superchargeddrt
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LOL,
I always like the Chevy/Toyota combo....Toyolet
2JZ VVT engine swap in an Early A Body?
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I always like the Chevy/Toyota combo....Toyolet
MopaR&D
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They seem to be very popular for making lots of power but IMO they sound like crap, maybe that's because every video I find the car it's in has no traction so all you hear is "vrrt PSH PSHH vrrt PSHH vrrt". If you do build a 2JZ A-body put some dang tires on it, and some kind of decent muffler lol.
That Pearl Harbor reference always cracks me up, I guess we shouldn't deal with the British either they really stuck it to us back in the late 1700s. And how is German stuff any better, might as well call their automakers nazis.
That Pearl Harbor reference always cracks me up, I guess we shouldn't deal with the British either they really stuck it to us back in the late 1700s. And how is German stuff any better, might as well call their automakers nazis.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
that remark was intended a little tongue in cheek, but that doesnt always show in writing
what would you do to boycot the British...quit buying MGs?
stop eating crumpets?
Well. One reason I’m heading this route is bang for my buck. Time and time again a factory 2jz hits 275 hp at the tires all day long. Forged crank, rods and pistons make the bottom end of that 2jz bullet proof. Many people have gotten 1000 ho with factory bottom end and still be reliable. With a few hundred dollars i can put 500 hp to the ground super easy. And the muffler? Yeah, yeah, no fart cans here. Going to make sure it has 2 1/2 pipe all the way back to a magnaflow. And the blow off valve will get swapped out to an HKS adjustable. I can’t do anything about that except make it louder......which I like the sound.
Traction is going to be handled by a Ford Exploder rear end because imma need them rear discs. I’ll find a way to put it to the ground either with a four link or a boost controller to creep the power up as the speed increases
Traction is going to be handled by a Ford Exploder rear end because imma need them rear discs. I’ll find a way to put it to the ground either with a four link or a boost controller to creep the power up as the speed increases
MopaR&D
Nerd Member
Triumph Motorcycles? lol I get you though
275 HP at the wheels is a joke for a mild-built 360 with mostly stock parts just sayin'. BUT you can't just crank up the boost when you want more unless you build the whole bottom end for it and then still it's argued that the max HP an SBM block can hold is 6-700. I'm going the G3 Hemi route myself (eventually), they'll hold 1500 HP with just some drop-in forged pistons and better rods if it's a 5.7L plus you get way more torque and HP with less boost (and a lot more low-end) compared to a 3.0L inline-6. Just thinking out loud not trying to convince you one way or the other.
And that’s a nice setup. Nothing like the sound of a v8 on boost. I do love that sound. But I’m thinking sleeper status. Just find a valiant and leave the body alone. Nice interior and never pop the hood. Just run around bashing mootangs and slowmarows and junkvettes. I do have a 360 block that’s bored out and stroked to a 408 but by time I buy heads and the rest of the stuff I’m sitting at a pretty hefty loss in my wallet. So I’ll save that for when I have the cash for a truly monster build on a car I won’t mind cutting inner fenders. I’m still newish to the Mopar world on old cars as I’ve always been a 64-66 fairlane guy. But now that I’ve seen the light, I’ll stick with my dodges since I’ve owned about 8 of them now (98 and newer sadly).
doogievlg
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I’m a giant foreign car hater and I am a hater of cross breeding mopars 99% of the time but the 2JZ is one bad motor. I’m all for this swap happening and if you plan on making this thing push some serious power then I expect a video of it on a 2 step.
MopaR&D
Nerd Member
That and the 'UZ' series V8s, I'd rather see one of those swapped in a Mopar 1000 times over than a stupid LS. 4.7L SOHC V8 with an 8000 RPM redline... and you know the materials and tolerances are top-notch compared to American engines unfortunately.
yea nah, 100% BS. I'd say no need for the owner to "better hope" anything, because you wouldn't do a thing. Not sure why people feel the need to make hollow lame tough guy comments on the internet, but this is a perfect example of that, a hollow lame tough guy comment.
