Toyota V12...?

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I'm having thoughts

$3000 for 300 horsepower.  A tall ask in a land of 5.3 v8s

There's a local second gen supra that has one of these swapped into it that I see at car shows every summer. It's a fascinating swap.

They fit in a MK4 Supra with turbos as I'm sure everyone here is aware.

They also fit (with turbos) in 40 series Landcruisers

If I was running a youtube channel I'd grab that up in a second to figure out how to get it in an MR2, Elise, or 3rd gen Supra.

In reply to camopaint0707 :

Do it for the coolness of having a V12.  Like the DB7 V12 into the Mustang.  Logic goes out the window for the sound and sight of 12 cylinders.

camopaint0707 said:

$3000 for 300 horsepower.  A tall ask in a land of 5.3 v8s

You don't do this to be practical you do it because you can.  Doing things in the car world is not about being practical or logical it is about doing stuff that makes you smile.  It is about ripping through gears with a V12 screaming up to 8K through open pipes in a tunnel.  You do a V12 because you subscribe to Anthony Bourdain's approach to life. 

Step outside your LS/Vortec comfort zone and live a little.

In reply to camopaint0707 :

It'll be the smoothest 300 horses.

I wonder how much that weighs compared to a Jag...

See 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/forgotten-by-many-the-toyota-1gz-fe-was-japans-first-and-only-mass-produced-v12-177521.html#:~:text=In%20many%20cases%2C%20the%20twelve,between%20500%20and%20600%20hp.

Nice looking engines with the stacks in copper!  Changing the belt(s) on the front of it would be an interesting job....

j_tso said:

In reply to camopaint0707 :

It'll be the smoothest 300 horses.

And best sounding.

That V12 was from a Toyota Century.  That wasn't a car you drove, that was a car someone drove you in.  The engine characteristics reflect that.

I've thought about one for the Tunatruck. I would weld up a giant ridiculous tunnel ram or cross ram. How much do they weigh? I imagine it would sound nice.

How about 12 SU's???  LOL

In reply to dean1484 :

Or 4x Porsche Webers

Toyota Century is some grail E36 M3. 

tuna55 said:

I've thought about one for the Tunatruck. I would weld up a giant ridiculous tunnel ram or cross ram. How much do they weigh? I imagine it would sound nice.

You are not going to leave us all hanging like that, are you?  

Someone swapped one into a 190e like 15 years ago. Then blew the engine lol. 

That would look really good in my Miata...

On a related note, if one was to desire a 12 cylinder engine for a swap, what would one choose, if cost, performance, sound and availability were all considered?

In reply to dyintorace :

Back when I was daydreaming Challenges, you could get a BMW 850 for challenge money.  Which is a V12.  I doubt they are that common anymore.

In reply to dyintorace :

M120 and m275 but I'm biased 🤷🏿‍♂️

Two-2JZs...no E36 M3?

Looks like a bottomless money pit ....

Article on upgrade work here https://www.autoevolution.com/news/hartley-engines-tuned-1gz-fe-v12-will-melt-your-face-off-at-10000-rpm-jets-720-hp-225427.html

Go fast get poor here  https://www.hartleyengines.co.nz/collections/hartley-v12-toyota-1gz-fe

In reply to alfadriver :

I believe the same engine was in the E32 750iL sedan. Should be possible to find one. 

alfadriver said:

In reply to camopaint0707 :

Like the DB7 V12 into the Mustang.  Logic goes out the window for the sound and sight of 12 cylinders.

I have a variant of that engine in my Vanquish. It's pretty intoxicating ... and has spoiled me for other engines 😂