8x Series V8 Swaps (7 Viewers)

[MoJ]

1997 Collectors Edition with a 4.7L 2UZFE done by Slee Offroad with a host of parts from @beno including new short block from Japan and all OEM accessories.

Swap was done for reliability along with producing enough power for comfortable daily driving and extended cross-country road trips. Re-Gear was done @ 4.56 ratio and the truck even with all external and internal additions feels like it has more power than the wife's stock 2UZFE..

I've personally done several JK Swaps including 5.7L/4L60E and 6.2L/6L80E and from a balance of power and smoothness, the 4.7L was an appropriate choice for me. Having all Toyota was a personal choice for this particular swap and I'm a big fan of GM powerplants and transmissions.


Drawback:

Inability to personally tune engine and transmission. I use EFI Live for GM swaps and its really amazing the additional power you can make with a good tune, especially the transmission.


Thoughts after seat time:

I've driven this over a year now and have about 13,000 miles on the swap. The engine and transmission feel smoother and in synch more each month I drive it. I would do this swap again without hesitation.


Costs:

The Slee swap starts at $25,000 + with a take-out engine, but I went with a new short block, fully rebuilt heads and new accessories for reliability. I just didn't want to "wonder" about how someone else took care of their powerplant. Obviously, this added some significant $$ but cost savings was not my reasoning behind the swap.

That is a work of art. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[aktundra]

Can somebody post pics of your floor shifter-to-transmission connection(s)?
I have a 6 speed so my shifter lever and tranny lever are on the same side, but I guess I'd like to see how folks attached a cable to the floor shifter

thanks

 

[OGBeno]

Putting this thread here as it seems quite pertinent:

Vortec Swap - Pin Out Sheets

 

[ThomasMore66]

Can we add a page for shops used for this swap? I've got two shops that want to work on this, but I'm curious who else is out there.

4x4 Parts Sales and Service Little Rock, AR - MUD Connection
Home Page

 

[OGBeno]

Can we add a page for shops used for this swap? I've got two shops that want to work on this, but I'm curious who else is out there.

4x4 Parts Sales and Service Little Rock, AR - MUD Connection
Home Page

I would prefer no vendor plugs here. I see this being a purely technical section.

That being said, information regarding who does swaps currently might be useful as long as NO SELLING HAPPENS.

Let's see how it goes.

 

[torfab]

Are you planning this for your 80 Onur?

 

[aae42]

does anyone make bolt-in replacement motor mounts yet? (for GM gen III/IV/V)

 

[OGBeno]

Are you planning this for your 80 Onur?

Negative Tor. The Raisin is in semi-permanent retirement.

 

[torfab]

@aae42 The Marks kit comes with engine mounts, but they're not bolt on. The 80 series LS conversion is actually pretty straight forward, and with the right combo you don't even need to modify drivelines.

 

[bonomonster]

How are you guys wiring in the stock 80 gauges?

 

[torfab]

You put the stock 80 series oil pressure sensor and temp sensor into the GM block, then get a dakota digital tach signal adapter for the tachometer.

 

[lazy]

Signal conversion for speedo? Doesn't the stock Toyota speedo gauge read a different pulse per Rev?

 

[torfab]

You don't need anything for the speedo, stock speed sensor will be used on the T-case

 

[thatcabledude]

Speed comes from the T-case.

 

[lazy]

Gotcha, that makes sense....

 

[bonomonster]

That makes sense.... What about everything else?

 

[aae42]

That makes sense.... What about everything else?

what else is there?

 

[thatcabledude]

Fuel level... It goes unchanged also.

 

[bonomonster]

what else is there?

Water temp, oil pressure, tachometer? Will the GM sensors all work with these?

 

[CoreyHendo]

Water temp, oil pressure, tachometer? Will the GM sensors all work with these?

For water temperature and oil pressure I'd assume you're going to use the factory Toyota sensors. For the tach you'd use a Dakota signal conversion box. I'm assuming that's what everyone is doing.