Recent content by Franken_7

I came across another thread here at Lextreme and, I'll readily admit, I haven't searched all that hard yet. As soon as I post this I will be hitting the search button. According to the thread someone was asking about using the 2uz head on a 1uz vvti. The reply was that the 2uz had les head...

Thanks for that. I just hate confusion when I’m posting.

Thanks for the information. Does anyone have an idea if the early 1uz can cruise at 1700 rpm or is that too low or if it has enough torque to do it? If I use the .50 6th gear that’s about what I’ll be at around 70mph.

Hello everyone. Just so I don’t confuse anyone when posting about the different 1uz engines, how do you differentiate pre-97 and post-98 1uz engines? Is one just a 1uz and the other a 1UZ? Or 1uz (or UZ) and 1uz-fe? Or something else? Thanks.

Hello everyone. I’m laying out my plans to swap an early 1uz-non VVTI into my 1976 Triumph TR7 and wanted to run some thoughts across the collective brain trust here. Let me start off with yes, I know the 1uz/3uz vvti make more hp and torque. Yes, I know the 1uz non-vvti ECU isn’t really...

Hello everyone, I’ve been lurking this site for quite awhile trying to gather information on the 1uz non-vvti. I’m planning on transplanting one into my ‘76 Triumph TR7. I have seen the swap online and from what I’ve read on the swap pages, the 1uz looks like the engine that should have been...