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Originally Posted by mandzach
the 3vz is a pos (droped a valve at 193,000 miles  ) -but the R150f tranny that comes with it is a real tough manual gearbox (same as the turbo motor). - ive looked into this a little and found that to swap in a chevy V8 you could buy the parts for under 1k from AA (advance Adapters)
that includes the bellhouse adapter,engine mounts,and clutch...i dont know how much the new oil pan or 3" lift would cost because i dont think the V8 chevy will fit in the IFS config. |
The 3VZ-FE was extremely reliable. I put over 230,000 miles on mine and was still running well when I sold it. Even with the head gasket recall, it never needed a head gasket replacement in all those miles and the 14 years I owned it.
However, as others here have said, it was definitely underpowered and maintenance (spark plug changes, oil filter changes, PCV Replacement) was difficult to perform on it. There was very little room to work on it. Also, changing the timing belt every 60K miles had proved to be a bit of a hassle.