Hey gang, well after a lot of decission, and a few words with Ian (IJ), I have decided to go ahead and start the thread about my 1uz build/swap.
The thread is going to be a little slow to begin with as I am just doing little things here and there to get read for the actual swap. The intension is to have it all planed and worked out so that the actual swap/install only takes a weekend to complete. Basically start friday afternoon and finish and have it running by sunday night..... I know, seems like an impossible goal, but hey, its worth a shot.
A little history about it and plans at this moment.
The motor is from a 92 Lexus SC400 (Soarer). Initially, the motor is going to be pretty much stock with the exception of possibly a custom intake manifold and custom headers. Once the motor is in and running, I will be then working on location and fitment of a pair of GT28 turbos. Once all the turbo equipment (i.e. manifolds, piping, intercoolers, ect) is figured out and completed, then I am may pick up another motor to build up for turbo use, but basically a stock rebuild with a few slight changes. The intent initially is for around 400 rwhp which a stock motor with about 8 to 10psi will almost produce and still retain reliability. Being that this is a full on daily driver, reliability is a key factor here. The nice part about the reliability is that a stock 1uz decently maintained will easially surpass 300,000 miles.
There will also be a few other things being done to the car not related to the engine swap, like suspension and interior and what not. The suspension is a must. The stock bushing are not happy right now having over 250,000 miles on them, and I need to fix some things that the previous owner did like actually getting a good set of springs and shocks or what not and not just stockers that have been cut. I know, CUT SPRINGS? well the car has not been that bad with them so I never bothered to redo it correctly.
Well thats all that comes to mind at the moment. Questions (as I am sure that they will be asked) are more then welcome. I will try to update as often as possible, but its going to be a little slow to begin with cause of other commitments.
The thread is going to be a little slow to begin with as I am just doing little things here and there to get read for the actual swap. The intension is to have it all planed and worked out so that the actual swap/install only takes a weekend to complete. Basically start friday afternoon and finish and have it running by sunday night..... I know, seems like an impossible goal, but hey, its worth a shot.
A little history about it and plans at this moment.
The motor is from a 92 Lexus SC400 (Soarer). Initially, the motor is going to be pretty much stock with the exception of possibly a custom intake manifold and custom headers. Once the motor is in and running, I will be then working on location and fitment of a pair of GT28 turbos. Once all the turbo equipment (i.e. manifolds, piping, intercoolers, ect) is figured out and completed, then I am may pick up another motor to build up for turbo use, but basically a stock rebuild with a few slight changes. The intent initially is for around 400 rwhp which a stock motor with about 8 to 10psi will almost produce and still retain reliability. Being that this is a full on daily driver, reliability is a key factor here. The nice part about the reliability is that a stock 1uz decently maintained will easially surpass 300,000 miles.
There will also be a few other things being done to the car not related to the engine swap, like suspension and interior and what not. The suspension is a must. The stock bushing are not happy right now having over 250,000 miles on them, and I need to fix some things that the previous owner did like actually getting a good set of springs and shocks or what not and not just stockers that have been cut. I know, CUT SPRINGS? well the car has not been that bad with them so I never bothered to redo it correctly.
Well thats all that comes to mind at the moment. Questions (as I am sure that they will be asked) are more then welcome. I will try to update as often as possible, but its going to be a little slow to begin with cause of other commitments.
