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  1. just browsing through this forum and what i got out of this is if you swap in the 1jzgte then your maxspeed will be 119 mph without this HKS Speed Limit Defencer? btw 156mph with stock sc300 5spd with BFI
  2. thanks, but to add, first on the tranny part, my w58 needs rebuilt, but the clip is comes with an auto transmission. so to get the r154 im basically gona have to buy one by itself, any suggestions on a good site to get one at? how much should i expect to pay? also on the guage cluster part domlee you say you dont know anyone who successfully retrofitted it, well im thinking most people who tried had a US spec everything. anyone try it with a 1jz and ecu from a soarer. and does anyone know if a jdm cluster will physically slide in to the US cluster spot? thanks
  3. well, i have posted here in awhile, im almost on my 11th month here in Iraq, weve been busy lately, but now after this year of research im just about to purchase a soarer front half from jarco. I still have questions though, which im sure I will have plenty until i turn that key and it starts up. But this is mainly out to those who have done a 1jz swap with a soarer clip. i apoligize if these questions are answered in here somewhere but ive gone through so many forums focusing on different questions i may have come accross the answers when i wasnt looking for them and overlooked. 1. I plan on using the digital guage cluster, with the soarer ecu and engine. anybody know of any specific wiring problems i might incur bringing those over to my sc300? Like anything that will have issues with the cluster, or something. 2. my ac doesnt work on my car, will i be able to use the jdm A/C system directly? 3.will my stock fuel pump be good enough for 400 rwhp, what about the jdm soarer fuel pump? 4.my sc300 tranny needs a rebuild, would it be smarter to go with the r154 tranny. anybody know a good place to pick one up(the front half im getting is auto), or would it be better to just rebuild my w58? 5.and lastly, the best place for a good deal for a 1jz single turbo manifold? thanks, i appreciate all the help i can get, limited on free time out here
  4. ive seen pics of a soarer with a spoiler that looks just like the stock supra wing, acually looked kind of clean, a lil too much tho i think, i have the pic but im in iraq so it might be a week b4 i can post or more
  5. the displacement is the same when you convert the 1jz to the 1.5 jz, thats when it becomes 3.0, and then i think i heard that the 1jz head on the 2jz bottom end revs higher than with the 2jz head because the cams. And i was told i have to buy a 1jz turbo manifold and cant use a 2jz turbo manifold, because the exhaust manifold ports for the 1jzgte is different than the 2jzgte, and that only the 1jzfe has different valve sizes. p.s. is that true that to upgrade the 1jz to a single turbo you cant use a 2jzgte turbo manifold?
  6. 89 integ, yea i was that honda guy who always tried to race you, but i had no rice on my car so... ..
  7. hey finish line, i was wondering if you could please go into more detail on why you prefer the 1jz bottom end, i was wondering if you had a 1jz and a 2jz bottom end next to eachother, why wouldnt you make the 1.5, thanks
  8. i am 99% sure that the front calipers have the same performance (about the same as a ferrari F40)
  9. well i was thinking that this swap would be cost effective because i assumed you could use the ge bottom end, if you buy the 1jz, and use your 2jzge bottom end, it seems you would have a cheaper version of the 2jzgte, but ive heard the 1jz head flows better, and like you said revs faster. i know the ge doesnt have oil taps for the turbos, and no oil squirters, is that to big of a handicap to overcome, i mean the oil tap should be easy right?, just would you need the oil squirters, and if so could you do it/how. another question is how much would single turbo manifold run for the 1jz, or does it have to be made? and last you said you preferred the 1jz bottom end, can you go more in dept with that? thanks
  10. the head gaskets are the same, The only real difference in the ge and gte block is the oil squirters arent installed in the GE blocks and there isnt any taps for oil to the turbos, so they are equally strong. therefore i would see it makes perfect sense to make the 1.5jz (make ur 1jz a 3.0)instead of just througing in the 1jz, even the forged rods are the same in the lineup. The 1jz heads are supposed to have better flow than the 2jzgte also. and as jzz30 said, the 1jz is still being made, and since before the 2j, so there out there, just without as much support. 2jzge to lower the compression theres a head gasket out that lowers the compression to 8.5 or something. anything incorrect in my info i transfer the blame to the sites i researched at, but they say the same thing so......
  11. ive heard theres not really any difference between putting the aristo 2jzgte motor, or the supra 2jzgte motor in, im sure youll have to do the same things, like wiring harness crap and stuff
  12. ive heard that in japan when a 1jz block starts getting worn and people rebuild they throw on the 2jz block for the added displacement, 3.0, i dont know if theres any or much difference betweend the 2jzgte heads and the 1jzgte heads, but they call that swap the 1.5jzgte. since the 1jz engine is so much cheaper it seems like a good idea to get and through you bock on it and to save some cash. i dont know much else on it though(except the NA and the TT blocks are the exact same according to this source)
  13. yea if you go with a different size piping than the inlet then thats where you get that real ricy sound like from a bike or something, the air wont flow as smooth when it hits the point in which it changes into the muffler creating that sound. Thats the reason some guy gave me anyway when i was asking at a shop...
  14. i know this isnt in LA but i lived in LA and still went here so its not that far, Orange County Auto Body, i think the number is 7145303558, and its in garden grove. the shops very professional, not very cheap but price is low for quality. he did some pretty krazie work on my car. it was bashed up, and he restored the damage, and put a kit on for me, custom small little side vent on front fender(all metal), and since all SC kits are fiberglass, (except one ugly cf bumper) we wanted something sturdy on the front. he cut the fiberglass kit in half horizontally, and molded it to the upper part of the stock polyurethane front bumper, did a really clean job. No one could tell that its two completely different bumpers made of different materials molded together. i thought it was awesome anyways. Ask for John, and you can tell him Bryan with the Black SC sent you and i said he would give you a discount. he said hed give my friends around 10% off, well were forum friends right?
