28Nov2004 (UTC +8)
A guy is willing to trade me his 1997 FZJ-80 (seats 11, no fender flares!, 1FZ-F carb'ed gas engine, dual fuel tanks, H155 5-spd stick shift, HF1A part-time 4wd) for my 1996 GMC Suburban (also with L65 turbo-diesel and 4L80E auto-tranny; K2500).
In my garage here in the Philippines I have a junked L65 Chevy 6.5L turbo-diesel which is missing a lot of parts and really needs a lot of work to resurrect. I have this option of bringing it back to life and putting it in the upcoming FZJ-80. I really like the idea 'coz we idle a lot here in standing-still traffic and that I need it carry heavy loads up hills with bad roads. And that diesel fuel is a lot more common outside the cities. What I don't like is the presumed high costs with that project (L65 parts and Marks 4WD adapter kit).
Or should I forgo the L65 td for another project? But in the interests of fuel economy and power and better off-camber performance off-road, I want to convert the carb'ed 1FZ-F into EFI. Obviously, I need a lot of Toyota 1FZ-FE parts like: intake manifold, mass air flow meter, fuel injectors, fuel rails, fuel pumps, fuel surge tank, crankshaft position & coolant temp & throttle position sensors, etc., exhaust manifold with welded-on O2 sensor, a big-arse wiring harness, a MegaSquirt computer ... The downside is I've never done anything like this, nor anybody I know. Closest thing I've seen is http://www.oatsoda.com/fuel_injection BTW, I already have all related Toyota parts & labor & wiring manuals. so that's give me confidence in this project,
Or should I leave the 1FZ-F well enough alone? (My least favored option.)
I need to make a decision fast 'coz I'll be in NorCal this Sunday (Nov 28) evening for a coupla weeks only, to get everything I need.
A guy is willing to trade me his 1997 FZJ-80 (seats 11, no fender flares!, 1FZ-F carb'ed gas engine, dual fuel tanks, H155 5-spd stick shift, HF1A part-time 4wd) for my 1996 GMC Suburban (also with L65 turbo-diesel and 4L80E auto-tranny; K2500).
In my garage here in the Philippines I have a junked L65 Chevy 6.5L turbo-diesel which is missing a lot of parts and really needs a lot of work to resurrect. I have this option of bringing it back to life and putting it in the upcoming FZJ-80. I really like the idea 'coz we idle a lot here in standing-still traffic and that I need it carry heavy loads up hills with bad roads. And that diesel fuel is a lot more common outside the cities. What I don't like is the presumed high costs with that project (L65 parts and Marks 4WD adapter kit).
Or should I forgo the L65 td for another project? But in the interests of fuel economy and power and better off-camber performance off-road, I want to convert the carb'ed 1FZ-F into EFI. Obviously, I need a lot of Toyota 1FZ-FE parts like: intake manifold, mass air flow meter, fuel injectors, fuel rails, fuel pumps, fuel surge tank, crankshaft position & coolant temp & throttle position sensors, etc., exhaust manifold with welded-on O2 sensor, a big-arse wiring harness, a MegaSquirt computer ... The downside is I've never done anything like this, nor anybody I know. Closest thing I've seen is http://www.oatsoda.com/fuel_injection BTW, I already have all related Toyota parts & labor & wiring manuals. so that's give me confidence in this project,
Or should I leave the 1FZ-F well enough alone? (My least favored option.)
I need to make a decision fast 'coz I'll be in NorCal this Sunday (Nov 28) evening for a coupla weeks only, to get everything I need.
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