Hey guys,
I am already enthralled with the brilliant 1UZFE and I havent even owned one yet...But Im planning to, in both an LS400 (arent they cheap now!) and also a 1993 Sea Ray Bowrider with an Alpha 1 Mercruiser sterndrive.
BTW I live in Sydney Australia.
My topic is as follows;-
After the demise of my 3 litre 4 cyl slug Im planning a power upgrade using the 1UZFE. Why not a mercruiser 350 you ask?
Theres a few reasons,
Im into car racing and I like japanese engines that rev and dont break.
The 1UZFE is seriously cheap as a standalone engine. One went on ebay last night for 910 with gearbox, loom and ecu. Bloody cheap.
However in all of my searching the internet I have not found one person who has attached a 1UZFE or any other type of engine for that matter to a sterndrive.
So I am going to bite the bullet and do this project. I love the boat, it steers and rides beautifully, and seats the family comfortably and looks sensational too with its timeless lines (in fact I think it looks just as good as the current models).
Ok from all Ive read there are people round who know what they are doing with these things which is great.
I have done engine conversions in cars with ecu's etc etc but Im on a really tight budget, and that experience didnt go down well. And I did most of the labour on the install work.
Any advice regarding good stuff and pitfalls would be appreciated.
So where Im up to at the moment on project LexRay...
There is a guy in Brisbane i believe who modifys the loom so the ecu doesnt need o2 or gearbox inputs, so I was wondering if possible I can keep the stock loom and ecu.
Kind regards,
Craig.
I am already enthralled with the brilliant 1UZFE and I havent even owned one yet...But Im planning to, in both an LS400 (arent they cheap now!) and also a 1993 Sea Ray Bowrider with an Alpha 1 Mercruiser sterndrive.
BTW I live in Sydney Australia.
My topic is as follows;-
After the demise of my 3 litre 4 cyl slug Im planning a power upgrade using the 1UZFE. Why not a mercruiser 350 you ask?
Theres a few reasons,
Im into car racing and I like japanese engines that rev and dont break.
The 1UZFE is seriously cheap as a standalone engine. One went on ebay last night for 910 with gearbox, loom and ecu. Bloody cheap.
However in all of my searching the internet I have not found one person who has attached a 1UZFE or any other type of engine for that matter to a sterndrive.
So I am going to bite the bullet and do this project. I love the boat, it steers and rides beautifully, and seats the family comfortably and looks sensational too with its timeless lines (in fact I think it looks just as good as the current models).
Ok from all Ive read there are people round who know what they are doing with these things which is great.
I have done engine conversions in cars with ecu's etc etc but Im on a really tight budget, and that experience didnt go down well. And I did most of the labour on the install work.
Any advice regarding good stuff and pitfalls would be appreciated.
So where Im up to at the moment on project LexRay...
- motor costs (around $700-$1000) on a base engine.
- ecu (advice needed here as this is a bit of a gray area).
There is a guy in Brisbane i believe who modifys the loom so the ecu doesnt need o2 or gearbox inputs, so I was wondering if possible I can keep the stock loom and ecu.
- should I run a flywheel with the coupling or can i just attach the coupling to the std auto ring gear and have it balanced? If I need to run a flywheel, does anyone have a manual flywheel or know where I can get one?
- The bellhousing will need to be attached to the back of the motor and onto the inner transom assembly of the sterndrive. Would anyone know who manufactures these or know anyone in Sydney who would be able to line up the motor with the sterndrive.Im thinking if anyone has a dead 1UZFE I can use as a template that would be good.
- Anyone know of a good heat exchanger system which whould be reliable and cheap?
- Manifolds...who and where to get them. I have done some homework here, Rolco are about $1000, Jordy on this site makes stainless ones for about $700-$800 for the pair..I hopeI got that price right. Hytec do good stainless ones for about $2200 upwards.
- Im trying to keep the whole lot for around the $4000 mark. I will be doing most things myself so I reckon $4k is a reasonable ask. Thats including and ecu setup. I may be unrealistic ...if so please tell me.
- Maybe I should just convert the boat to a jet setup as this has been done with the 1UZ numerous times in NZ..your thoughts here are appreciated
Kind regards,
Craig.