Anyone into the LEXUS 1-UZ-FE Vee 8,s???
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 25 7:49 pm
I had a fairly stock LS 400 really good car , drove it all over Europe , put LPG on it so'i could use the forklift bottles .i have a complete engine sat on my “ another day “ shelf, it’s an all aluminium v8 .4 litres , quad cam , 32 valve , forged crank, six bolt mains with a fairly healthy aftermarket menu, the problem for me is the electronics, so after asking about and a bit of Internesting, I was happy to find it fairly straightforwards to loose all the efi , egr , TPS , CPS ,MAFS , MAps , etc including the huge ignition system , and our mates in New Zealand have given us a tunnel ram set up .Nothing is ever as easy as off with the old on with the new but I see it as a good foundation.
These engines in stock form are 250-260bhp and if looked after have been good for 500 , 600 , 700 , 800 , and 900,000 miles on stock internals , so a regular diet of water pumps, belts , oils and filters seem to keep the platform happy.
Most of the lads I spoke to in this country that use and rate these engines were Into drifting and occasional drag races.Many using just a head gasket spacer and trick ignition before turbo charging , I’m just looking aspirated.
Looking forwards to getting mine on the bench early next year .It will be going into an old dodge PUT
Will document as usual.
These engines in stock form are 250-260bhp and if looked after have been good for 500 , 600 , 700 , 800 , and 900,000 miles on stock internals , so a regular diet of water pumps, belts , oils and filters seem to keep the platform happy.
Most of the lads I spoke to in this country that use and rate these engines were Into drifting and occasional drag races.Many using just a head gasket spacer and trick ignition before turbo charging , I’m just looking aspirated.
Looking forwards to getting mine on the bench early next year .It will be going into an old dodge PUT
Will document as usual.