configuration from Canada, same can be said with the factory sunroof.
The 13B-T is a fine engine but I really have not found it to be any better or worse than a 3B turbo'd for that matter the same can be said for the 3BII. If you are looking for power or potential you would be far better off getting a 1HZ over a 13B-T they have about the same power and the 1HZ can be turbo'd and then it has far better performance, not to mention better cooling, etc, etc.
As far as a 3B with A/C they seem to work fine, you will notice a drop in HP if you are up on the hill os something like that but it certainly can handle the A/C with the 3B...Well I should mention that I only have that configuration with a turbo'd 3B however my BJ70 RT came stock with A/C and no turbo so Toyota is fine with it.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Michael
