My supra:
1987 Supra Turbo (7M-GTE), 5 speed, targa roof, light blue. 53,000 miles on the chassis and motor.
Had the head milled and gasket replaced at around 37000 miles, and it blew again at 53,000 miles because a Fel-pro (some sort of composite, I think) gasket was put in and the head was torqued down to the factory specs (against my interest, I had a mechanic do it and he wasn't interested in listening to my pleas.) Took two years or so to blow again, so it wasn't covered by any warranties or anything. I decided I was tired of the 7M, and while the 2JZ is probably a much easier swap than the LS1, there's several reasons why I went with an LS1, and I'd just assume this thread never degrade to that argument.
My goals: Get an LS1 with T56, megasquirt it, and get it going. After that, I'd like to achieve a reliable 500HP, probably do a new driveshaft and see what the rear-end would need, although I've heard the rear-end can handle plenty.
The Camaro
2000 Z28 Auto-tragic. Picked it up for $1300, which I would say was a steal of a deal. It was t-boned on the driver's side by an S10.
Started ripping apart the 2000 camaro that I'm pulling the LS1 out of this weekend (unfortunately, I have to get the transmission elsewhere.) Had good fun destroying the parts of it that aren't relevant to the swap. I'm going to start taking pictures and posting them here for all who care and/or are interested in this sort of thing.
More info will come soon.
1987 Supra Turbo (7M-GTE), 5 speed, targa roof, light blue. 53,000 miles on the chassis and motor.
Had the head milled and gasket replaced at around 37000 miles, and it blew again at 53,000 miles because a Fel-pro (some sort of composite, I think) gasket was put in and the head was torqued down to the factory specs (against my interest, I had a mechanic do it and he wasn't interested in listening to my pleas.) Took two years or so to blow again, so it wasn't covered by any warranties or anything. I decided I was tired of the 7M, and while the 2JZ is probably a much easier swap than the LS1, there's several reasons why I went with an LS1, and I'd just assume this thread never degrade to that argument.
My goals: Get an LS1 with T56, megasquirt it, and get it going. After that, I'd like to achieve a reliable 500HP, probably do a new driveshaft and see what the rear-end would need, although I've heard the rear-end can handle plenty.
The Camaro
2000 Z28 Auto-tragic. Picked it up for $1300, which I would say was a steal of a deal. It was t-boned on the driver's side by an S10.
Started ripping apart the 2000 camaro that I'm pulling the LS1 out of this weekend (unfortunately, I have to get the transmission elsewhere.) Had good fun destroying the parts of it that aren't relevant to the swap. I'm going to start taking pictures and posting them here for all who care and/or are interested in this sort of thing.
More info will come soon.
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