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Originally Posted by Oach13
Just went through the first 40 pages in a row... Damn!!! My girlfriends family has been harping me to do an engine swap as they do it in older vehicles all the time as well as fab stuff and what not... I have skimmed through your thread before with nothing but the thought that it wouldn't ever be more than a dream, but now... With their resources and help, it seems a little more than a dream!
You MUST get this all the damn time... But If you had the time for a question or two, thanks!! My runner is a 96 4runner limited 4wd with e-locker, 4.30s and 281k on the original motor. So no multi-mode and different dash.
So a couple questions include what 2UZ-FE model and years would you recommend (donor vehicle is incredibly important, not just parts)?
sounded like the 96 Trans and t-case are the same models as the vehicles with the 2UZ-FE, but with some different connectors between mechanical and electrical?
Would a tundra be recommended over the sequoia because of the dash alone?
Would the conversion be this older 4runner because it's simpler? Or would it be more difficult because of the greater difference in years?
(Every project is different and your experience will vary)
Thanks for all your time with your help, and thanks for taking the risk and working though such a daunting project (though your history made you more than qualified)!
Eric
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Thanks Eric,
Question 1 - Donor vehicle is not that important as any will do. Using the Tundra will be easier as they are more analog and have no transponder key.
Using a Sequoia will be cheaper as their salvage bring significantly less then the tundra.
As for years to get - Any will do but the later models have VVTI which adds more HP, so naturally later is better.
Question 2 - Transmissions are the same but bell housings and torque converters are different. Input shafts will be different also. Older transmission have mechanical pressure engagement while later ones are more electrical.
Question 3 - You can just swap the motor, you don't need to swap the dash. I swapped the dash because my odometer said 75k miles and i wanted it to match the drivetrain. Tundra dash is easier but no swap is the easiest.
The dash is not mandatory for the swap but it makes it that much nicer.
I would use the 4runner's transfer case so the only wiring is just the 2UZ-FE ECU. Easy peazy.
I posted this from the PM just in case others had similar questions.
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1999 Limited 4runner in
Silver -
9th and 10th Injected TRD Supercharged 4.7 2UZ-FE swap -
AISIN Manual hub lockers - Retrofitted E-locker - Downey Off road Coilovers &
adjustable Pan Hard Bar - Whelen PA - 2" Personally made Body Lift - Eclipse Navigation Radio - Spider Trax -
Custom Hidden Winch - Triple Electric Fans - Running boards off then back on again - Ghetto Cold Air Intake - Sequoia Brakes -
V8 Badge (for extra horse power)
2002 SR5 Tacoma Extended Cab also in
Silver On 37's and
Guns for sale
Wow. I read through most of this today. Too bad I missed this when it actually happened, but this is amazing. I love the sound of the V8.
I've been wanting to do this to my wifes '00 since we got it back in '07. When I found your write-up, I was ready to start until I read the body-lift part. 
Wife is only 5'4" and has a hard time getting in my '06 2500 Dodge 4x4 that is stock. Now I'm trying to convince her it's time to replace the old 'runner (350k mi.) with something newer. Then I can build me a toy. 
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