  15. im going to pick up a 2jzgte engine and go for the swap, i want to go for about 420-450 hp, and i am pretty clueless on compression issues. i slightly understand that raising the compresion can get you more bang for your boost, but higher possibility for knocking and detonation. well i have no idea really what i should be looking for. i want reliable power probably more than anything, ill have the engine taken apart, but when i put it back together what compression should i be going for and what do i need to do to achieve that, i.e pistons, headgaskets. also im probably going to upgrade to a single turbo if i got the dollars, but would that matter when building the internals as oppossed to running the tt setup? any charts, what does your setups look like? thanks
  16. ive researched for months, never found anything other than stock 98 and up, even in the japan and australian market, best you can do is for about the same price as a fiberglass one is the carbon fiber elete one i believe at importfan.com, i heard there cf stuff wasnt that great and the pic of it isnt my style, looked kinda to aggressive, so i got a fiber glass vertex style one, and had it cut in half horizontally just abouve theopening, and molded to my polyureathane bumper, i reinforced it myself by laying layers of fiberglass mat on the inside, looks awesome, well see how long it holds up, im a krazy driver so its gona go through a lot... also i saw on ebay a supra lip that he guarantees fits on an sc, i thought of getting the 98 and up polyureathane front bumper and trying to mold a supra polyureathane or cf front lip, but i dont know if thats gona work for sure, just an idea, and last they sale the jic magic front bumper(fiberglass only) at the lexus and toyota dealers, so im pretty sure of you went to the dealer and got it dont it would be pretty good quality..but anyhow if you go fiber glass just reinforce the bottom and part that connects to your car, and a stock expensive paint job, to keep it from chipping (and the bumper u buy should be gel coated) hope all this helps since i left so much for you to read, heh, hop it was worth it
  17. i bought the one on ebay and have it on my car, it looks great, but i reinforced it all myself before i had it put on to make it stronger, and the front bumper might as well have gone on a different car, diddnt fit at all, but the place i got it at said they will fit it guaranteed for a price (i picked it up in LA to avoid shipping) but my body shop cut the bumper in half and molded it to my polyurethane bumper, kind of like a huge lip, but half the bumper, ill post pics wen i get them developed
  18. i have changed my front bumper and the old style fog lights dont fit so i just left the bulbs tucked in and away, well one side got loose and ripped off wihle driving, then the wires contacted, and now my blinkers dont work, wen i turn my hazards on all 4 go on normally, yet the blinkers dont work with the blinker switch, im assumming a relay is out somewhere, i havent put much effort cuz its been pouring out here in south kali, but any guidence would help me from getting soaked troubleshooting, to keep me from being an as*hole that cuts people off without the blinker share some knowledge please, thanks
  19. i was wondering if anyone new the downsides to that, such as you get worse mpg? or bad for engine? you say is it worth it, well i was wondering wat what it would be costing once you installed it? thanks
  20. i have a 5spd 300 and that sounds about right to me, not exactly sure so ill check, but i just remeber i thought the same thing for a while, (used to high redline of hondas) but its normal
  21. in the custom angel eyes site faq thing he says 1100 vs 200mcd, but he doesnt say which one he used with that resistor, at least in the link i have. it just shows both and doesnt specify what he used, anybody know which one he used, and which would be better, the hihgher right because its the luminous intensity i think? and where did you see the formula to match with the resistor? thanks
  22. well afer you get the lights all cleaned up and stuff, whats the best way to seal it to keep it from gettin jacked up again?
  23. my friend has an rsx type s 6spd with injen intake, other than that stock. we each had 2 psg making total of 3 people in each car. i have a 5spd sc300 with bfi, and 18's, otherwise stock. we were at a light and he was behid my car, wen it turned green i went(not really launched though) and i saw he was going for it as he pulled to the lane to the side after there was room so then i it really started, he was definitely gaining up on me from the side couldnt catch me by the next light though which had cars there. later we raced from a light and i was taking him, but again we ran into traffic. then the third time i was drunk so my boy was driving and hes a real good driver, but hasnt really drivin my car. at a light he lost by like a car length. so id say its a very close race, do what was posted, such as take out spare tire and anything for weight u can. 1/4 tank gas, add fuel booster mayby, nos would be best and surest, if really despret turn off anything in ur car such as radio and lights, dim needles and get liike an extra .0sumptin horse. hah good luck, just be confident in your car and know your a pimp in it either way
  24. yea the first thing i did after looking in some forums was call the dealer, they seemed like they diddnt know too much, but after switching to a few people one guy said that the chasis are different so it wouldnt work. i just took that answer. i sent the guy explaining the sit and he hasnt emailed me back, so as long as he lets it go i dont care. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEWN:IT
  25. i just won a set of coilovers for a 93 gs300, yea stupid me diddnt read everything, but i was in a hurry for work and the title said tein coilovers lexus 93-98 supra. so i bid, and my *BLEEP* won, then it says these came off his 93 gs300 and he doesnt know if they fit any other car. wtf he put supra in the title for, i dont know, but if they will fit then great. But from what i know i dont think they will because thats not even the newer gs, any help would be great thanks
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