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As OGBeno said, no. My 80 has absolutely zero electronic control of anything to do with gearbox or transfer. It is 100 percent mechanical control. And that's how I like it. If I need 4wd, I stop, engage the hubs, select 4H or 4L, take a little bit of power to make sure it's all engaged, and drive. To get out of 4wd I stop, dis-engage hubs, de-select back into 2H mode, power a little to make sure the light goes out, and Bob's your uncle.Do these 5 speed equipped 80 series have
- clutch start cancel button on the dash?
- cant start in gear ability?
Just curious if the TCU takes care of the above items.
With a manual gearbox, why would you want to start in gear?
This is occurring right now, in 2023 . A popular way to get over an obstacle after you have stalled the engine at the most inopportune time.Back in the day, when everyone couldn't afford a winch, starting in gear was a way to move the vehicle when the engine failed to start. Say you were in the middle of a water crossing and the vehicle failed to restart after stalling. Then you could engage the starter while in gear to use the starter motor to 'drive' the vehicle to dry ground. Not the best scenario, but better than sitting in the middle of the creek.
This is occurring right now, in 2023 . A popular way to get over an obstacle after you have stalled the engine at the most inopportune time.
Iffen you don't like living in the United States, just move to a foreign country.It's amazing (and frustrating) how different countries get different specs on vehicles. I think they (whoever makes these calls) made a bad decision when they decided to only offer 80's with auto's here in the U.S. I think the manual would have been very popular. Unfortunately, I think they were initially marketing the 80 mostly to soccer mom's here in the States. I really envy you guys in Australia where the most common 80's were diesels with manuals. Seems like that happens on a lot of vehicles. As an example, we can't get the Hilux here in the States. Some people would argue that the Tacoma is better, but I disagree. The Tacoma might have more creature comforts, but the Hilux wins out in Ruggedness. The Hilux is also offered with the diesel, of course. Sometimes I hate living in the U.S.
Next thing you know, they'll stop offering curb feelers.Here is an interesting read from a couple years ago. 2.4% of the cars sold by CarMax are manuals.
That is a tiny customer base.
Say it ain't soNext thing you know, they'll stop offering curb feelers.
Here is an interesting read from a couple years ago. 2.4% of the cars sold by CarMax are manuals.
That is a tiny customer base.
Toyota hasn't sold a diesel vehicle in the United States since 1985. We American buyers told them pass....What we buy is also a function of what they offer us. For instance, in 2022 there were zero new Toyota Diesel sales in the U.S. That's because there were zero offered for sale.
Lately, I've been enamored about an ls3 or some flavor of 4th gen vortec 6.0 with an h152f. Someday.V8 and NV4500 is a great combo in an 80. We did an LS3 with NV in a 60 last year. Super fun to drive.
It will be real close in an 80 NV shifter to the dash. The NV is a short trans. I am sure some guys with 6BTs or 4BTs have done it but the v8 does have to sit a little farther forward than an in-line engine due to heads on the firewall. We like to have an inch or more between the heads and the firewall. Two finger width is great. We also heavily take into consideration trans shifter location.
A 1” body lift on an 80 helps a lot with swaps, for exhaust clearance in particular.
We pretty much do the same as NCFJ says, we put the power train where we like it and build from there. Most swaps kits put the engine to far forward in my opinion. We are also fans of mechanical fans on v8 swaps vs electric.
Cheers