Re: TOY: its slow, so what the hell type question...(yamaha transplant)

[Luke Miller <ihatetuffies@xxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't heard of it in a truck yet. However, someone
has done the work to make a bellhousing to turn this
front-driver engine into a standard longitudinal
engine. That's about all I know though, I simply have
a short snippet of video my dad shot at the SHO Shop
in Orange County CA, while they were trying to put one
in a street rod (Model A style I believe, it was just
a bare chassis). I no longer remember if the tranny in
this case was an auto or manual. 

They had a claimed 220hp at the flywheel from the
factory, but it took a fair bit of tweaking to get a
true 220+ out at the front wheels. Sweet engine
though, when the secondary runners open at about
4400rpms it sure goes zoom. 


--- Scott Muir <wsmuir@islandnet.com> wrote:
> Was just curious if anyone had either heard of or
> explored the possibility
> of putting the High Output Yamaha V6 which was put
> in the old Taurus SHO's
> into a truck...  I don't have any specs on torque or
> horsepower on those
> things so it is simply because of the cool factor of
> having a truck 'Yamaha
> powered'....
> 
> Scott.
> 
> 4x4Wire.com Toyota Section
http://www.4x4Wire.com/toyota/


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