Unexpected engine choice for a '71 Ranchero

"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88) 12/17/2014 at 22:51 • Filed to: Goo-Net, Japan, Ford Ranchero, 2JZ-GTE, Engine Swaps

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Anyone here remember in The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, when they rebuilt that '67 Mustang with an RB26DETT in place of a typical muscle car motor?

Well, I think I just found that Mustang's coupe-utility cousin.

Searching on Goo-Net, I came across this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in the Ford Other section.

I looked at the details and saw the displacement being listed as 3.0L.

I thought 'that must be a mistake'.

Then, I looked at the picture of under the hood.

It's no mistake. I'm fairly sure that's a Toyota 2JZ-GTE under that Ranchero's hood.

What do you guys think? '71 Ranchero and a 2JZ-GTE. Good combination or a terrible one?

ly2v8-Brian > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 22:55

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I'm sure it moves it quicker than what was in there.

Cherry_man1 > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 22:58

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The Hell?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 22:58

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RB26DETT sounds like a God Damned Star War's droid

PyramidHat > ly2v8-Brian 12/17/2014 at 23:00

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Well, the 71 that I had (my first car, actually) had a 302 which I think had 210HP. What do we think the 2JZ-GTE puts out?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 23:02

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I like that it looks completely unassuming.

jariten1781 > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 23:03

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Not a 71. That's either a 72 or a 73-76 with 72 bumpers.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 12/17/2014 at 23:04

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Best mental image ever. An X-wing with an RB sticking out where R2D2 should be.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > 'Wägen, EPA LOL 12/17/2014 at 23:05

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Photo shop people! Do this now!

ly2v8-Brian > PyramidHat 12/17/2014 at 23:07

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Definitely more than that. It put out 100 more hp in the Supra, stock. This probably isn't stock anymore.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > carcrasher88 12/17/2014 at 23:32

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I lIke how the discription says large displacement even though it's smaller than what probably came stock. Also I'm gonna say for 36 grand Crack to the highest Pipe

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > PyramidHat 12/17/2014 at 23:42

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Not sure, apart from the Gentleman's Agreement of 280 PS, 333 lb/ft.

PyramidHat > ly2v8-Brian 12/17/2014 at 23:50

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Interesting. I'd reckon it's a bit lighter than the V8, too....

ly2v8-Brian > PyramidHat 12/17/2014 at 23:52

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Probably not by much, these are cast iron blocks.

and 100 more > carcrasher88 12/18/2014 at 00:21

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What's all this then?

A filter?