curious on opinions about fj owners who went chev
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:02 pm
i am most likely going to be doing the change in the next 12 months in my 79fj45 with all original 4 speed and 2f motor. im in the middle of moving house so once i have the space to play it will then happen
my questions are....
1)......i believe the stock gearing is 4.11 now and at 100klmh it goes ok but like everyone that has one its on the revvy side. im curious to know if the 2f motor is generally a noisy motor? i know chevs quite well and am curious to see if just the engine swap would be a drop in noise alone.
2).....im quite happy with the 4 speed and see a few guys go to the later 5 speeds but im not sure if i need it. My thought is would a simple diff gear swap to 373 or 355 be a better combo as first gear is practically over before you can blink. I think this would get me a nice cruise speed of about 120kmh without the revs. I have TH350,s in a few other cars so sitting on the freeway at 3000-4000 rpm is not new to me
my questions are....
1)......i believe the stock gearing is 4.11 now and at 100klmh it goes ok but like everyone that has one its on the revvy side. im curious to know if the 2f motor is generally a noisy motor? i know chevs quite well and am curious to see if just the engine swap would be a drop in noise alone.
2).....im quite happy with the 4 speed and see a few guys go to the later 5 speeds but im not sure if i need it. My thought is would a simple diff gear swap to 373 or 355 be a better combo as first gear is practically over before you can blink. I think this would get me a nice cruise speed of about 120kmh without the revs. I have TH350,s in a few other cars so sitting on the freeway at 3000-4000 rpm is not new to me