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Message |
Adam Neilson
Tinkerer
QLD
2JZGTTE
Posts: 16
Reg: 09-2006
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Hey guys.. new to the site so i thought id get some pics up of my soarer.. just got a 2jzgtte conversion done, well actually finishing this week
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Anthony King
Tinkerer
NSW
TT
Posts: 52
Reg: 07-2005
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Looks very clean,  |
Lindsey Swan
TryHard
QLD
GTT-L
Posts: 264
Reg: 07-2005
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Yep awesome, the soarer should have come with the 2jz the whole time. |
Simon Triantafillou
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1063
Reg: 07-2005
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Welcome to the elite club. Here's mine 
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Joe Radisic
TryHard
WA
2JZ GTE SingleTurbo
Posts: 109
Reg: 10-2006
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Very nice mine will be ready soon  |
Tim Appleton
DieHard
QLD
UZZ31
Posts: 560
Reg: 07-2005
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Drooooool....
This makes me think I shouldn't be changing the timing belt on my motor, I should be changing the engine.
Adam. Which JB's do you work for? |
Cihan Aday
Goo Roo
Finally got a profile pic!
JZZ30
Posts: 1752
Reg: 07-2005
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Simon i've got my overflow and battery in the same spots, thats about as far as our engine bay similarities go
lol |
Michael Keen
TryHard
NSW
91 & 93 TT Manuals
Posts: 429
Reg: 07-2005
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Adam, did you do the conversion yourself, or get somebody else to do it?
Are you running the factory turbo's? |
Danny Novosel
Tinkerer
SA
91 5 Speed TT, 91 LTD & 92 LTD
Posts: 86
Reg: 10-2006
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Sweet ride Adam.
What front bar is that? |
Adam Neilson
Tinkerer
QLD
2JZGTTE
Posts: 17
Reg: 09-2006
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The front bar is from jetspeed, but i dont know what its called.. i have cut the mouth open to 600 x 300 since the pic to fit the intercooler in. Nah someone else is doing the conversion i only do stereos at carindale jb. also it is still running factory turbos for the time until i can get some cash together.. thanks for the feedback |
Danny Novosel
Tinkerer
SA
91 5 Speed TT, 91 LTD & 92 LTD
Posts: 94
Reg: 10-2006
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 Cheers. |
Maurice Diggler
DieHard
Victoria
Twin Turbo
Posts: 998
Reg: 06-2006
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Cihan Aday wrote on Friday, February 16, 2007 - 09:46 am:Simon i've got my overflow and battery in the same spots, thats about as far as our engine bay similarities go
lol
Haha, sucked in!
I have the same pod filter AND the same spark plugs, suck it up princess! |
Daniel Zimny
Newbie
SA
Soarer TT
Posts: 1
Reg: 02-2007
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Nice looking bay!
My 91 1JZGTE TT is rapidly approaching it's 200K birthday & I'm planning on sinking a bit of money into it this year. What sort of ballpark figure did you pay to transition to the 2JZGTE engine? |
Toan Nguyen
TryHard
VIC
TT
Posts: 178
Reg: 07-2005
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arent you worried that the heat from the overflow bottle will effect the battery?
I thought the overflow was usually placed at the front to cool down the superheated coolant. |
Simon Triantafillou
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1065
Reg: 07-2005
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Haven't had any issues in the 4 years I've had it there Toan. Even the Trust install manual for the front mount intercooler kit tells you to put it there. |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 1345
Reg: 03-2006
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Overflow bottle shouldnt really be using much coolant.... Its not like it flows constantly back and forth. Only if it needs more or needs to spit some out! |
Joshua Rao
Tinkerer
WA
2JZ-Ge
Posts: 26
Reg: 09-2006
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"What sort of ballpark figure did you pay to transition to the 2JZGTE engine?" Always wondered?? |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 2121
Reg: 10-2005
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Indeed, the overflows purpose to allow for the natural expansion and contraction of the fluid as it heats and cools, so the cooling space is always full. |
Simon Triantafillou
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1066
Reg: 07-2005
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I'd budget for around $10k including parts costs. Mine cost a little more than that in the end, but I went big single turbo at the same time. |
Cihan Aday
Goo Roo
"How about a plugin Emanage that makes it boogie?"
JZZ30
Posts: 1768
Reg: 07-2005
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Find the right engine and have a capable mechanic friend and it can be done for under $4k if you do some smaller things yourself.
Still in the end, you could setup a 300rwkw single for $5k on a 1JZ if again you did a few things yourself. |
Joe Radisic
TryHard
WA
2JZ GTE SingleTurbo
Posts: 113
Reg: 10-2006
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I paid $3000 exchanged and fitted with 100,000 km service, without the turbos plus $200 for a s/h sump and oil pick up, $120 new water pump. low k import from aristo, my old engine did 137,000km and turbos were stuffed. Good deal i thought. |
Jan Christiansson
TryHard
NSW
Soarer V8 SC Manual
Posts: 326
Reg: 07-2005
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Guys, please don't compare your cars and prices with Simons, he have the best strongest and in perfect condition and I think he did most of the work himself, maybe with help from his father who have a workshop, what I have understand. |
Simon Triantafillou
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer Turbo
Posts: 1067
Reg: 07-2005
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Thanks Jan
We actually performed the install at Lew's so credit also goes to him.
The car has pulled several 380kW+ runs in 2006, so probably doesn't compare to a run-of-the-mill 2JZ-GTE in all honesty. The extra $ spend shows in the results though. Oh, and the motor had a pair of HKS 264 cams in it as well, so there's a few more $ of the cost explained. |
Jan Christiansson
TryHard
NSW
Soarer V8 SC Manual
Posts: 328
Reg: 07-2005
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Simon, thanks for the clarifying. |
Joshua Rao
Tinkerer
WA
2JZ-Ge
Posts: 30
Reg: 09-2006
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Thanks for the info guys. I am really interested in a GTE conversion as I have a 2JZ-GE and NA-T would probably cost the same for less. Joe may i ask where you got your conversion done in WA for such a great price? |
Joe Radisic
TryHard
WA
2JZ GTE SingleTurbo
Posts: 115
Reg: 10-2006
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pm |
Joe Radisic
TryHard
WA
2JZ GTE SingleTurbo
Posts: 116
Reg: 10-2006
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A few weeks away from completion very happy with the install
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Adam Neilson
Tinkerer
QLD
JZZ31 now with 2JZGTE
Posts: 44
Reg: 09-2006
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very nice.. love the single Turbo conversions i unforetunately ran out of money so i just stuck with the stock twins |
Joshua Rao
Tinkerer
WA
2JZ-Ge
Posts: 45
Reg: 09-2006
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Hey Joe, hows the install coming along? Looks great. Adam how are the stock twins setup? Are they still sequential? |
Joe Radisic
TryHard
WA
2JZ GTE SingleTurbo
Posts: 128
Reg: 10-2006
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Ready for tuning on Monday. |
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