I'm going to put a system called Fast EZ EFI. My friend had it on his chevelle until he put an LS3 in it. It's self learning after minor setup. Bolts to any square bore mani.
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I'm going to put a system called Fast EZ EFI. My friend had it on his chevelle until he put an LS3 in it. It's self learning after minor setup. Bolts to any square bore mani.
FAST EZ-EFI Self-Tuning Fuel Injection Systems 30226-06KIT
Great thread.... considering my options at some point after a few more years, switching to the Toyota diesel side possibly.
As I understand, the 1HZ bolts right up to a H55 gearbox?
As I understand, the 1HZ bolts right up to a H55 gearbox?
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Would you recommend the 6 or the 5.3?
Is a Vortec a LS engine? Same?
Is a Vortec a LS engine? Same?
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Copy that
My way of thinking is just get a regular motor from a truck, 5.3 or 6.0 really doesn't matter, but for 99% of us adding all the high horsepower stuff for just a plain off road, camping, etc. vehicle is over kill, fun, but not needed. More parts to wear out and added stress to the motor for the long haul. The 5.3 will rock a 55 down the highway and do it fairly cheaply and pull it up hills with a load, no problems. I don't think you can go wrong with a LS motor.
I really do admire the tenacity of some of you undertaking the more exotic swaps, diesels of various sorts, modern v8s with computers galore, etc. Honestly, I do. You're as adventurous as some of the trails we wheel (or some of us dream of wheeling) on.
That said, a few of you have been working through those swaps for as long as I've been on this board and are yet to complete them. Meanwhile, I've put about 30,000 highway and off road miles on my daily-driver Pig with a carbed SBC and have driven it 80 mph to southern CA and back as well as wheeled it over some of the most challenging high mountain passes here in Colorado and places like the Kokopelli Trail in Colorado and Utah. My pig has pulled trailers and also yanked much newer and more highly built rigs out of trouble.
Nothing fancy...a '74 350 with a Quadrajet, Toyota 4spd, Ranger overdrive, mini truck power steering and a slight lift via Add-A-Leafs and shackles. Stock radiator and a disc brake front axle. All of those are simple, well-documented and well-supported swaps, many that've been done since before I bought my first Toyota, a brand new FJ40, back in 1973. That old 350 is simple and cheap, but with more power and less weight than any F motor. Inexpensive parts at any AutoZone or O'Reilly's, Pep Boys or Advance Auto. Old school, sure, but so what? I am driving a 43 year old truck. Biggest issue is having to carry SAE as well as metric wrenches.
To each his own. But sometimes the perfect does get in the way of the good. I'd rather drive than wrench. See you at the Pigfest in June.
That said, a few of you have been working through those swaps for as long as I've been on this board and are yet to complete them. Meanwhile, I've put about 30,000 highway and off road miles on my daily-driver Pig with a carbed SBC and have driven it 80 mph to southern CA and back as well as wheeled it over some of the most challenging high mountain passes here in Colorado and places like the Kokopelli Trail in Colorado and Utah. My pig has pulled trailers and also yanked much newer and more highly built rigs out of trouble.
Nothing fancy...a '74 350 with a Quadrajet, Toyota 4spd, Ranger overdrive, mini truck power steering and a slight lift via Add-A-Leafs and shackles. Stock radiator and a disc brake front axle. All of those are simple, well-documented and well-supported swaps, many that've been done since before I bought my first Toyota, a brand new FJ40, back in 1973. That old 350 is simple and cheap, but with more power and less weight than any F motor. Inexpensive parts at any AutoZone or O'Reilly's, Pep Boys or Advance Auto. Old school, sure, but so what? I am driving a 43 year old truck. Biggest issue is having to carry SAE as well as metric wrenches.
To each his own. But sometimes the perfect does get in the way of the good. I'd rather drive than wrench. See you at the Pigfest in June.
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I don't know what topography most face, but locally there's a particularly long hill that's become a barometer, of sorts @ 65mph.
The only vehicle I own that doesn't require downshifting on this hill is the '76 Pig that's a 2F anomaly unlike anything I've driven in a Cruiser.
Heard they have the same kind of hill in Rico Colorado. You could test it there in June. If it really has the power you speak of
You're right Jim. It's hard to beat old school, but I'm starting to learn what computers have done for motors, in performance and especially MPG. It's like back in the day when you bought that Porsche, you could of bought one like my VW beetle. Same, just sooooo... much better.
I think it's just part of the hobby for some. A big part for me is making brackets for things. I like to weld and bend metal, so this has given me the chance to do it. Look forward to meeting you in June!
I think it's just part of the hobby for some. A big part for me is making brackets for things. I like to weld and bend metal, so this has given me the chance to do it. Look forward to meeting you in June!
Absolutely no doubt EFI is better than a carb...just more wires and a pump but also a sometimes expensive challenge unless you've bought a complete package with computer, transmission, harness etc. as well as the engine. If I ever need to replace my current setup, it'll be that sort of complete package. FYI, I've driven my carbed pig from it's home base at 4,400 feet to sea level in San Diego and to over 13,000 feet on challenging trails without any adjustments. Certainly I've lost some efficiency at both extremes but still ran smoothly and got me where I wanted to be. That's not to ignore the fact the Q-jet has had a fair amount of fiddling to get to that point.
My intent was merely to say that sometimes we tend to over-engineer things that could be done much more simply and get us out on the trails instead of stuck in the garage. I'd still rather drive than wrench.
My intent was merely to say that sometimes we tend to over-engineer things that could be done much more simply and get us out on the trails instead of stuck in the garage. I'd still rather drive than wrench.
I've only put 6,000 miles on mine since getting it running and I'm ready to start adding to it. I think we can all agree that pigs go well with so many different motors and drive trains, it's a very adaptable vehicle, like a fine wine!
Beer too!
Beer definitely. Also probably telling that I drive a Pig with a carbureted SBC and get most of our wine at Trader Joe's!
Talk about old school, BobM and I both drink Budweiser! 
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I drove my pig for 15yrs with a SBC and 4 barrel. Worked wonderfully the whole time. Just got a wild hair. Sometimes I wish I would have left it and kept driving... beer