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We're pulling for you!

 

Roll that GTO off the lift, wtf?

 

And I'm "pulling" for you.


(oooh... a pun )

 

What's all this gayness about ......

 

Uber

 

With all the torque he's makin now just pull it off the lift

 

Yea I cant wait to see how this turns out. This is the coolest thread about the 2.7 Ive seen in a long time.

 

You didn't get the pun... "pulling" as in dyno pulls.

 

I was really disappointed to see it there, but Harry didn't have a choice. It stays there until there's a transmission to install. He said that it will be off the lift long before this coming Friday. And if I get any break in work before that, I'll do it earlier. But if not, it's this next Friday for sure.

 

I think you missed the sarcasm.

 

Haha not every one thinks dirty

 

Yeah, it's exciting to experiment just to see what happens.
The 2.7 gets overlooked because anyone who wants power simply gets a 4.0. So consequently there are almost no aftermarket parts made for it.

Both the 2.7 and 4.0 are "square engines" where bore equals stroke.

2.7
95mm bore
95mm stroke

4.0
94mm bore
95mm stroke

 

honestly I feel the 3rz is about the best motor toyota has made, I love my 4.7 V8 and have had a list of the older toys including diesel and turbo gas but the 2.7 is a powerhouse for its size, runs smooth and can be beat on like a farm tractor without worry. I always planned to supercharge my 1997 2.7, then started to think about turbo since the super was discontinued but now I'm just leaving it alone.

Cams would likely be a good next mod for you if spacer works out.

 

Our 2.7's are among the largest of the automotive four cylinder gasoline engines.



Wiki:

"This inline engine configuration is the most common in cars with a displacement up to 2.4 L. The usual practical limit of the displacement of inline-four engines in a car is around 2.7 L."

"Larger inline-four engines are used in industrial applications, such as in small trucks and tractors"

There are also way larger four cylinder diesel engines.

Also from Wiki:

"The inline-four layout is in perfect primary balance and confers a degree of mechanical simplicity which makes it popular for economy cars. However, despite its simplicity, it suffers from a secondary imbalance which causes minor vibrations in smaller engines. These vibrations become worse as engine size and power increase"

Our engines have two balance shafts to minimize vibrations.

I found this Comp 2.7 that's presently in R & D development at

powertrainproducts.net



There's no information as to what they did to it besides it costing about $3,500.

 

Here's URD's turbo 2.7...

 

Here's a video of a turbo charged 2tr fe engine with a functional hood scoop and intercooler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZMiIzPUbY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8VTmI-H7kA

 

I have very little automotive experience with engine internals and so take a "holistic" approach of leaving them alone in favor of tinkering around with the peripherals.

Toyota makes quite a few really good engines.
Out of the 10 most reliable cars for 2012, their 1nz series 1.5L 4 cylinder engine is in three of them. Yaris, Scion, Prius.

 

That thing is SC. It was a guys truck that came to one of our meets

 

They're all SCs... but it's not a worm or roots type. It's centrifugal (whether driven by a belt or the exhaust).