Here’s a new one – Tundra Racing is building out a fast-as-hell Toyota Tacoma…with a Corvette motor.

That’s right – they’ve shoehorned a specially tuned 460 horsepower LS6 into an 05′ Tacoma Regular Cab 2wd. Does that sound like a fast truck or what?

2005 Tacoma with a V8 LS6 Corvette motor.

2005 Tacoma with a V8 LS6 Corvette motor.

How about a very fast truck.

Getting a Corvette V8 to fit in an engine compartment that was designed with a 4.0L V6 in mind is a little challenging. First, Tundra Racing had to create custom motor mounts. Then they had to fashion special brackets to attach the alternator and radiator.

They also had to put a Corvette style exhaust on this Tacoma – huge headers and a custom exhaust system terminate to a mean-looking quad exhaust just under the rear bumper (note – the bumper needs paint).

Corvette headers and a quad exhaust.

Corvette headers and a quad exhaust.

This is going to be a fast truck. But we said that already, didn’t we?

Of course, going fast means you need brakes – big brakes. Tundra Racing has a custom big brake kit with huge 13″ rotors to help stop this lightweight truck.

Custom big brake kit.

Custom big brake kit.

Here’s a full list of this 2005 Regular cab 2×4 Tacoma’s tricks:

  • Vette LS6 motor (modified to 460 HP)
  • 4L60T tranny
  • 2500 stall converter
  • 9″ Ford rear end / posi / 350 gear
  • TundraRacing.com Brakes -13.2″ front dual piston big brake kit up front with a 12″ rear single piston Pro Series disc conversion.
  • Complete gauge package.
  • Custom stainless steel headers and exhaust, mandrel bent and tig welded.
  • Custom aluminum radiator
  • X-Runner Hood
  • Stock rear bumper modified by Tundra Racing for quad Vette exhaust
  • Air conditioning (this is a Florida truck).
  • Leather seats from a 2006 Tundra with a 4-point racing harness.
  • Tundra Racing front grille.
Check out the cool gauges – the standard dash has been upgraded and there’s a nice looking set just in front of the shifter.
Custom Tacoma Gauges

Custom Tacoma Gauges

This truck is currently a work in progress – it’s still missing some paint so we don’t have any full images just yet. Once it’s all done, you can be sure that we’ll post all the pictures.

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