deciding on whether to buy a new engine or a diff. car

[Killa B]

Everyone on here seems to think its a good idea to stick with the 7m jw whats the reasoning behind it?

[907mge]

A 2jz is a very nice upgrade but will cost you alot more than 1700 til you get it installed with everything required. The 7mgte would be your best bet but will still be pricey if you want to go for 400 to 600 whp which is alot taking into account a 15% drivetrain loss. And you will also need the r154 which will probably not come with a jdm 7mgte. So are you doing the swap yourself if you do one and do you still owe the money on the supra?

[ochowdero]

my reasoning behind it is that a friend of mine fully upgraded and rebuilt a 7mgte and a put a bigger turbo on it..
he smashes on the new corvettes and keeps up with a 2jzte with no problem

[CanadianBak'inSupra]

i think i just really like the m series engines.
kind of like holding the torch...

but dam, what i would give for a 1jztt

[gloreboy89]

Originally Posted by 907mge

So are you doing the swap yourself if you do one and do you still owe the money on the supra?

to answer your question No im not doing the swap myself i dont have the space or the tools to do it, also im not that confident in my skills to do something as big as a engines swap. i will be taking it tho my friends repair shop (called 3 face racing) i trusted those guys to change a head gasket on my dads toyota lancruiser(paid 1,600 for that). Also i owe around $2400 left on the car loan still so i will keep the car and get a new engine.

My mechanic has found a 1jzte JDM for $1700 and i believe im leaning towards that now. after talking to my mechanic i think the 7m's engine will start off having work done. The head gasket, stand alone, and something else. With just a few pieces swapped on the 1jzte it can produce round 500hp( this is my belief). Just change out the stock turbo for a bigger one, put a standalone unit,and a few others, and the ijzte should be worth it. (tell me if im wrong)

[Ranma]

So what was the cause of the fire? These things just do not happen.

Oh why do you need 600 horsepower? Unless you run it on a track there is no purpose, though perhaps I lived too long in Oklahoma. The highway patrol monitors the toll roads here and there is ZERO tolerance. Got pulled over for doing 79 in a 75.
Really, I would like to know, why do you need so much power? It is even more silly in Japan where the speed limit max is 62 mph. Am not putting you down just puzzled.

[gloreboy89]

well since i wasnt driving my car since it happened i dont fully know, but what my mechanic and i saw was the a hole in the bearing and the engine cant hold any oil.
My guess is that when my brother took my car for a drive, on the highway the bearing somehow blew open leaked hot oil on the wires around the starter causing fire.

As for the power gain i would like to like to drive a decently powered car with, and i know some friends that race on various tracks around metropolitan atlanta. Yeah i dont think 500hp is necessary for me but i would at least like to own a car in 300-450hp range, while keeping most of the parts on the car toyota brand.

[Ranma]

Originally Posted by gloreboy89

well since i wasnt driving my car since it happened i dont fully know, but what my mechanic and i saw was the a hole in the bearing and the engine cant hold any oil.
My guess is that when my brother took my car for a drive, on the highway the bearing somehow blew open leaked hot oil on the wires around the starter causing fire.

As for the power gain i would like to like to drive a decently powered car with, and i know some friends that race on various tracks around metropolitan atlanta. Yeah i dont think 500hp is necessary for me but i would at least like to own a car in 300-450hp range, while keeping most of the parts on the car toyota brand.

Well at least he was not hurt and the car did not burn. I crashed a Volkswagen Squareback one and the car burned. The thing burned itself out from front to rear.
About taking it on the track, then it makes sense. I would think a new or a rebuilt engine would serve you well. It is one thing driving a high millage engine on the expressway but on the track you need every advantage.

[907mge]

Just remember that a JDM 1jz is not a new engine, so even though it has low milage does not mean it has not been abused. Most only come with a 30day start up warranty. Basically you get what you get and maybe you will get lucky with a nice one. Just keep this in mind when you are thinking of making higher hp numbers.