3L toyota v6 in sammy - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

zuk99 · 10-18-2001, 02:38 PM

Just wondering if anyone has put a 3L v6 in a sammy?

bobaki · 10-18-2001, 05:08 PM

it would sure fill all the empty spaces <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

TNToy · 10-19-2001, 02:33 PM

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I'd go with the 22RE 4 cylinder. The V6 needs costly adapters to run the gear driven cases for the marlin crawler componentry. The only case they bolt to straight up is the weaker chain driven V6 unit.

The 3VZ-E 6 also has a tendency to go through headgaskets (it usuall blows between two of the cylinders).

It only produces 20HP more than the four cylinder, and about the same amount of torque, AFAIK.

I would just find a beater 85 toyota (with the efi 4 cylinder and solid front axle) and throw the whole drivetrain into a samurai if I was going to build one. You get 130HP, 145 LBFT of torque, produces less heat, and it's much easier to fit into the engine bay.</font>

10-18-2001, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
zuk99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6491 Location: Calgary,A.B Canada Posts: 19	3L toyota v6 in sammy Just wondering if anyone has put a 3L v6 in a sammy?

10-19-2001, 02:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
TNToy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5776 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 11,737	<font color="yellow"> I'd go with the 22RE 4 cylinder. The V6 needs costly adapters to run the gear driven cases for the marlin crawler componentry. The only case they bolt to straight up is the weaker chain driven V6 unit. The 3VZ-E 6 also has a tendency to go through headgaskets (it usuall blows between two of the cylinders). It only produces 20HP more than the four cylinder, and about the same amount of torque, AFAIK. I would just find a beater 85 toyota (with the efi 4 cylinder and solid front axle) and throw the whole drivetrain into a samurai if I was going to build one. You get 130HP, 145 LBFT of torque, produces less heat, and it's much easier to fit into the engine bay.</font> __________________ [size=1]ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician Toyota Certified Expert Technician Volvo Certified Expert Technician Suzuki Certified Master Technician IDPA Certified Master Cardboard Killer[/size]

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10-18-2001, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
bobaki Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4279 Location: Homestead Valley / Mill Valley,CA Posts: 1,154	it would sure fill all the empty spaces <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">