Hilux 3.8 conversion

[johnsy86]

like who? rory helped me get it in a wired could have done it myself

i doubt, just like adjusting the clutch hey

[banks001]

nah tehre was a few things, and after asking about 10 people wat it could be rory picked it straight away

[DUDELUX]

Im considering putting a 3rx into my LN65. Its currently got a 2L 2.4diesel in it.
Would I use my current gearbox??
Im assuming from reading in here, that my best bet is to find a 2wd Hilux Workmate, and take the engine, bellhousing, all wiring out and go from there.

[banks001]

listen to mr hilux (johnsy86) he seems to no everything about hiluxs and does it all himself

[johnsy86]

listen to mr hilux (johnsy86) he seems to no everything about hiluxs and does it all himself

im confident to say i kno more than u bud, cause i listen! hmm never said i did it all myself or claimed that, im getting help from a good mate, who is clued on and knows alot more than i do about certain things, if u listen ud learn too then maybe ur car wouldnt have got defected!

[berad]

ill cut ur loom, and give u a new one, wire it in ur self and ill give you 500

[banks001]

hahah steve, i have listend and learnt, money comes into play with apprentices, even if i had of ben able to afford the high steer arms and not the cross over one, i still would have been defected cause there was no engineers report, just mod plate, which i thought and had heard that the mod plate was all i needed from certain people. and you cant talk about defects your car isnt even on the road, think your find in your hand book alot of people you no have been defected





haha berad, i duno 500 bux is tempting not worth the hassel , i wasnt saying i can do it faster that you or rory, would take me a bit but it is possible. sure you scratched your head for a few days with a few things

[banks001]

also it doesnt need to be remod plated or change to high steer, just need another engineer (3rd party as DOT calls it) to sign a bit a paper, n so happens i have a family friend

[johnsy86]

hahah steve, i have listend and learnt, money comes into play with apprentices, even if i had of ben able to afford the high steer arms and not the cross over one, i still would have been defected cause there was no engineers report, just mod plate, which i thought and had heard that the mod plate was all i needed from certain people. and you cant talk about defects your car isnt even on the road, think your find in your hand book alot of people you no have been defected

yeah money does come into play thats why u save ask dylan, regardless of wether ur an apprentice or not. Why cant i talk about defects? hmm i think my hilux was daily then when i decided to do the mods i new where unsafe or not legal for rd use i decided to take it off the rd like any sensible person would, also when i give advice i make sure its right before giving it.

[zook4fun]

i'd go the buick v6, i had one for my work car to tow a trailer and tools around . i was getting 14l per 100 k or better around town with the car trailer and tools weighing 2200kgs before i put carpet on the trailer.

Capacity: 3.791L
Induction: multipoint EFI
Valvetrain: overhead valves, 2 valves / cylinder
Bore x Stroke (mm): 97.0 x 86.0
Compression ratio: 9.0:1
Maximum Power: 130 kW @ 4800 RPM
Maximum Torque: 295 Nm @ 3200 RPM
Redline / Cutout: 5500 / 5600 RPM

not bad specs, made more power than a 308, its about 50 kg lighter than a 308, pretty sturdy engines that last for ever and take to low psi very well

any one got a adapter laying around for one?

[878ROB]

I must ad as a former commo owner the vs ecotec is a very nice engine, in a vt commodore they are known to get 800 clix to a tank of mainly highway driving, but they have something in the ECU that auto adjusts to suit your acceleration, the fuel maps drastically change, so if you decide you want to flog its rings out then the ECU will tell the engine to use more fuel because this clown is a lead foot. In yobbo commo terms, you drive me like shit then ill use more fuel. Thats why if you own a commo and you start it up the next day or just after you have got home from a hard tyre frying flogging the exhaust will smell very rich. In some cases it may even not start the first crank... But this is my experience.