Cruisers & Co + Wholesale Automatics + HGM A750F Transmission Swap

[Cruisers and Co]

Heard, thanks for the reply. What would the differences / hurdles be? electronics, bell housing, all of the above?

Heres a thread, with some answers, although @Cruisers and Co probably has better info from wholesale.

A750 tranny diesel - petrol differences | IH8MUD.com Forum | Toyota, Lexus & Off-Road Community Discussions A750 tranny diesel - petrol differences - https://share.google/GMAEIF2NW3B27SwUB

Perfect, thanks for the link!

Dont want to hijack the thread but the FTE came with an A750 behind it. Shouldn't be difficult to put one behind a 1HD-T, but you'd need something to run the transmission, a way to get a TPS etc.

The 1HDFTE came with the A750F behind it. There is already a Toyota bellhousing that exists. The guys at WAT have put A750F's behind the 1HD platform many times before and have the electronics sorted to make the Compushift work and control the transmission just fine. Case and point in post #1 you can see the Dirty30 with a 1HD-FT and A750F. Fitting it and making it work is not the problem. Here's where it gets tricky. Our US A750's that came in the 100 and LX are different internally than the Diesel A750 so those can't be used. We are working to see if these diesel A750 transmissions can readily be acquired and supplied. The kit if we do it will also be much more DIY than PNP because, as @OGBeno mentioned, the variations are much greater with the diesel 80's and we can't standardize it as much.

 

[Montana Cruiser]

A little over a month of real driving with the transmission in. Rolled over the 2500 mile mark this morning on the way to the shop. Still running amazing and can't wait to get this out there to you guys.

Offroad - it absolutely crushed it in Moab.
On road - fantastic, greatly improved response. 1st gear makes getting up and going much easier and the 5th overdrive is great for keeping RPM's down

Daily - MPG right now is sitting at around 12.6-9 mpg which is way better than my 10-11 I was getting.
Highway - super impressed but it's been above 14 and on Mother's Day weekend the family and I went on a 210-mile round trip in one day. Started and ended at the same pump. Got 15 on the dot averaging 70 mph on the highway. That was impressive to me.

I'm checking under the seat cushions of the couch to make this happen .... I would love to know how it performs behind a stock drivetrain.

 

[CrabCake]

I'm checking under the seat cushions of the couch to make this happen .... I would love to know how it performs behind a stock drivetrain.

We’ll find out soon…I have my trans waiting in storage for the swap components to be ready…secret $$ pocket is getting warmer everyday just itching to burn through!

 

[Montana Cruiser]

We’ll find out soon…I have my trans waiting in storage for the swap components to be ready…secret $$ pocket is getting warmer everyday just itching to burn through!

Awesome, can't wait to hear what you think!

 

[ajordan1975]

The 1HDFTE came with the A750F behind it. There is already a Toyota bellhousing that exists. The guys at WAT have put A750F's behind the 1HD platform many times before and have the electronics sorted to make the Compushift work and control the transmission just fine. Case and point in post #1 you can see the Dirty30 with a 1HD-FT and A750F. Fitting it and making it work is not the problem. Here's where it gets tricky. Our US A750's that came in the 100 and LX are different internally than the Diesel A750 so those can't be used. We are working to see if these diesel A750 transmissions can readily be acquired and supplied. The kit if we do it will also be much more DIY than PNP because, as @OGBeno mentioned, the variations are much greater with the diesel 80's and we can't standardize it as much.

@doughboy
This is what we talked about the other day.

 

[lumbee1]

Did I miss the price?

 

[Mjones]

A little over a month of real driving with the transmission in. Rolled over the 2500 mile mark this morning on the way to the shop. Still running amazing and can't wait to get this out there to you guys.

Offroad - it absolutely crushed it in Moab.
On road - fantastic, greatly improved response. 1st gear makes getting up and going much easier and the 5th overdrive is great for keeping RPM's down

Daily - MPG right now is sitting at around 12.6-9 mpg which is way better than my 10-11 I was getting.
Highway - super impressed but it's been above 14 and on Mother's Day weekend the family and I went on a 210-mile round trip in one day. Started and ended at the same pump. Got 15 on the dot averaging 70 mph on the highway. That was impressive to me.

Are these mpg numbers with this current setup from here with 292 Hp and 416 ftlbs w/ boost peaking at 8.4 psi? What other things are affecting mpg - tire size, gearing?

Post in thread 'Cruisers and Company 80 Series Turbo'

Apr 9, 2026

Also took my 80 back to the dyno and tossed it on after Jim's 55 for a quick pull.

For Reference when we started this journey my 80 made 138 Hp and 191 ftlbs on a stock engine that was rebuilt by Robbie w/ 1mm over pistons. After Stage 1 turbo @ it jumped to 210 Hp and 290 ftlbs.

Recently we have completed the following work on my 80:

• 3" Stainless Exhaust
• Installed our FMIC
• Completed the A750F Transmission swap

So, we did a pull in 3rd gear with the torque converter locked and while it took a while to go from 1000 to 5000 because you are never starting at 1000 rpm...

• Cruisers and Co

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[Kernal]

Looking forward to this mod.

Ditto: would be interesting to know how a ~stock vehicle (tires/weight) behaves in traffic say up to ~45mph but also at highway speed ie: 70-75 along with MPG numbers.

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Are these mpg numbers with this current setup from here with 292 Hp and 416 ftlbs w/ boost peaking at 8.4 psi? What other things are affecting mpg - tire size, gearing?

Post in thread 'Cruisers and Company 80 Series Turbo'

Apr 9, 2026

Also took my 80 back to the dyno and tossed it on after Jim's 55 for a quick pull.

For Reference when we started this journey my 80 made 138 Hp and 191 ftlbs on a stock engine that was rebuilt by Robbie w/ 1mm over pistons. After Stage 1 turbo @ it jumped to 210 Hp and 290 ftlbs.

Recently we have completed the following work on my 80:

• 3" Stainless Exhaust
• Installed our FMIC
• Completed the A750F Transmission swap

So, we did a pull in 3rd gear with the torque converter locked and while it took a while to go from 1000 to 5000 because you are never starting at 1000 rpm...

• Cruisers and Co

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Yes that is the setup. 35’s, 4:10’s, fully kitted out

 

[Cruisers and Co]

Did I miss the price?

Nope, hasn’t been published yet

 

[doughboy]

Did I miss the price?

@doughboy
This is what we talked about the other day.

Guess I'll just overnight parts from Japan, I mean Australia

 

[NorthWA]

 

[efjayatee]

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Shipped to ur door or you had to pick it up?

 

[CrabCake]

I picked mine up at local dealer, came from who knows where…

 

[NorthWA]

Shipped to ur door or you had to pick it up?

Ordered online and arrived at my local dealer a week and a half later.

 

[OGBeno]

I picked mine up at local dealer, came from who knows where…

Those transmissions come from Toyota depot in Hebron, KY.

 

[efjayatee]

What's the PN again to the A750f?

 

[Dragos80]

What's the PN again to the A750f?

Right side of the picture.

 

[FzjTaz]

Just picked mine up. Online order, took 2.5 weeks.

 

[fjbj40]

So when the kit is for sale there won’t be a single 750f available in NA