the reason behind me wanting to do this is because i have the engine, we have a fever four race car so we know those engines like the back of our hand plus we have the parts and know how to make quite some power. ive been talking to several toyota enthusiats and they say throwing an extra 100 to 150 extra horses at the axles, they would need some beefing up.
heres and idea that i got. uses a 2 wheel drive tranny out of mustang or ranger hook it up to a samurai t-case and call it good? any objections/problems forseen?
and as far as pissing of the yota people.. sorry but just thinking outside the box and being a ford guy, rising gas prices and the whole possible engine size tax... why not
well, idk who u been talkin to about toyotas but toyota solid axles will hold 44's with a small block all day long, u dont believe me..........
his truck has had the same set of rears under it since the truck was built back in 1997, its on its second body now.
the 22r can easily build as much power as a ford 2.3, i had one in my 2wd puttin out about 260 ponies on sunoco 104 octane, all motor.
the sami case if u plan on doing any semi serious wheeling will not hold up to the challenge with tires about 35's.
im just tellin ya cause i have built more then a handfull of these trucks with everything from a ford small block and chevy small blocks and also buick motors. adapters exist for all those motors and will be the absolute smallest amount of fab work and the most reliable setup u can get. if u go completely custom like u are planning it will break and not be anywhere nearly as reliable as running toyota drivetrain.
not that im knocking u for considering trying it, but its not really worth the work