TOY: Re: Re: Re: Motor Swap Options

["Driko Henningse" <icuauto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I,ve been running a 254 hp ford v6 for 10 months now on a standard 4 speed
yota box with 4.88 in open diffs and some 33" bfg muds with one  wicked
homebuilt suspension - zero breakage  and i,ve been wheeling the hell out of
my truck.
Driko.
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Bibelheimer <thebeebs@jps.net>
To: <toyota@4x4wire.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 6:16 PM
Subject: TOY: Re: Re: Motor Swap Options


> ----------
> > From: Robert Jackson <robertj@linux4free.com>
> > Date: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:58 AM
> >
> > ...The 7M-GTE is by far cheaper
> > than the other two.
> >
> > ...With a W series tranny, all you need is a bellhousing from a
non-turbo
> > manual 7M, or any manual 5M motor.
>
> > For power, all you have to do on the 7M-GTE, is bump up your boost, and
> you
> > have an automatic 300hp.  You will spend thousands of dollars getting
> that
> > out of a 22RTE as well as the 3.4 for the supercharger.  In addition to
> the
> > 300hp of the 7M-GTE, if you add an APEXi S-AFC($350), you can crank the
> > boost a little bit more and climb up to 400hp, hope your drivetrain can
> > handle that :).
>
> I'm curious- how much HP do you think the W series trannies (W56
> specifically) are capable of handling reliably...?
>
> - Erik Bibelheimer, Auburn, CA
> '86 44Runner, '97 T100
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