Recomended engines for transplant into Isuzu Mu

[no_8wire]

I currently have a Isuzu Mu ute...however teh 2.6 petrol in there isnt up to standard...performance wise..I cant live with one cam!
So I want to put in a toyota engine...now I know it will need a bit of custom work, however at this point its not a concern...

I thought about a supra engine but thats to long...

So what engine would be good? power and ease of parts wise?
I was thinking maybe a V6 out of a camry? ( 2.5? or a 3L)

Any others that I should be aware of?

[UTERUS]

The 1UZ-FE is a fairly stubby little motor and would sit nicely in the mysterious utilities (yes thats what they are called!) engine bay

[no_8wire]

Yeah the engine in there now has the same power out put as a 4age...
its 500x650

and the whole engine bay is only 800x1200...


hmmm I dont know if much will fit in there...

[johntramp]

the lexus v8 would be nice, i know nothing about how hard it would be to fit tho.

[Silent Knight]

From memory the 1UZ is 800x800 or very close to that.

So going by that you should be able to fit it...problem is going to be that it's going to be a VERY tight fit.

[no_8wire]

very tight! No room for a gearbox! haha

[Punter]

What about a 2jzge, they're cheap. Might be a bit long though.

[Silent Knight]

Are the MUs FWD or RWD?

If a 1UZ is going be a tight fit then a JZ will definately not go in there...

[no_8wire]

4wd man!

[Silent Knight]

4wd man!

Well my bad then. Thy always look so damn small to me I figured they must be like a RAV and be FWD or something...

Take a couple of pictures of the engine bay with maybe a tape measure in the pictures aswell so that we can make a more educated guess at what will fit in!!!!

[Mr.Phreak]

RAV 4's are 4WD

And I'd be another 1UZ vote.....although I would say that wouldn't I

[Silent Knight]

Are they?

I must be getting my wires wildly crossed up here somewhere then as I was under the impression my mum's new one is FWD...

[fuel]

What about the Bighorn 3.2L petrol engine? That's quad cam 24 valves, not sure how much power it pushes though. At least it would have a better chance of dropping in and would require little modifications.

Rav4's are 4WD on demand aren't they? Much like the Honda CR-V..

[no_8wire]

that could be a way to go...

[bluemaumau]

or a surf engine 5vzfe(i think, will look when mother gets home)
3.4 v6 bloody torque. not slow either

[Brevin]

What about a 2jzge, they're cheap. Might be a bit long though.

What exactly do you class as cheap?
Last time i actually FOUND one they wanted my arm, leg, and 3 fingers from the other hand

[Silent Knight]

Brevin the GTE is very expensive if you find one for sale but the GE is rather cheap. You can usually pick them up for between 6-800$.

[Mr.Phreak]

I must be getting my wires wildly crossed up here somewhere then as I was under the impression my mum's new one is FWD...

*shrug* New ones might be....I try to avoid anything to do with New cars

[evil_si]

1uzfe will fit sweet as.

they are basically a 700x700 cube. width, height and length

i have done a conversion on an isuzu ute and they have the same engine bay.

fits sweet as. custom engine and trans mounts,
small alternator mod heater hoses are a bit tight.

[strx7]

The 1UZ-FE is a fairly stubby little motor

sounds like words spoken from someone who has never measured one.

a 1UZFE is only 60mm shorter than a 2JZ. Drop a 1UZFE into a surf and you are just as pressed for space as I was with my 2JZ.


If its toyota power you desire then i'd head for the 3.4 V6 VZN185 surf motor. but personally I wouldn't touch an VZ series V6.