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We've been converted. Tuner vans are officially amazing.
If you weren't sold on our last tuner van story - the track-specced E51 Nissan Elgrand - maybe this Toyota-flavoured daily driver will be more your thing.
It's an H100 series HiAce that's had its standard 1KZ 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine swapped out for the owner's favourite engine - the 1JZ-GTE out of such JDM favourites as the Toyota Chaser, Crown and Supra.
The VVTi label on the engine suggests it's a '96+ unit putting out at least 206kW/379Nm, although the owner makes note of the fact that he's employed a Link ECU so the real numbers may be higher. Skip to 1:45 to see the hilarious Japanese host get shocked by how un-HiAcey this thing goes.
We're surprised with how tidy the packaging is, and how the owner has managed to maintain a more-or-less 100% original look on the inside. Tidy. It sounds amazing, too.
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Located in Malaysia, the owner reckons it's not the only 1JZ HiAce in town, noting he's seen maybe two or three others. Not surprising when you consider there's apparently a huge HiAce tuning scene in Malaysia.
Should there be an Auzzie HiAce tuning scene, or is this a waste of a legend engine? Tell us what you think in the comments.
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