Where to get a Lexus V8? (UK)

[peterpsg]

Can anyone recommend where I can get a decent 1uzfe from?

That's the 4.0 Toyota V8 from the Lexus/Soarer models...

Cheers,
Pete

p.s. I'm in the sth east, but as long as it's not at lands end, I'm ok with driving to get it...

[kenmorton]

try www.247spares.co.uk/
There should be plenty of these engines about as they are pretty well bomb proof.
They also power the Toyota cars in the Japanese 500 series races ( 500 hp ) with very little modification.

[peterpsg]

kenmorton said:

try www.247spares.co.uk/ There should be plenty of these engines about as they are pretty well bomb proof. They also power the Toyota cars in the Japanese 500 series races ( 500 hp ) with very little modification.

Cheers, they gave me a quote for £800 plus VAT, and a 3 month warranty... ex japan...

freight was around 50-65 quid...

[Tony427]

I was looking for a couple of Lexus V8s for about 5 months before I found a scrappy, Car Transplants, with 4 LS 400's in Nantwich in Cheshire. I bought two engines and gearboxes leaving one with a damaged cam sprocket ( no doubt going extremely cheaply) and a very nice 4.3 litre VVTI with 50k on the clock still in the car.

£850 for just an engine seems a bit expensive to me as I got mine for about a grand each with auto gearboxes, ECU's, ignitors,Mass airflow meter, ancilleries, fuel pumps and tanks, and exhaust system, complete with cats. etc In fact a complete engine and gearbox package ready to fit into my Cobras.

I think that there was a guy from Norway going after the 4.3 litre VVTi but it may be worth a call. See www.cartransplants.co.uk

Cheers,

Tony

>> Edited by Tony427 on Monday 14th February 19:49

>> Edited by Tony427 on Monday 14th February 19:50