2007 Toyota Tacoma 4BT conversion

New here, I wanted to just drop this in the forum because everyone I talk to about what i am doing says it's incredible... Me and my buddy have done 4 Cummins swaps so far, we try and keep them all as clean as possible- saying that, making it look like it was a factory option... we are working really hard, we have been doing this since February. My buddy who is the owner of the truck is really excited to get the going. We have put alot of thought into this project for the last two years and in February when his Toyota engine blew up on him, we decided that now was the time for a swap. Sadly I wont be posting pictures up on the forum do to the fact I think its a hassle to post is on a server first then tagging the link to it, being that we do not have much time on our hands to begin with. You can follow us on You Tube, I will do my best to post the video's up, I do not have time for video editing so you will have to deal with spending a few extra time of your life watching useless scenes Here is what we have going for us.

We have a 4bt that we scrapped up for free. We fired it up and it had a ton of blow by, we decided to give it a rebuild since its gonna get abused during its life.

the new rebuild contains:
Block bored .020 over, block was resurfaced, all new main bearing and rod bearings, new pistons and rings, new reman updated head(old one was cracked), 60lbs valve springs for engine brake, Colt Cams big stick with new tappets, 5x014 injectors,ARP head Studs, VE pump turned up to run away, AFC fuel pin, Low pressure high volume Fuel pump, everything was tapped to except 3/8 fuel right into the VE pump, including filter housing on head, HE351VGT turbo from a 6.7 cummins. Steeds Tech VGT controller, Devils own water meth.

Driveline:
For the driveline we decided to use a 68RFE transmission. Now some of you may say- "That transmission was garbage in the dodge trucks, why would you use that". The Answer to that statement would be, the 68RFE controlled with a PCS controller acts like a totally different animal. It shifts firmer, it holds line pressure better, its harder to slip. A stock 68rfe on a PCS controller should hold 450RWHP and 1000ft.lbs of torque easy. I say this because I have it in my cummins swapped chevy.

Some of you may try and call PCS for this setup, they will not sell them to you. They can only be bought through Jason @ www.transmissiontuner.com
This guy is a really knowledgeable transmission tuner. I've been working with him for about 8 months now. I have no complaints about his service. He is really honest and straight forward.

A benefit of running the 68RFE behind a 4BT are the gear Ratio's, the 68RFE has a really good gear ratios through-out the powerband for a diesel. Quick shifts allows you to stay in boost until you let off the throttle. Standard on the other hand, every shift you make, you loose you boost- turbo lag between every gear=longer take off times.

Behind the 68RFE we decided to pair it up with the NP243D transfer case from a 2007 dodge ram 1500 Hemi, reason why is that we did not have the space for that huge NP273D transfer case. The NP243D will allow us to maintain space and the right clocking position we need. We will be using the 95-98 Chevy 1500 Electronic transfer case shift module. This module is letting us modify the controls to make the Toyota on dash button stay in place. Again going back to keeping things looking/working like Factory.

Suspension:

We have a 6" suspension lift which was already installed previously, the diff drop in the lift kit was a huge plus helping use use the drop pan. The Fabtech lift kit also comes with beefier knuckles compared to stock knuckles.

We installed a 3" body lift to make it user friendly, originally we were not going to, the owner wanted it higher, so that was his decision. We did not have clearance issues without it.

Interior:

For the interior we are leaving it stock for now. We will be using all the factory cluster. the cruise control we are gonna keep- For this we will be using a cruise control module from a 95-98 chevy 1500 pick up.
Triptronic feature we are gonna utilise the cruise control knob, for this there will be a dedicated switch to switch between cruise and triptronic.
There will be Boost,EGT gauges in the truck.


There is alot I am missing here, We are so busy that I haven't even posted my Cummins swapped chevy!

You can follow us on our youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCoo9Mt5cF2-eV8kaemXJA

Our facebook page to see some Images of the build : Thanks and please subscribe and share! We work hard to do what we do.

Sincerely, Steph And Korey

 

Awesome!

 

In for awesomeness
Do you have a link outside of FB for pictures?

 

Few questions what are you planning on doing with the 900lbs of engine up front? Any plans to swap the rear end so it doesn't get shredded? Sweet swap I have some buddies at Specialized Diesel Conversions I'll forward your channel to

 

Thanks for your interest, As for the front end, We believe that it will be sufficient enough. Some people run 150lbs bush bumpers on their IFS tacoma's with no issue. Heck I've seen people put a plow a on these trucks with no issues. We will test the Ifs and see how it handles it and go from there. As for the rear end, my buddy has a heavy foot, so i'm sure he will end up burning it up. Once that happens, we will look into a different carrier.

Dont be hesitant to share our Youtube channel with the world, This is a must see project.
Thanks,

Steph and Korey

 

This is a sick build! I would definitely recommend reinforcing the front end to handle the additional weight, but that's up to you guys. Can't wait to see this thing get fired up!

 

That fabtech lift kit really beefs up the front end, it has masive knuckles and the crossmember brackets are made out of 3/16 steel.

With the engine sitting in the engine bay, the ball joints are resting at a 90•degree position.

The ball joints wont wear out as fast as compared to having a leveling kit on the truck and stressing the suspension angles to its extrimadies... We will figure it out as we go!

Thanks,

Steph & Korey

 

I'm sure you guys have it under control, but I meant more the actual structural support than the suspension. These 4BTs have around 300Lbs on the stock engine I believe. Awesome build guys!