Local Legend Project: Tur-BRO-yota

[Turboyota]

Had a great Bradshaw Trail trip this week. Truck worked great in the dirt. It’s fucking dialed in the whoops, gayzer chop, rocks, has ample power and phenomenal brakes.

Then we found a cracked AN-4 Tee for the oil pressure fitting, so @GahnRacing made quick work of that. Not too long after that, the truck started getting hot, and we added water every 30 miles on way home.

Upon arriving home, I drove around with the hood off and found where the coolant was going—out the reservoir—fuck. Coolant smelled like exhaust. Later that day I checked the oil and there was a new development! Water in the fucking oil!

So I pulled the motor out today.

 

[charlie brown]

motor rebuild... that sucks when it was running so good. but it got you home.

 

[84Prerunner]

What’s the plan? Just a head gasket job?

 

[Dirtfiend602]

Time for a 2.9 at last

 

[Motiracer38]

Oh dang, I missed all the excitement. I saw it's time to cut your losses and build a 3RZ with turbo so that it will hold up to the high RPM beatings you doll out.

 

[Kellyex1450]

Might as well swap in a 2JZ and TTBs, YOLO!

 

[85Yota]

I got some TTB's if you want to cross that path

 

[Turboyota]

I got some TTB's if you want to cross that path

I have 4 sets of TTBs in my shop.

I’m not gonna do it, even though I have very seriously considered it—even for my 2002 Tacoma…

 

[charlie brown]

LS everything.

 

[Baconcreekmetal]

I like the 2Jz suggestion