1.5jz build.

jz_toyfan

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hey guys i just picked up a 2jz block and i have a few question:
how do i tell what type of pistons i have?
what head gasket should i use?
is there anything that i will need that i cant get off my 1j? (aside from a timing belt).

thanks in andvace for any help or advice :icon_razz

hopefully i will have pic 2maro
 

jz_toyfan

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suprahero;1186655 said:

maybe i didnt read far enough into it but did u end up using a 1j head gasket and how did that water neck thing work out for u? do u have a pick of yours??? also u dont happen to have a gte piston and rod i could buy from u??? thank u very much for linking me to the thread. how do u like the 3 liter bottem end??
 

Slow_Sc3

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jz_toyfan;1186691 said:
maybe i didnt read far enough into it but did u end up using a 1j head gasket and how did that water neck thing work out for u? do u have a pick of yours??? also u dont happen to have a gte piston and rod i could buy from u??? thank u very much for linking me to the thread. how do u like the 3 liter bottem end??

1jz-gte and 2jz-gte head gasket is pretty much the same thing. weld two waternecks together and cut about 1/2 inch off works fine.

love my 1.5jz :)
 

suprahero

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The 2jz bottom end is awesome, and sorry, but I don't have a gte piston. I also did like SSC suggested with the waterneck.
 

jz_toyfan

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ok got the water neck covered and got the block to the machine shop today looks like it spun a bearing at some point in it's life, my machinist said it wasn't that bad. is there anything else i should get done while the block it there, don't have the funds for pistons and robs or boring it out right now:3d_frown:. also can i use a 1jz-gte piston i know the bore is the same just wondering if anyone has done it? if so then i just need to find a rod.

thanks for all the info so far guys its been a great help
 

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Slow_Sc3;1186712 said:
1jz-gte and 2jz-gte head gasket is pretty much the same thing.
Pretty much the same thing, and the same thing are not quite the same thing.......:sarcasm:


What I mean is, the oil feed on the 1JZ head, and 2JZ head are different. They are actually slightly offset from each other. A 1JZ head gasket has a larger oil hole, sort of allowing the two offset passages to mate up, where as the 2JZ head gasket has a much smaller oil hole in it.

If you do use a 2JZ head gasket, I would suggest boring out the oil passage hole on it. If not, you risk starving the head of oil.
 

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annoyingrob;1189108 said:
Pretty much the same thing, and the same thing are not quite the same thing.......:sarcasm:


What I mean is, the oil feed on the 1JZ head, and 2JZ head are different. They are actually slightly offset from each other. A 1JZ head gasket has a larger oil hole, sort of allowing the two offset passages to mate up, where as the 2JZ head gasket has a much smaller oil hole in it.

If you do use a 2JZ head gasket, I would suggest boring out the oil passage hole on it. If not, you risk starving the head of oil.

yeah its been a few years other then boaring the oil passage out its the same, im using a 1jz head gasket ( stock unmoded) and no problems.
 

jz_toyfan

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thats good cuz i have a 1j HG anyway. still no luck finding a 2j piston :3d_frown:. i was also thinking of upgrading my injectors, are 440's drop in or do i need a 2j map?????
 

jz_toyfan

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alright so block is being done right now, cleaned new bearings, machined crank, rings etc. i will be using stock gte pistons and rods. im gonna have the piston cleaned next week and then take the 1j head in. my machinist told be he gonna take 5 thou off the head and that i would not effect the compresion so im down. in that case i am gonna stick to a 1jz gte head gasket. sry not pics yet im gonna try to get some up this week. thank for showing me your build suprahero, lol took me like 3 days to take it all in.