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wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:25 pm
by macca1989
i was jus wondering wat other motor will fit into a 1988 toyota hilux surf other than the 2.4 turbo diesel and will a toyota camry motor fit and how hard would it to do a petrol convertion and possibly the cheapest way thanks nick

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:51 pm
by macca1989
any help would be greatly appreciated so if anyone has done a similar convertion or anything like that would be great 2 no thanks

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:38 pm
by yamaha__308
3RZ. Search.

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:15 pm
by Zuri92
1uz. search. 195kw tho, so if you drive it hard with stock diffs etc you will break things 3 rz is a good 4 cylinder. or maybe a dunnydore v6 or even a 3.4l hilux v 6

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:11 pm
by Struth
Warmed up 308 on straight gas :D

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:42 am
by macca1989
thanks 4 the replies how much would it cost 2 put a 308 in it or the 1uz. would it be better 2 leave it as a diesel or be cheaper 2 go 2 petrol with the 1uz would i have to change gearbox and clutch and all the wiring cheers nick

Re: wat motor will fit into a surf 1988

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:41 pm
by hillbilliywheelchair