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I'm back after a long hiatus/family health issue. Starting to get my rebuilt 2uz back up and running. I've done several new things after getting the motor back. Added a Link ECU, installed my headers, upgraded the fuel injectors, etc. One of the things I did this time was delete all the...

Tentatively scheduled with the tuner for the first week of December. He's saying it will take up to two weeks to wire, tune and test, given their workload. I'll keep you posted.

My block is now a Sequoia block. Part of the oil gallery was ripped out when the rod went, and the shop had a Sequoia block to donate. I'll have to look up the numbers and see where it was manufactured.

I'll let you know. I'd like it to be sooner than later, but the tuner's got a backlog of a couple of weeks. I'm going to get it smogged and finish up some of other small projects in the mean time, like finishing the grill.

I got the 208-B cams. It's a lot of power. I haven't really pushed the edge yet, but this thing wants to run full out and it's a bit nuts. It doesn't even have headers or an ecu on, and it's a rocket. XAT did not come up on my radar--which is odd, because I was looking, and they weren't on...

Ta da! Holy crap it's a beast. The tranny issues turned out to be nothing. It was throwing 4 codes, which immediately made it seem like a wiring issue. No way 4 pressure switches and sensors would all be out in a new transmission. Sure enough, the big electronic connector's swing-arm lock was...

Had a few set backs to sort out. Some that kind of freaked me out, but now it seems to be settling in. First, I was throwing a bunch of 0300 codes. In fact, the entire right bank of cylinders was throwing codes. 0301. 0303. 0305. 0307. It's actually kind of helpful that it was a whole side...

:guitar3: Got it running tonight! Gadget overnighted the parts I needed for the fuel pump, and it all went together like a charm. I went through the routine as planned. Took out the plugs, and removed the valve covers. Oiled the cams and then turned it over to verify oil pressure and fuel. Both...

Unfortunately the wrong pump came via FedEx today. It's now been nearly two weeks just trying to replace a fuel filter. You're right about the nerve wracking over startup. When I last did a 302, the builder had a run-in stand to verify the build. But since this is a relatively new domain, the...

So, the fuel filter situation on the '05 4Runner is absurd. Some of the threads I read here discussed the issue, but didn't lead me to conclude it was totally unserviceable. Which it is. Here's the deal, and the solution: The fuel filter is located inside the fuel tank, inside a tank assembly...

That went from being what I expected to be a 90 minute job to an all day, troubleshoot and hunt for parts day. You have to drop the tank, completely disassemble the fuel pump assembly--down to removing individual wires from a connector to pass the wires through the filter cage. Possibly one of...

Oh. My. God. I waited to change the fuel filter til last. :redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::redbrick::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

Great question. Yes, I did have it on. We were in the middle of a major set of winter storms. I tend to put it on around the end of October and leave it on until April. I'm not sure where the water went in to the motor, but I have a blown out rubber skirt from inside the wheel well where it...

Initial firing and run-in plan. Looks like I'll finally be ready to fire it up on Saturday. I was pushing pretty fast, and then decided to slow down a bit and make sure I've got things dialed in. I spent some time researching an initial firing and run-in protocol, found a few good descriptions...

Correct, it's vvti, with Kelford street cams. The cam specs are further up the thread. Since I had the engine apart, and my goal is to pass California smog inspection if possible, I serviced the air injection system and replaced the pump--using the vastly cheaper GM pump noted by several users...