Noted, but one small detail about this thread, the OP is interested in turbo's, and this is his early A, not your early A. Also the comment about Toyota not being fast for the next 50 years? I literally can't even.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
Nah, what it is, is hyperbole, to show how much appreciation I have for if
In fact, id sooner look at a 350 swapped into a mopar then the YZ engine
Sometimes a simple "no" just doesn't suffice
pishta
I know I'm right....
I love the 1UZFE motors (Lex V8's) as the one in my SC400 is rock solid, Im just waiting for the body to die around the motor and trans but that will be a while, but the paint is already on its way out. But to say the Toyo motor will make power for the next 50 years is a stretch....too many sensors, vacuum servos, electronics to keep them running that long. Getting a mandatory "anti backfire valve" for my 82 Mazda truck was near impossible, long out of production and every site listed was OOS. They just dont make them anymore and this is a wear part! (diaphragm rots). Finally found one at U-haul fleet Ebay site, last one! If you want a true 50 year mill, go carb. even the VVT 1UZ's (2UZ?) will have to get that VVT servo services one day. I think Chrysler/Nissan had a joint venture on a forklift motor, maybe Diesel/LPG?
MopaR&D
Nerd Member
If you think about it though, as long as the aftermarket stays around like it did for our pushrod V8s there will probably still be people building and swapping JZ and UZ engines 20, 30, mayyybe 40 years from now. The Japanese engines from the 1990s and early 2000s were the last (relatively) easy-to-swap and easy-to-build mills they made, most of the stuff made before then wasn't quite world-class in the HP department and everything after is just insanely complicated with all the tech and computer integration. I think if there is enough demand for keeping a 2JZ running 20 years from now people will make products to do it. I haven't torn down a "legacy" Japanese engine yet but I hear for how much they cost (especially compared to Euro stuff) the standards to which they are built is staggering, and the level of tech is still way up there but usually done in a more conservative and practical manner.
Look at the inside of a VW/Audi, BMW, M-B etc. engine and you'll wonder how it can even run for 100k miles just from all the crap going on.
EDIT: But at the end of the day there is something only American companies can make: TORQUE, specifically below 2500 RPM or so. Everything Euro or Japanese is gutless below that speed.
Look at the inside of a VW/Audi, BMW, M-B etc. engine and you'll wonder how it can even run for 100k miles just from all the crap going on.
EDIT: But at the end of the day there is something only American companies can make: TORQUE, specifically below 2500 RPM or so. Everything Euro or Japanese is gutless below that speed.
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??? He asked for opinions. I'd put my money in the best drivetrain ever made. MOPAR. Of course he can do what he wants with his car and his money. For me, I'd rather build a 170 cu in Slant six.
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Superdaves project
Superdaves project
Pentastarnut
67' Barracuda
someone said 2JZ ? How about in a Chrysler Conquest...
do it Deemo you will NOT be disappointed ;)
do it Deemo you will NOT be disappointed ;)
moparmat2000
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I guess you didnt understand the greater than less than symbol.
moparmat2000
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Easy to boycot MGs, they went bankrupt in i think 2005. MG and Rover are dead. Lol
I had a Plymouth laser awd turbo and got spanked by one of those in 98. Those things were nasty from the factorysomeone said 2JZ ? How about in a Chrysler Conquest...
do it Deemo you will NOT be disappointed ;)
moparmat2000
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If its gonna make that much power, you better add an Eaton tru trac differential to that xploder 8.8 rear. its stock limited slip aint gonna live very long.
moparmat2000
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Them jap inline 6s are fast, but they sound like a 54 chevy 250 straight with the muffler cut off. I prefer the gutteral roar of an uncorked V8 myself. To each their own.
moparmat2000
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How about a toyota lexus V8 with twin turbos if you want to go jap.
Expensive!!!! They do sound nice though.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
that was exactly my point
Pentastarnut
67' Barracuda
you said V8 ? how about a Moparbishi
moparmat2000
Well-Known Member
Now thats a better way to fly. Put an american V8 in a jap car. My vote is an LS7 in a nizzan 240 SX. Or a small block in a nizzan 280Z. Only thing jap cars are good for is either beer cans, or a good american V8 swap.
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