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Old 06-10-2014, 12:39 PM   #1
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Yeah, the engine is heavy. I would love to try something like getting an aluminum block, and do a twin turbo set up (like the FB here on RCC). But again......daily driver...
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Old 06-10-2014, 01:08 PM   #2
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Yeah, the engine is heavy. I would love to try something like getting an aluminum block, and do a twin turbo set up (like the FB here on RCC). But again......daily driver...
My brother has one and I am super jelly. My Yota only pushes 118 new stock haha.
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My brother has one and I am super jelly. My Yota only pushes 118 new stock haha.
Yikes!

Only thing that sucks is that the cams are belt driven. WTF Toyota?
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Yikes!

Only thing that sucks is that the cams are belt driven. WTF Toyota?
They tend to sometimes not take as much with them when they fail?

Hey! 118 HP with a 5:1 low is just fine for climbing telephone poles....




I love how this thread turned out. Right away everyone agrees 8s are slow need more POWA! Then Yota talk....

The train has taken to the sky heading for the upper stratosphere!
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