Tim it sounds like your trying to justify the choices you've made by attacking other peoples decisions.
People building their own cars are apt to make very individual decisions and in the end people use what they use for their own reasons and they largely DGAS what others think about it. If we didn't we we wouldn't be building our own cars in the first place.
For what its worth when my 1UZ-FE arrived on the pallet the weight from the shipping co was 220Kg, including the pallet and everything from the airbox to the cats and the electronics.[/QUOTE
My Question was answered. The Tilte says"1UZFE for Superlite Coupe- Idea's" The guy now has an LS3 engine for his project.
Fran has built a modern car with great features, why put a 20 year old engine in it. My choice of engine for my car came down to registration requirements in Western Australia, as simple as that. I had to have a modern engine (Current series engine, 5 years old) that will pass emission testing with a supercharger fitted. That is the reason why people are using LS or Ford Modular engines in GT40s being built in Australia.
If I am attacking people buy asking a true cost of an engine then yes I am. People read these forums to get idea's and make choices. I am asking to build up a 1UZFE engine? what is the finally overall cost? Doug you are using a used Toyota engine, by the time its up and running how much extra money would you have spent on it, what will its performance be? Did you have to change sumps? Did you run the factory EFI. All I get is the engine cost me $1500 dollars what a bargin, etc...
And for what it is worth the best "Air Pump Sound" is a Mazda 20B engine