600 HP i6 Tacoma

[RR1]

Not really an expedition rig...I guess you could throw on a RTT and call it good. :sombrero:

Atomic Motorsports, supposedly this is turbo 600HP i6 out of Cruiser(?), their old website is down, and so I can't confirm. Turbos aren't installed in the pictures

Tundra glass...

 

[Box Rocket]

That's actually a 3rd Gen pickup NOT a Tacoma, but that doesn't really matter at this point. Not much left of the original truck. I bet that's gonna be one uber-fun desert rig. One thing that suprises me a little bit is the I6 from the cruiser is long and heavy! Generally on the desert race trucks they try to get more weight out the back to balance the truck when it's gets airborne. This motor is going to add some substantial weight up front over the 4cyl that was probably in it originally, or even the V6 that it might have had.

My guess is there was a power goal that they couldn't hit with the 4cyl or V6 which resulted in the motor change.

Cool truck all the same.

 

[Patman]

Motor looks like a 2jztt out of a Supra. Pretty cool rig, Ecab might have been nice at the speeds this thing will go over the rough stuff.

 

[GTABurnout]

Motor looks like a 2jztt out of a Supra. Pretty cool rig, Ecab might have been nice at the speeds this thing will go over the rough stuff.

Yep that looks liek a 2JZ out of a MKIV Supra.

 

[TreeTopFlyer]

Some pretty crazy looking cantilever shocks going on in the back w/leafs to boot.

 

[RR1]

Ha I swore it was a Tacoma...I only glanced at the door dent slightly comparing mine out the window.

Supra motor makes for sense than a Cruiser...as I am no expert on Toyotas...(old Ford guy)

 

[hillbillyjake]

all that with drum brakes?

 

[Patman]

all that with drum brakes?

Who says you have to stop?!

 

[Deleted member 9101]

I wanna drive it!!!

 

[RR1]

all that with drum brakes?

Ha ha no kidding!

Still cool though, I don't think I have ever seen a i6 in a prerunner, usually people throw in a LS motor and forgetaboutit...

The company does a lot of turbos, probably explains why.

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/fab-shop/54024.htm

 

[hillbillyjake]

Who says you have to stop?!

i never thought about it, but i guess when you have a 600 hp i6 in a toyota your main concern isnt stopping. my bad

 

[Caoboy]

Disc brakes offer no advantage over drums (except for ease of changing pads/rotors) unless you are increasing the size of the rotor and caliper. It probably makes more sense to leave the drums there so nothing can get stuck in the rotor/caliper and cause an issue. At least that was the case with my honda crx, there was no significant change with the conversion.

 

[Patman]

Disc brakes offer no advantage over drums (except for ease of changing pads/rotors) unless you are increasing the size of the rotor and caliper. It probably makes more sense to leave the drums there so nothing can get stuck in the rotor/caliper and cause an issue. At least that was the case with my honda crx, there was no significant change with the conversion.

You may be corect that on a regular steet driven car the advantages are not apparent. However, on a vehicle that's sees any kind of use, the advantages are tenfold.

Discs offer more braking force for a given diameter (more braking in a smaller package)
Better heat dissappation (more consistent, repeatable stopping, less fade)
Less mass (both static and rotatating) for better mileage, increased performance)
Better self cleaning ability(a rotor will "self clean" where a drum will hold water/dirt)
Etc. Etc.

Using the rear of a street driven CRX as a comparison to a desert truck, may not be the best comparison.

Now back to drooling at prerunner excess

Boost is your friend!!

 

[Caoboy]

True pat, I was just stating my experience That truck looks beasty...sucks that such a beauty will eventually meet the dirt the wrong way!

 

[corax]

I love the nice flat torque curve of an inline 6, there's a reason the majority of big rigs on the road use an inline. If I could have found a 2JZ at a decent price, that's what I'd have in my truck instead of the 7MGE - don't get me wrong, the 7M is a fine engine too, but the 2JZ is just a bit more compact and has a few extra ponies as well as being more efficient.