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Drift&Drag · 09-23-2014, 09:36 AM

Very nice to see something different on this board. Do you have any videos of her running @Manji?

Manji · 09-23-2014, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Drift&Drag

Very nice to see something different on this board. Do you have any videos of her running @Manji?

No yet. My friend who is doing the work had to go on to other projects but will be back into mine on Thursday.

In the mean time, (and for those you question the 1UZ) here's a play list of some vids that convinced me.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...vy1diAB02iN1Kk

I was actually going to go 2GR until a friend pointed out the inherit problem with all V6's - A you'll eventually get to the point where you wish it was a V8.

NOHOME · 09-23-2014, 05:04 PM

Awesome to see some hot-rods going together. The car would really benefit from some torque.

I mentioned it before but it bears repeating...the board is going to need a swap forum. Somewhere where the "You ruined the perfect balance and soul of the machine" crowd does not venture.

Funny thing abut the LS swaps, they seemed to have dropped off the map after they were completed. I have not seen any in actual motion.

sato · 09-23-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Manji

I was actually going to go 2GR until a friend pointed out the inherit problem with all V6's - A you'll eventually get to the point where you wish it was a V8.

...which is?

gramicci101 · 09-23-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sato

...which is?

It's when you think to yourself, "I wish this was a V8..."

Yoniyama · 09-24-2014, 05:19 AM

This is an extreme idea, but not impossible.

In olden days (1979 - 1980) several hundred Triump TR7 were stuffed with a V8 engine and sold as TR8, but most of them were 3-speed automatic. And by English standard (or the lack thereof), the TR8 was not any more problematic than the TR7.

Given enough time , effort, and money, it is possible to stuff a Toyota V8 into a FT-86. It may be cheaper and much easier to get a Porsche Cayman GTS, instead. But no one is talking about practicality here.

I am just in awe of the technical and engineering expertise to pull off such a feat.

Armageddon · 10-16-2014, 06:59 PM

any updates?

MikeyBatz · 11-09-2014, 10:50 AM

How are the changes to the driving characteristics? Big and "heavy" engine like this should raise the center of gravity up right?

Kotu100 · 11-09-2014, 11:33 AM

Crazy and interesting swap!

Right when I saw the title I knew the OP was gonna be either from NZ or AU.

Chillswitch · 11-09-2014, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kotu100

Crazy and interesting swap!

Right when I saw the title I knew the OP was gonna be either from NZ or AU.

My thoughts too. Those dudes were swapping 1UZs into 240s long before I ever saw someone do it stateside.

Keep up the great work! Can't wait to hear it run!

aagun · 01-26-2015, 05:20 PM

Any updates

Chanpion · 01-26-2015, 10:11 PM

I heard the CV joints are usually the second things to go on the BRZ besides the normal obvious. May help you plan for the future.

rin · 03-14-2017, 04:15 PM

lol sry to bring back from the dead. Any more info on this? I might be gifted a running SC400 and i'm weighing my options...

ichitaka05 · 03-14-2017, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rin

lol sry to bring back from the dead. Any more info on this? I might be gifted a running SC400 and i'm weighing my options...

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94640

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rin Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: D.C. Posts: 42 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	lol sry to bring back from the dead. Any more info on this? I might be gifted a running SC400 and i'm weighing my options... __________________ When my motor reaches 86,000 i'm gonna stop driving this car!

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09-23-2014, 09:36 AM	#29
Drift&Drag TURBOLICIOUS Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: a machine :] Location: DALLAS, TX Posts: 340 Thanks: 158 Thanked 243 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Very nice to see something different on this board. Do you have any videos of her running @Manji?

09-23-2014, 05:04 PM	#31
NOHOME Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: RAVEN Location: LONDON ONTARIO Posts: 787 Thanks: 86 Thanked 786 Times in 341 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Awesome to see some hot-rods going together. The car would really benefit from some torque. I mentioned it before but it bears repeating...the board is going to need a swap forum. Somewhere where the "You ruined the perfect balance and soul of the machine" crowd does not venture. Funny thing abut the LS swaps, they seemed to have dropped off the map after they were completed. I have not seen any in actual motion.

09-24-2014, 05:19 AM	#34
Yoniyama Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ 2018 Location: California Posts: 119 Thanks: 116 Thanked 65 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is an extreme idea, but not impossible. In olden days (1979 - 1980) several hundred Triump TR7 were stuffed with a V8 engine and sold as TR8, but most of them were 3-speed automatic. And by English standard (or the lack thereof), the TR8 was not any more problematic than the TR7. Given enough time , effort, and money, it is possible to stuff a Toyota V8 into a FT-86. It may be cheaper and much easier to get a Porsche Cayman GTS, instead. But no one is talking about practicality here. I am just in awe of the technical and engineering expertise to pull off such a feat.

10-16-2014, 06:59 PM	#35
Armageddon Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 05 tC, 13 Fr-S Location: Upstate SC Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	any updates?

11-09-2014, 10:50 AM	#36
MikeyBatz Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Virginia Posts: 86 Thanks: 13 Thanked 76 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How are the changes to the driving characteristics? Big and "heavy" engine like this should raise the center of gravity up right?

11-09-2014, 11:33 AM	#37
Kotu100 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: Supra, 2014 BRZ Location: Stoughton, MA Posts: 327 Thanks: 241 Thanked 192 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Crazy and interesting swap! Right when I saw the title I knew the OP was gonna be either from NZ or AU.

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aagun Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 86 Location: uae Posts: 403 Thanks: 202 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any updates

01-26-2015, 10:11 PM	#40
Chanpion Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 13 FRS Satin Location: Alberta Posts: 162 Thanks: 25 Thanked 60 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I heard the CV joints are usually the second things to go on the BRZ besides the normal obvious. May help you plan for the future.

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