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    Header fitment

    Cheers, Thanks for the help.
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    Header fitment

    Do the 1uzfe 4.0l and the 4.7l variant share the same exhaust manifold bolt pattern? I,e will headers to suit a 4.7l bolt up to a 4.0l. Thanks for the help.
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    By Pass Valve

    I have a m90 on a manifold i made myself using the lower half of the oem manifold in a hilux. my query is: is the by pass valve used to lower boost to the engine at low engine speeds or to limit the maximum amount of boost availiable to the engine? I was considering blanking it off altogether...
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    Blower I.D

    I have an M90 that i got as an import from the states and all i know about it is that it is from a buick 3.8. I would like to try and find out exactly which year and model it is from. Anyone know how to I.D them? thanks, Doon.
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    M90 Fitment

    m90 Cheers for that. Makes it easier to adapt in that position because of bonnet clearence issues. Would you by chance know how to go about identifying exactly which model m90 i have. All i know is that it is off a buick 3.8. It has no bypass mechanism and i need to i d it to order the bits i...
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    M90 Fitment

    Hi, i am putting m90 on 1uz in 02 hilux 2wd. Can i drive it off the existing serpentine belt or would i need to mount the blower further forward and make a new pulley to go on the crank? Appreciate any advice, Thanks Doon.
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    external oil pump?.

    thanks for that. was the fan hydraulicly driven? in a remote location?. or is the pump to lube/cool an elec mtr. i have removed the pump off the casting & will blank all the holes and just run the idler. any idea on what belt will run this set up (no a/c or fan pully)
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    external oil pump?.

    a couple of other things, what's the purpose of driving the fan hydraulicly? how does it work? also the pully on my one has no mounting points for a fan assembly. by the look of it i may still have to have the pump mounted in order to use the idler. rgds doon
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    external oil pump?.

    i bought my engine as an import from japan to put in a 1999 2wd hilux d/c. it came with auto trans and a stock ecu with "celsior" written in pen on the ecu. this is the only indication to what the engine came out of that i have. i am using a manual trans and m48 motec management. i have many...
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    external oil pump?.

    photo's photo's are attached i hope rgds doon
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    external oil pump?.

    i have what appears to be an externally driven & piped oil pump driven by the acc belt. on photo's of other 1uz's i have seen there is a fan bolted to the pully in this location. can any one tell me what this pump is for? thanks doon.


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