Back to the subject of 1/4 mile times... Get yourself a GTech Pro off of ebay to get a close estimate of what it would run at the track. I paid 40 bucks for mine with shipping. The mph usually reads 3 to 5 mph faster but the times are 1 or 2 tenths off which is pretty dang good.

 

How loud is the fan when it's on? Thanks.

 

Wow, thanks for telling me about the GTech Pro. Looks pretty cool and I hope it'll work well. So it just plugs into the cigarette lighter? How does that work? Thanks for the post, I'll be buying one ASAP.

 

Jonathan,

I'd say the FAL 165 fan is somewhat loud if your standing near the engine compartment outside. Inside the cab with the windows shut, you can barely hear it.

 

When I start my truck, for the first few seconds of driving the fan is really loud, but then it cuts off (fan clutch?) and just spins at a slower speed no matter what RPM I'm at. It continues to stay that way until I turn the engine off. I like it because I can't even hear it. I would like to get an electric fan to free up some HP but I need it to be as quiet (if not more) than the stock one.

 

Yeah, just plugs right in the cig lighter then you level the GTech Pro watching the numbers on the display... It'll pop up with a flashing -GO- when it's ready then you umm, go

 

Sounds simple enough, I'm definitely going to check it out. For 45 bucks, you can't lose!

 

bmw? bawwwaahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahaa!!! Now that is funny!

Sorry but both the evo and the skyline will ass rape the bimmer without any KY jelley including the M5 on the twisties and the 1/4.... They will do the same to ANY vehicle that does not have AWD in stock form.

But that is not the point, to get our trucks "fast" we'd need at least 400bhp before they could do anything....

 

you don't need 400hp to make a 2wd toyota fast. with the way an '84-88 truck handles, and say, a 250hp 22RT(E?) i could outhandle and outrun 90% of anything out there.

 

I said that thinking of a 4000-4500lb 4runner, not a 3200lb truck.

 

Actually the LS1 trans am and especially Z06 1/4 miles are faster than almost all BMW's, most porches, and most ferrari's and can run 10's with just a wet shot of nitro. (f-body runs 12.9's stock, and Z06 can get down to 12.7's stock although I've heard 12.68. Ferrari F355 13.0, Modena 360 12.8. Porsche 911 13.4)

And angular acceleration is differant than linear acceleration. You are talking about centripetal acceleration.

Anyway, have you thought about a power adder or do you want to go all motor?

 

for what it is worth
1984 4x4 pickup 22r header 5 speed etc 21-22 seconds mid 50's thru traps
2001 4x4 pickup S/C vs auto 16.83 at 80 something mph nosed over at 1000 feet truck leans out bad under WOT no knock just runs out of fuel
all times at 5800 feet above sea level
dont have timeslips with me but the 84s times were not impressive
the turbo 22r does make a difference--that I know we had one running earlier this year at the track I work at and it was as almost as fast as my v6

follow the basics; open the intake and exhaust, tune the motor, fill up tires to the proper specs, and the most important thing, go to a drag strip, shell out the 30 or so bucks and run it on a test nite.

 

3200lbs? jeez, my 4x4 longbed only weighs 2900! an '84-88 2wd weighs in around 2500 tops

my truck could do 0-60 in about 10 seconds or so. main issue i had was that there was a pretty big jump between 2nd and 3rd gear if i remember correctly, so i had to rev it up pretty good in 2nd(not a problem!)

 

It handles well? Mine has tons of body and roll and a huge turning radius. Maybe it's just me.

 

mine could turn on a time, and had virtually no body roll. maybe i just got lucky, mine actually had pretty stiff suspension

if i build a 2wd in the future, i'm going to link the rear end and do coilovers in the front, and run a supercharged or turbo'd 22R

 

That'd be pretty nice. I'd love to see it someday.

 

Kyle is right. On my 4spd, 1st gear is rather useless. Winds out too quickly. 2nd has a GOOD pull to 50mph or so. Sometimes I just slip the clutch and let it pull through 2nd gear from a stop. Yeah I know, that's bad for the clutch.lol! 3rd gear takes me well past 85mph reving it to redline. 4th gear is practically like an overdrive gear now that I have the bigger LT tires on it with the stock 3.31's.

The main problem with the tranny is the spread of the gears. If it was a close-ratio, then the truck would be alot quicker.

I believe there's a "close-ratio" Celica 5spd tranny that'll work in these trucks, but I don't know the exact years/models which had this particular 5spd. Maybe the old Celica GTS's, I don't know.

Actually, my truck handles pretty good for what it is. If you crank up the front torsion bars, the front-end will have alot less lean through the corners. Of course, this is at the cost of a slightly higher ride-height and stiffer ride.

I agree, the turning radius is pretty bad. Too bad there isn't a "mod" or "fix" to improve the turning radius on these trucks. Geez! I mean afterall, the 2wd singlecab shortbed Hiluxes only have a 103" wheelbase to deal with. The turning radius COULD be better. lol!

 

Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost for a shop to install an aftermarket camshaft?

 

mike, my 1st gear was actually pretty good until about 30mph

i know there's a few truck specific trannies and celica specific trannies, but both the celica and 2wd trucks used the W50 transmission at one time, at least in the early 80s. there's also a W55, contrary to what i know about 4wd transmissions i know very little about 2wd transmissions

oh, and my 2wd of choice to build is gonna be a '74-78 hilux(more likely an SR5 '77 or '78, available sunroof and other goodies) or a late 60s stout. the stout would make a cool little hot rod, though not as comfortable to drive...could be trick with a 3 link rear suspension and coils and a powerful motor though...

 

Did the 86 2WD truck use the same tranny as the celica?