replacement motor needed desperatly

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:29 am

Hey folks, time is running out for my trip away and I still havent found a new engine for my ln130 yet.

Im really quite set on getting a 1kz or even better a 3l and have been chasing a few up on trademe and through some wreckers but every one falls through at the last minute. I really dont want to have to take my marvie away again.

If anybody knows some one thats got one of these engines for sale or sitting in a shed somewhere could you please give them my number.

Cheers Ben :wink:

027 390 5319

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:32 am

What about a Crummydore 3.8 v6 or a Lexus V8 :twisted:

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:34 am

Jerry wrote:What about a Crummydore 3.8 v6 or a Lexus V8

shit dont tempt him.... hes already been thinking along those lines...

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:38 am

Pick up a crummydore for $400 take the bits you want and sell the rest, its gonna need certing anyway....a 350 chev is going to shatter the 8" diffs. the Lexus V8 is niiicccceeee (have driven a prado like mine with one in)....thinking Lexus for mine when the 2l-te blows up (or earlier).....

What about a supra motor?

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:40 am

Jerry wrote:What about a Crummydore 3.8 v6 or a Lexus V8

that was on the cards but its going to be the daily driver too...

the budget has opened up abit now too.

Ughhh...help :'-(

badnuz · Post by **badnuz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:42 am

if its going to be daily driver there is nothing wrong with a 3.8V6....

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:46 am

badnuz wrote:if its going to be daily driver there is nothing wrong with a 3.8V6....

Yeah I had one of those in a series 4 rx7, it was pretty fun to drive, but awefully tempermental and it was fairly thirsty...
plus have you seen the way the fuel prices are going up...shit...going petrol would be mad, fun, but mad.

badnuz · Post by **badnuz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:50 am

in a S4 RX7? struth! true on the fuel prices i guess.... good luck dude!

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:51 am

Nailz wrote:
badnuz wrote:if its going to be daily driver there is nothing wrong with a 3.8V6....

Yeah I had one of those in a series 4 rx7, it was pretty fun to drive, but awefully tempermental and it was fairly thirsty...
plus have you seen the way the fuel prices are going up...shit...going petrol would be mad, fun, but mad.

bahahahaha, trust a holden motor to be stopped by ants.... :roll:

although if i was gonna go a petrol conversion a gm V6 is logical...

whats a diesel V8 worth?

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:56 am

badnuz wrote:in a S4 RX7? struth!

yeah there were some fun times had in that car.

badnuz · Post by **badnuz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:58 am

would be odd all that power not being able to rev.... i had a S6 and loved using redline! lots of power not much torque

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:59 am

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 924994.htm

there ya go, fix your motor on the cheap, cane it for the next couple of months while you source a decent oil burner to replace it with...

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:00 am

plenty of power and it reved harder than a preist at a choir boy jamboree.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:02 am

13b/t....

how easy do these go into surf's?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 641769.htm

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:07 am

Thats a lot of power/torque going thru the drivetrain

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:14 am

nstg8a wrote:http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Toyota/Engines-drive-trains/auction-133924994.htm

there ya go, fix your motor on the cheap, cane it for the next couple of months while you source a decent oil burner to replace it with...

just gave the guy a ring, aparently it wont fit though. Heaps of usefull info about what to do and what not to do.

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:21 am

nstg8a wrote:13b/t....

how easy do these go into surf's?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 641769.htm

yeah ive looked into that but have been told itl be too big of a mission. would be wicke dthough because im sure theyd spin 35s like theres no tomorrow for sure.

I may just have to pay out 3k and get a 3L.

It'd probly be the most sensible idea (short of dumping a LS1 into it)

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:38 am

seriously get a 3l and put a turbo on it!

it will bolt straight in!
1kz etc will need the mounts shifted back!(been there)

ls1 are junk!,go the ls6 for reliability & strength

id own a nissan vh v8 any day over a 2uz!(dont get me started on the internals!)

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:44 am

krawlr wrote:seriously get a 3l and put a turbo on it!

Yeah that would be nice but im sure after shelling out for a 3L, (when i can eventually find one) and my 50mm bodylift and 50mm spring lift, and new 33x12s, that I probly wont be able to afford to turbo it.
Nice thought though.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:29 pm

Nailz wrote:
nstg8a wrote:13b/t....

how easy do these go into surf's?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 641769.htm

yeah ive looked into that but have been told itl be too big of a mission. would be wicke dthough because im sure theyd spin 35s like theres no tomorrow for sure.

hmm, wonder why it would be any more of a mission that any other conversion... unless length is an issue? seems the end result would certainly justify some custom mounts and stuff...

