Engine Swap: Help Me Decide
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From: Prairieville, Louisiana
1) 2GR-FE
The 2GR-FE is a bad **** motor. Just gut a new camry with its drive train and put it in. I guarantee the Camry is fatter than our cars, and I have been spanked by one. Heck they run it in the X-runner. It has got a lot of potential.
Ok seriously here folks, no one has mentioned the two best possible options. Option A is to import a J-spec 4th gen (out of a ST215 Caldina or ST205 Celica GT4) 3sgte engine. We are talking about a 2.0 toyota engine that comes with a turbo and over 260hp stock. I imported one from Hong Kong a couple of years ago and put it in my 94 Celica GT (It actually bolted directly to the two-wheel drive 5sfe transmission.) Let me tell you that thing was a BEAST! You can get over 400hp out of it without too much effort or coin. Anyways, thats your FWD option.
Your RWD option is something that I think every one of us has wanted to see for a long long time. Scoop up a 2jz-gte engine out of a late 90's Supra and shoehorn that bad-boy in there. The sky's the limit on the hp, that engine is bullet-proof. You can crank over a 1000hp if you've got the fund$, and plus it would avoid the bastardization of putting a 350 in.
Anyways, that's my two-cents, good luck with your build.
Your RWD option is something that I think every one of us has wanted to see for a long long time. Scoop up a 2jz-gte engine out of a late 90's Supra and shoehorn that bad-boy in there. The sky's the limit on the hp, that engine is bullet-proof. You can crank over a 1000hp if you've got the fund$, and plus it would avoid the bastardization of putting a 350 in.
Anyways, that's my two-cents, good luck with your build.
I don't know how in the world you are gong to throw a 2JZ in the TC? It is way longer than a 350. You would have to sit in the back seats. lol Never go for the 7M, that motor is a dinosaur, not very reliable for the Iron block aluminum head, and parts are rare now.
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Honestly my personally choice would be the 3sgte its a ____ing GREAT engine, I had a 91 celica gt that I did a 3sgte swap on, I built the engine up to 400hp easily could have done more but a lovely DD decided to t-bone me, hence the birth of my TC lol
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doooo it! i was looking at 2j's for my tc a couple months back then i ran into the money issue... haha but dooooo itttt!!!!!! my boy alpha will do the tuning he runs all over the us tuning 2j's!
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If you can pull it off DOOOOO IT NOW, that would be so insane, a TC with a 2jz mmmmmmmmm thats about all I can say except I will kiss your feet if you let me drive it LOL
i was with him and it was the 2jzge out of a lexus...effing nice looking engine. ima do a little research and see what we can do...is it the same block and head as the 2jzgte?
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joys of toyota engines you can tell the block and head buy the engine model number the only difference between a 2jzge and a 2jzgte is the t which represents turbo. They are the exact same block and head. Back in highschool I have a 4banger tacoma that I dropped the lexus 2jzge into and then just bought the aftermarket supra parts for it its a freakin insane engine that can throw out some huge numbers. A guy in town here has a mkIV supra with a 2jzgte pushing 700hp
joys of toyota engines you can tell the block and head buy the engine model number the only difference between a 2jzge and a 2jzgte is the t which represents turbo. They are the exact same block and head. Back in highschool I have a 4banger tacoma that I dropped the lexus 2jzge into and then just bought the aftermarket supra parts for it its a freakin insane engine that can throw out some huge numbers. A guy in town here has a mkIV supra with a 2jzgte pushing 700hp
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I still think 3S-GTE and keep it FWD. The 3S is like a mini 2JZ lol.
iirc, the rods are the same,the pistons on the GE are higher compression, and the GE doesn't have the oil squirters. I think the heads are very similar. The GE still has almost as much potential as the GTE. I've seen an NA-T 2JZ in a GS300 that was pushing over 900rwhp, without too much modification to it.
I still think 3S-GTE and keep it FWD. The 3S is like a mini 2JZ lol.
I still think 3S-GTE and keep it FWD. The 3S is like a mini 2JZ lol.
yeah garret i think your right but just dreaming bro...like i said befor im down for whatever.
