Sinceyouwasup engine swap question 1FZ-F

[FJBen]

I got mine from someone who was in love with the IDEA of a troopy, and realized in practice they're kinda dumb. A lot of us just happen to like that kinda dumb

15 cruisers later puts me squarely on the kinda dumb spectrum.

Ending up with a never sold in the US market, right hand drive bumps me up to a special kinda dumb.



That said, I fully concur with putting the 1fz in and trying it out to see what you think. If you aren’t slogging this all over on huge highway adventures or daily mountain/elevation, you would Probabaly be just fine.

Personally I 2nd the 1fz turbo route

 

[svsisu]

A lot of us just happen to like that kinda dumb

Ending up with a never sold in the US market, right hand drive bumps me up to a special kinda dumb.

Except for the right hand drive, I fall under a special kind of dumb. But really, I would rather work on the troopy than my tacoma, my T100, or my girlfriends honda. It is SO easy to work on. Parts are not really an issue, and although I can keep up on the interstate to 70 mph (not saying much, I know) I much more prefer taking alternate routes on long drives. It doesn't turn it into a much longer trip, and I have found amazing 2 lane and 4 lane roads that are a pleasure to drive. Better scenery, better food, better everything. But I too am a special kind of dumb.

*sorry my post has nothing to do with the OP question. So my .02, I wouldn't pull the oil pan with out a reason.

 

[bj70bc]

Personally I 2nd the 1fz turbo route

....ya third, mate (aussie accent)

 

[Tennessee Jed]

15 cruisers later puts me squarely on the kinda dumb spectrum.

"Thank you sir, may I have another??" (Whap)

 

[JuanJ]

Personally I 2nd the 1fz turbo route

Hello,

There is a supercharger available for the 1FZ engine. It was an option for 105 Series trucks.

I guess parts are available. I guess it is bolt-on as well.

Just saying...





Juan

 

[ranchero7]

As the previous owner of that motor, I wouldnt do to much to it and just run it as it only had 170k km but obvious bias!

I'll likely cruise out to your neck of the woods some time in the next year (buddy lives there) so when I'm around I'll ping ya if you want to give the LS a spin.

As one of the crew who has actually owned and driven both sides, the only space I'd say is a serious large improvement is in fast freeway flying, and even that is only an improvement because I swapped the trans at the same time so I have a much taller high end w/ the torque to move it. I took that motor out to CO and went over all the passes and whatnot, it wasnt fast but it never gave me any sort of issue. A troopy was never made to have 400+ hp/tq, and realistically none of us ever actually need that. I did my swap primarily because it seemed like a fun idea and it has been, but anyone who says its "practical" is lying to themselves.

Long term reliability I'd say is a wash, both are reliable, parts are a bit easier to get from the LS in the states, but its not hard to get parts for the toyota motor in my experience? You're just talking a chance of picking up same day vs needing to get it shipped almost always. Truthfully I dont think 95% of us abuse or use these things so much that other reliability concerns are top need

IMO if you havent lived with a troopy yet, throw the motor back in and try it for a bit. After you've used it you'll know what you want to do. I got mine from someone who was in love with the IDEA of a troopy, and realized in practice they're kinda dumb. A lot of us just happen to like that kinda dumb

Hey Harrison,
Would love to meet up when you come out to CO! I decided to just to replace all the rubber bits, coolant lines, vacuum lines, PCV and grommets, spark plugs and wires, etc on your 1FZ-F.

 

[davegonz]

Hit me up if you decide to sell off the Sniper kit.

 

[prwillard2]

Hit me up if you decide to sell off the Sniper kit.

Don't do it. More hassle than it's worth honestly. No one knows how to tune 1FZ-F with a sniper.

Unless you are familiar with engine mapping and tuning it's not worth it and needlessly increased the complexity on my engine.

Hell it probably helped caused the rod knock