2jzgte swap advice

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Originally Posted by normalsalaryman

phil, your advice was a great boost of knowledge to me, such a simple thing yet gives great amount of extra rwhp.

well the last president was giving us a great deal (easier import rules and taxes) but unfortunately hes only sits as a president for 1years only and i dont know how that rules is no longer valid with this new president which already be a president for 9year.

the only cheapest option to build a RWD car is either corrola dx,a31cefiro,toyota crown <93 models (newer one is expensive and only a high official eg minister rides it),bmw 3or5 series and pretty much thats all the list of cheap RWD car in my country. prices tart from $1000 to max price is around $11-13k

thing like is250,soarer,mkiv supra and most of the sports car is way to pricey starts from $30k to a doesnt make sense pricing.

there is only 3 jza80(not sure about the code) and the 2004 S2000 goes for $60k. but most of the sports car average prices sits around $50k due to 200-250% of the car taxes which is a killing. that taxing percentage also for 2nd hand imported engine and tranny too.

and the rest cheap RWD car that commonly available is either SUV or a Van and some of them is a wagon..

thats why i was going with a31cefiro. and ya i will keep my project updated once i got back home...

If you don't mind me pointing this out, the 2jz-gte is not an inexpensive engine to run. Among many other things, it requires fully synthetic oil and race fuel (and/or water-meth injection, or E85) at higher boost levels.

A 2jz-gte (with high boost) also puts out enough horsepower that (perhaps) the a31cefiro chassis and/or brakes won't be able to handle it. There's a good reason the jza80 chassis+engine is $30K+ - it's because the entire automotive system was engineered together (by Toyota and TRD of course) to handle all of the power potential and other performance characteristics (braking, handling, aerodynamics, traction, etc., etc.).

Have you heard the expression "there is no such thing as a free lunch"? If not, it means you'll always end up paying one way or another - in time/labor, frustration, rework, risk, etc. Although I definitely wish you luck with your project no matter what you decide, I have to let you know I'm quite skeptical about your (apparent) goal of trying to do it all really cheaply. Alternatively, you may wish to consider working longer and/or harder and saving up the $ to purchase the Mkiv Toyota Supra Turbo that it seems you may really want. I can assure you that it will be worth the wait...