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Re: Little Toyota Hemi

To: OHFASTONE@aol.com, owner-land-speed@autox.team.net, V4GR@aol.com,
Subject: Re: Little Toyota Hemi
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:16:24 -0700 (PDT)
Being a hemi lover, I just thought it was a very
interesting little motor.  

Dick J


--- OHFASTONE@aol.com wrote:
> Aw now Dick, you done hurt mah feelin's, you
> weren't listening.  That Toyota 
> V-8 hemi is called a 4V, it is an all aluminum
> pushrod V-8.  It is a little 
> bit bigger than 2 liters.  They were not
> exported to the US, they came in a 
> Japan only car called a Crown, about the size
> of a '68 Buick Wildcat.  They 
> were backed by an automatic transmission and I
> still have most of mine in the 
> garage and have most of the pieces of an
> overhaul gasket set I got with it.  
> A business associate sold it to me complete
> with the transmission for $350 
> but this was in '85, at that time I could have
> gotten as many as I wanted 
> with tranny for that price.  I can tell you a
> lot about one of these engines 
> if you are interested in them.  All 4V's came
> with a 4 barrel carb, if it has 
> injection then this is a 4VE.  The 4V family
> has been out of production for a 
> while but I might still be able to get ahold of
> some.  Just FYI.
> 
>         Mike


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