85shasta Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) I've found one old thread that never got finished about this. Looking to see if it's worth it or if I should just stick with my original plan of a 1uz. Any input would be great. Have a few om's coming up for auction near me Edited September 3, 2017 by 85shasta Mis spelled a word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 9/3/2017 at 0:34 AM, 85shasta said: I've found one old thread that never got finished about this. Looking to see if it's worth it or if I should just stick with my original plan of a 1uz. Any input would be great. Have a few om's coming up for auction near me Not sure what you are attempting to do, but I have installed the 617 Mercedes 5 cyl diesel into two vehicles..These are GREAT engines.... ran one for about 10 years in a series Land Rover on cooking oel. major oel pan work was needed on that vehicle.. What is it you are wanting to do & wanting to know?................ donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85shasta Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm wanting to know if it's worth the effort and cost compared to just swapping a Toyota v8. I want to be able to keep up with traffic on the highway, pull my boat easily and still get decent mileage. I know the om617 can handle more boost but there's also not a ton of things you can do to hop up the horsepower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 On 9/6/2017 at 11:09 PM, 85shasta said: I'm wanting to know if it's worth the effort and cost compared to just swapping a Toyota v8. I want to be able to keep up with traffic on the highway, pull my boat easily and still get decent mileage. I know the om617 can handle more boost but there's also not a ton of things you can do to hop up the horsepower. If you plan to pull a boat= go with the V8 gas------------- if you want better mileage= 617------------ I was able to get great mileage with the turbo 617, but lacked power in a 3500 # vehicle with 235 x 16 inch tires & 4:10 gears.. it drove fine using a Fairy overdrive & splitting gears, but I would not have tried pulling anything behind it.... just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Sound like an expensive adventure my guess is Tundra engine maybe a bit pricy then of course you'll need the tras to go along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85shasta Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 15 hours ago, Maineah said: Sound like an expensive adventure my guess is Tundra engine maybe a bit pricy then of course you'll need the tras to go along with it. The v8 to be used would be a 1uz out of a Lexus ls400. Could keep my trans or used the auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 There is at least one Lexus V8 conversion thread on this site with tons of details. It wasn't an easy job. Also it's a big engine and you have a smaller engine compartment than the 92 does. Dave just barely was able to jamb it into his. Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR67 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Check out Doomsdaydiesel. All conversion parts through one guy. http://doomsdaydiesel.net/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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