Nailz wrote:
krawlr wrote:seriously get a 3l and put a turbo on it!

Yeah that would be nice but im sure after shelling out for a 3L, (when i can eventually find one) and my 50mm bodylift and 50mm spring lift, and new 33x12s, that I probly wont be able to afford to turbo it.
Nice thought though.

pretty sure you can swap all the turbo stuff over from your 2lt-e straight onto the 3l... could be wrong but...

bummer about that head, means my one wont fit on yours either...

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:43 pm

true just have to shift a stud on the head to fit the ct20 manifold(theres another hole waiting for you tapped!)
turbo feed/coolant plumbing etc.....

really simple conversion if youre organised

i cant see you fitting anything else at a good price & still will go better than a 13bt!

Rocktruck · Post by **Rocktruck** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:06 pm

If I were you I would track down a VN V6 Cheap as. Contact 4 WD upgrades in CH CH for a kit for the drive. Drop me a message for the wiring using a std holden comp. They go awesome in hiluxes and surfs trust me I know. Build your own engine mounts easy peasy.

Nailz · Post by **Nailz** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:54 pm

nstg8a wrote:hmm, wonder why it would be any more of a mission that any other conversion... unless length is an issue? seems the end result would certainly justify some custom mounts and stuff...

pretty sure you can swap all the turbo stuff over from your 2lt-e straight onto the 3l... could be wrong but...

bummer about that head, means my one wont fit on yours either...

yeah kinda sux. 3L is going to be the go now.
13BT would've been nice but after a couple of phone calls its not really going to be too practical for my application.
1KZ would've been great too but again after talking to a few people it not really practical.
3.8 V6 Would be fun but if I was going to go to a petrol engine then Id go for the Lexus/toyota 4.0 V8.

3L is definatly the way to go for this one.

Shit I must be getting old, going for the sensible option and all.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:20 pm

Nailz wrote:
nstg8a wrote:hmm, wonder why it would be any more of a mission that any other conversion... unless length is an issue? seems the end result would certainly justify some custom mounts and stuff...

pretty sure you can swap all the turbo stuff over from your 2lt-e straight onto the 3l... could be wrong but...

bummer about that head, means my one wont fit on yours either...

yeah kinda sux. 3L is going to be the go now.
13BT would've been nice but after a couple of phone calls its not really going to be too practical for my application.
1KZ would've been great too but again after talking to a few people it not really practical.
3.8 V6 Would be fun but if I was going to go to a petrol engine then Id go for the Lexus/toyota 4.0 V8.

3L is definatly the way to go for this one.

Shit I must be getting old, going for the sensible option and all.

i might look into the 13b/t thing a bit more, wouldnt mind one in my surf... but il probably go 3l as well.. or just buy a cruiser...

did you look into this?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =134598958
seems worth a look...

taz01 · Post by **taz01** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:23 pm

3l fits nice and nice consistent power just use old 2.4 engine mounts ,alt and starter you will have a few elect plugs left over just zip tie outa the way all go cam belt and water pump new at bnt about 30+gst each pay to do these my opinion is DO NOT TURBO IT umless the engine is fairly new otherwise the bottom end goes bang ........been there done that.....good luck hiace vans have 3l engine too could be a cheap option

cheers tony

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:31 pm

taz01 wrote:good luck hiace vans have 3l engine too could be a cheap option

cheers tony

dont the hiace 3L's have a different sump though?

taz01 · Post by **taz01** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:32 pm

opps yes change oil pickup and sump easy job .................good spotting dude

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:35 pm

taz01 wrote:opps yes change oil pickup and sump easy job .................good spotting dude

can you use the 2lt one? filing this info away for when my 2lt gives up the chost lol

taz01 · Post by **taz01** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:37 pm

nstg8a wrote:
taz01 wrote:opps yes change oil pickup and sump easy job .................good spotting dude

can you use the 2lt one? filing this info away for when my 2lt gives up the chost lol

yes all parts are interchangable

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:01 pm

oil & coolant feed.....several options to tee into easy!
blocking up the old 2lt egr flange...
boost compensator!! (did you fit one TAZ01?)

i thought 2lt & 2lte still had some differences?

replacement motor needed desperatly

replacement motor needed desperatly

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