1JZ motor assessment

[steveo]

http://www.japandreamcars.com/1JZGTTE.html

If one were to purchase this engine what else would it need to be plug and play into a already RHD car? Also how hard would it be to drop it into the car?

 

[nick88]

What rhd car and year? If it comes from the same chassis, should be PnP. But it is a roll of the dice when importing or ordering from one of these sites.

 

[mkiiichip]

PNP it will not be, as it never is.

these questions i can not see in the posting.

does it have rear sump oil pan
clutch fan
do you have round motor mounts
1jz trans setup

Either way the wiring harness will definitely need to be extensively modified (look up http://www.phoenixtuning.com/).

This is just a start, expect other (slightly smaller) issues. Such as missing or broken components(ie ignitor, map sensor, tps, not to mention the internal parts, etc).

 

[gofastgeorge]

And that's providing that you end up with a good 1JZ.........

 

[steveo]

Well the car I drive currently is a 91 GA70 with a 3rd gen 1G-GTE engine. I trust the guy selling it as I bought my car from the same person and it has only ever caused me problems once. I guess the same cannot be said for the motor. He is located only 3 hours south of me and I make trips there regularly. So do go down and inspect it looking for certain things it has and does not have would be a must before I even though about buying. It is just that I am very amateur when it comes to something this massive, but I have mechanics at work here that are probably willing to answer a few questions when it comes down to it.

 

[becauseican]

If the engine is out of a JZA70 Supra it should be basicaly P&P. There may be a few things that you will need to adapt but it will be way less involved then putting one into a North American spec car.

 

[honestabe]

PNP it will not be, as it never is.

these questions i can not see in the posting.

does it have rear sump oil pan
clutch fan
do you have round motor mounts
1jz trans setup

Either way the wiring harness will definitely need to be extensively modified (look up http://www.phoenixtuning.com/).

This is just a start, expect other (slightly smaller) issues. Such as missing or broken components(ie ignitor, map sensor, tps, not to mention the internal parts, etc).

Umm, it's going into a RHD Supra, so the wiring harness won't need to be modified. The trans setup is universal. At the worst he'd have to buy a bell housing. Motor mounts are easy enough, he might have to buy motor mount adaptors since his current chassis came with the 1g-gte motor. The fan setup won't matter. He can have either the clutch or the hydro fan, it doesn't matter. The fan setup is a personal preference, not something you have to do because of restrictions unless your specific setup dictates space limitations in the engine bay.

 

[steveo]

Well from what I have seen motor mounts and bell housing are not that hard to acquire from what I have looked through on the forums. I am not planning on doing this right away and I am sure if I just ask the guy that owns the business he can bring in another 1JZ. Maybe even one that I get to choose.