how much, on average, is it going to cost, to do a 2j tt swap into a mkiii? i just need a ballpark figure really..i cant find anything on it, so maybe someone on here who has done it??
how much man??
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There should be numerous threads, but I would guess between six and eight thousand dollars to do a swap. It might be a little less if you don't replace alot of things, but when I did my 1j swap, I replaced all the seals and gaskets and new radiator, injectors, turbo and alot of other things. good luck.
i already have the engine and everything, i just pretty much need the thing put into place. got the 1j motor mounts too. people would charge that much to drop the bastard in????
i would SO do it myself, if it werent for the ever accursed wiring crap i have NO idea how to do lol. is there a wiring guide that makes a noob capale enough to do it on their own?
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its very easy to drop the engine in the bay. very easy.
If you can't do the wiring, spen d the 3-400 dollars and get it done by DR.Tweak and it will pretty much be plug and play. If you can drop the engine in, you should be able to hook everything else up....
If you can't do the wiring, spen d the 3-400 dollars and get it done by DR.Tweak and it will pretty much be plug and play. If you can drop the engine in, you should be able to hook everything else up....
so i would need to go to single turbo to avoid this problem? i really want to keep the twin setup.....
i have a large thread about it 
my build thread. and i list (most) of everything i bought and from where andd for how much,. i am not going to list how much i spent altogether Lol,. it would make me sad
i suggest going 1jz
my build thread. and i list (most) of everything i bought and from where andd for how much,. i am not going to list how much i spent altogether Lol,. it would make me sad i suggest going 1jz
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nah, i want the legandary 2j under my hood, thanks. and i will deal with the headache of keeping the twin's. maybe it is a bad choice, but it is what i have wanted for a long long time now. i just hope the usdm turbo's are less of a p.i.t.a....
tlo86 said:i have a large thread about it
i suggest going 1jz
why do you suggest going 1j?
porsches4lunch said:
well ive went into it before but mainly efficiency. sure a 2jzgte is oh so legendary blah blah blah lick its nuts and say you want more.... but you could get a mean 1jz or 1.5jz, a mean 2jzge turbo'd, or have a stock 2jzgte sitting in your car.
how i see it, fitting a 2jzgte into an mkiii supra is just like buying the 2jzgte and then buying a 1jzgte front clip. you are spending the same amount and you are practically swapping everything that makes the 1jz unique to our car onto the 2jz (oil pan, electronics is also an option, transmission etc)
i bought the flywheel back to differential, both oil pans, wiring, engine mounts.
with the 1jz you have the option of throwing in a 2jz bottom block as well...
and if you really want the stock twins usdm turbos are the way to go but thats a given, and when you hammer the firewall back at least paint it
i would get custom abs lines ( if you have abs) rather then bend them
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See, I think the other way. I figure if you're going through the effort of putting a 1JZ into your car, you might as well go with a 2JZ.tlo86 said:
Even my 1.5JZ over my 1JZ was a world of difference. The increased bottom-end made the car a whole new beast.
annoyingrob said:
well im suggesting to do a 1.5jz actually hehe i use your car project as an example
2jz bottm blocks are cheap and there is plenty out there. its just suprisingly easy comapred to going from a straight 2jzgte.... because you HAVE to factor in the wiring, the pans, the transmission though which are not cheap new and not easy to source =/