Tundra I-Force 5.7 ?

[cyclecyko]

Is there any one out there using the new I-force 5.7 Toyota motor for a turbo car. Givin there track record for indestructible blocks, cranks, heads that thing should be nasty in a turbo  app. I've heard the new Toyota trophy trucks make over 750hp N/A. Not saying that's true just hearsay.

[JZ 97 SS 1500]

Is there any one out there using the new I-force 5.7 Toyota motor for a turbo car. Givin there track record for indestructible blocks, cranks, heads that thing should be nasty in a turbo  app. I've heard the new Toyota trophy trucks make over 750hp N/A. Not saying that's true just hearsay.

If you want the baddest factory V8 built....look no further then the VH45. Stomp a mud hole in pretty much anything. Just a IRL motor transplanted to a family car.

[Racinjason81]

toyota just copied the american v8 they didnt come out with anything groundbreaking. just one more thing the japanese gotta copy

[cyclecyko]

What American V8 did they copy ? Can't make a statement like that without an example.

[SLOWJOE!!!!BIOTCH]

http://www.motivaperformance.com/news.html

these guys are making way with the tacoma tundra is around the corner they were at that big auto show showing there truck off

[cyclecyko]

I ask because I'm trying to figure out what to do with my 78 corolla 2dr. I was thinking about making it a true 10.5 car    2300lbs complete with big single on tundra 5.7 (car is 1740 lbs now as delivered plus dirt)

[Racinjason81]

the nascar 5.7 is a copy of the ford and of the chevy did you ever look a picture of it. your gonna put a v8 in a corolla?!! wow that thing should really move.the one weakness of those engines you gotta watch for is the cams since toyota had a big problem with them.

[RS377]

the nascar 5.7 is a copy of the ford and of the chevy did you ever look a picture of it.

Dude- totally. That tundra engine has pistons and a crankshaft like an american engine, too.

[512Mach1]

Wow, someone mentioned the VH45DE.  I got a few of those, and yes, they got mad potential, yo!  Heads that outflow the 4valve 4.6L heads, all aluminum and blocks with 6 bolt, cross bolted mains, factory forged crank, and even a main girdle from the factory.  With only some reground cams, valve springs, rods, and pistons, one could have an awesome turbo engine.  Boost and 9000+rpm all day long.

[JZ 97 SS 1500]

Yes the VH45 I mentioned above is the artwork by which all engines should look at. Heck even the block has a X-brace in the valley!!!! Unreal....in Japan they have made 2000hp with that motor already.

Here is what I mean!!!



Like mentioned...6 bolt mains, cast Iron block, factory main girdle, X-brace valley. The motor was used in IRL...so you know its a work of art. What is more staggering is, it was used in a family sedan in production 

[wildcardfox]

This is going to knock your guys socks off, but this is what's possible, with the 4.7L tundra motor and two turbos...

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=198545&start=20   

[ronpauldem]

Back to topic: How far from a production Tundra engine is the race engine?

Dave
 

[upstand2]

Bad @ss boat
http://www.streetfire.net/video/Nissan-VH45-turbo-boat_149910.htm

[ronpauldem]

Bad @ss boat
http://www.streetfire.net/video/Nissan-VH45-turbo-boat_149910.htm

How many Nissan models, how many years is the engine found in?

TIA
Dave

[upstand2]

I have a 4.7 Tundra. I know that the 4.7 are pretty weak durability wise as quite a few guys have grenaded hem with a TRD supercharger. Most often a rod snaps. The cure is a SBC rod made to fit. The 5.7 I don't know about. They really overbuilt the rest of the new model so hopfully they beefed the engine too.

[mrkindweiler]

Yes the VH45 I mentioned above is the artwork by which all engines should look at. Heck even the block has a X-brace in the valley!!!! Unreal....in Japan they have made 2000hp with that motor already.

Here is what I mean!!!



Like mentioned...6 bolt mains, cast Iron block, factory main girdle, X-brace valley. The motor was used in IRL...so you know its a work of art. What is more staggering is, it was used in a family sedan in production 

that isnt the same engine as the iforce 5.7 right? and what car did it come in?

[512Mach1]

VH45DE came in the Infiniti Q45 from 1990 to 1996.  The '90-'92 had sodium filled exhaust valves, but also had the plastic failure-prone timing chain guides.  They can be retrofitted with the '94+ chain guides though.  They're not plentiful engines.  They came only attached to an auto trans so the bellhousing for any other trans is a custom fabbed sort of deal using the auto bell cut and welded.  The 300ZX flywheel and clutch bolts right in though.

[JZ 97 SS 1500]

Yup...Q45 flagship. Try to land a 94+ motor if possible.

[512Mach1]

block's aluminum, not cast iron.  Still hella strong though.