Ever Considered a 2JZ-GTTE?

by **gSx_8o** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:19 am

What tune ups will I have to make before dropping in a 2JZ-GTTE and after?

Thanks.

by **krawzyazn** » Sat May 22, 2004 12:18 pm

what the hell are you talking about dropping a 2gz in to a solara good luck remember rear wheel drive if you got $$$$ to burn go for it

by **Grazi07** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:25 pm

what is it w/ newbies lately and the 2jz?

by **i20solara02i** » Sat May 22, 2004 1:38 pm

Grazi07 wrote:what is it w/ newbies lately and the 2jz?

that's wut i been wondering. i just didn't want to ask or say anything :oops:

by **HKSV6SLE** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:21 pm

wtf..?

by **JoeB** » Sat May 22, 2004 2:45 pm

Man, you guys are a little harsh. If you don't know, you should be able to ask a question without getting flamed for it. It would be great if we were all expert mechanics/tuners/body & paint guys but the fact is, we aren't or at least 99% of us including me.

The question is a valid question coming from the fact that the 1MZ-FE seems to be limiting. Of corurse you are all right, it would be very costly and expensive to try to tackle that project.

I guess to try to answer your question though, it depends on how deep your pockets are and what your end goal is. If you got the funds, it is definitely possible. As others said, it means a conversion to rear wheel drive which asside from being costly, aint a bad thing.

I guess the better question is, is there an engine swap that would drop right in that would offer much higher performance. I think the answer is no without a conversion to rear wheel drive with a straight six. If your goals aren't too high you may want to consider rebuilding the bottom end of a 1MZ-FE. Of course you will hit a point where you are replacing clutches and axles and other components that will be too weak. Good luck, if you figure anything out, let us know. -JoeB

by **Mole** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:20 pm

i think the best alternative for us V6 guys is to loose 2 cylinders and get the next best thing... 3sgte.

by **pythonjosh** » Sat May 22, 2004 4:58 pm

Bogey wrote:i think the best alternative for us V6 guys is to loose 2 cylinders and get the next best thing... 3sgte.

I've seen a Camry on toyotanation.com forums with a home built 3sgte known as the wraith that he plans on pushing 600 or so horses. That seems like the best thing we Solara/Camry owners can do with a simpler engine swap. I do miss having a rear wheel drive car and actually having fun, something we can't do with front wheel drive. Stupid me traded in '90 300zx for my Solara a year ago. I say, if you've got the $$$$$ convert it to RWD and drop in the 2jzgte. If you do it successfully, you'll have the most wanted Solara. Now you got me contemplating it. If only the engine and tranny weren't so expensive. Oh well, back to having wet dreams of the '96 Chevy Impala SS. :drinking:

Later,
Josh

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sat May 22, 2004 5:07 pm

he asked about the 2jz months ago and asked about an engine swap a week or so ago... x_X

by **pythonjosh** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:54 pm

gsx_8o wrote:What tune ups will I have to make before dropping in a 2JZ-GTTE and after?
Thanks.

And to answer your question, I would look over the engine very thoroughly to look for possible leaks, or anything that doesn't look right. But if you want to do it the best way, I would take the engine apart, clean and replace everything, get new gaskets, put in aftermarket pistons, rings, valves, aftermarket turbos, BOV, intercooler. And you have to get the ECU for the 2jzgte too. And have fun putting it back together. I wish I had a engine project right now. This way your engine is like brand spanking new, and improved! And I'd get the 6 speed tranny to go with that. Lightened flywheel, stage 3 clutch. If you're gonna go all out, take your time to make it the best. If not, that engine can have problems you don't know about and would have been easier to fix when the engine was out. And if you do all this, you can put in some 129 octane airplane fuel in the gas tank! I'd estimate the total time of this project to be 2 months minimum, given you have all the money to buy all the parts needed. And to work out all the bugs.
But I'm saying all this as if someone would actually do it. If I had the money to do all this.........................................I'd buy another car.

But if you actually do it, you'll blow the doors off everybody here, and other places too.
Later,
Josh

by **Mole** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:38 am

gSx_8o

are you still even thinking about this swap?

imho, by the time you will actual project, you will have passed the mark of enough to buying a real supra.

by **HKSV6SLE** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:06 am

3sgte turbooooooo

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:21 am

The Bogey Man wrote:gSx_8o

are you still even thinking about this swap?

imho, by the time you will actual project, you will have passed the mark of enough to buying a real supra.

Last time I talked to him he didn't even own a Solara x_X He's 17 or 18 or something =P

by **Kaye Linn** » Sun May 23, 2004 11:56 am

hehehe you guys are pretty harsh but here is my guess as to why hes asking. im pretty sure all of us know about the bullish racing solaras. they use 2jz-gte motors and run 6's all day long.

here is the problem with a 2jz fitting into a camry/solara/es300/highlander/sienna ect. everything sharing that same platform. it was conviently made for a front wheel drive car. the engine block is longer in a 2jz when compared to a 1mz. so your only option would be to convert it into a rwd car. here is where it becomes a bit tricky. the MARKII in japan is also built on the same platform as the camry (if iim not mistaken :drinking:

) the mark II is a rwd camry in essence or our old gone cressiada. so in idea its possible. look under a gen5 cam and see how deep the exhaust tunnel is and youll see what i mean. now in the older solara's it would require you gut your enitre suspension/engine/drivetrain and so on (you get the picture) and everything would have to be custom or one off for this. in cost consideration you would spend more on doing the coversion than buying a stock TT supra (costing 50k+ if you have someone do it for you and you dont know wtf is going on) and you also have to remember the cost of the car.

so in essence to sum it up its too costly to do the swap when a stock supra will have more potential and be cheaper in the end.

i hope this answers the question and before it ever gets asked again, :drinking:

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by **indiglosolara** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:57 pm

very inpressing.... wish my GF new cars like that..

very well put... used the right words... hahahaha

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