Hi all,
I've been lurking on this site for a few months while doing research, but just registered a few days ago. Been registered on another big Supra site for a year or two under this same user name.
Back in the dark ages, when SOGI members communicated using the majordomo mail forwarding system, I was a very active member of SOGI Southeast. I had a 1990 Turbo, white with blue cloth, sunroof, TEMS, sawblades.
Long story short, I modded, it blew a head gasket. I added ARP studs & a MHG, it blew a head gasket. I had a pro do a full rebuild, new Wiseco pistons, .10 over, new bearings, rods & crank were machined, etc. Rebuilt the CT-26 to a T04E equivalent, o-ringed the block, copper head gasket, blah, blah, blah... blew another head gasket WHILE IDILING in morning commute traffic less than a year later.
Oh, and I was running a turbo-back 3" stainless exhaust that was made by a SOGI member whose name I forget, as well as the once infamous Pete Sterling Semi-Electronic Boost Controller (PSSEBC) with a couple of custom mods, @ about 10psi for daily use.
Ditched it, and chalked it up to a very expensive lesson learned.
In the meantime, I drove a 2001 VW Golf GLS 1.8T, a 2003 MINI Cooper S, a 198x Mini City 998 RHD import, a 2005 MINI Cooper S, and currently a 2009 Mazdaspeed3 is my DD.
Never got over the Supra. As much pain as it brought me, I loved that car. So I wanted to buy a MKIV for reliability's sake, but cannot justify the cost. Then I found out that the cost of a 2JZ swap in a MKIII was about half the cost of buying a MKIV. And in researching that, I learned about the 1JZ, of which I was not previously aware. And since I don't need 1,000hp, the 1JZ seemed right up my alley.
I started researching the 1JZ engine, the swap process & costs, etc. And I had decided to find a cosmetically nice MKIII with a blown engine & do the swap. In the process, though, I found a MKIII with the 1JZ swap already done, and cosmetically, 75% of where I want it to be.
I'll be flying to Kentucky this weekend to pick up my new baby:
NOTE: CF hood & headlight covers have been replaced with the stock parts. Works for me, since I don't care for CF.
It's a 1992, originally, N/A. The 1JZ-GTE swap was done properly, though, by using an R154 transmission and the 3.73 LSD from a turbo car. Teal, sunroof, no TEMS. Recently redone custom 2-tone leather interior. The parts/mods list, as posted on another forum:
It's going to need valve guide seals, and I want a full cmpression & leak-down test before I consider any power mods. Realistically, if I can get 350-400whp, I can stop and be happy. But I don't need it tomorrow. I want to take my time & do it right.
I'll be popping in here, and I promise to use the search function & try to find my own answers before I post up the umpteenth repetition of some basic info question about the 1JZ. Hopefully, along the way, I'll make myself useful, if I can remember anything worth knowing about the MKIII platform from back in the day.
Cheers,
Bill C.
Tampa, FL
PS- if my PM's for account activation annoyed any of the moderators or admins of the site, I do apologize. I know I registered on a major holiday. I was just getting antsy. I'll chill now. :naughty:
I've been lurking on this site for a few months while doing research, but just registered a few days ago. Been registered on another big Supra site for a year or two under this same user name.
Back in the dark ages, when SOGI members communicated using the majordomo mail forwarding system, I was a very active member of SOGI Southeast. I had a 1990 Turbo, white with blue cloth, sunroof, TEMS, sawblades.
Long story short, I modded, it blew a head gasket. I added ARP studs & a MHG, it blew a head gasket. I had a pro do a full rebuild, new Wiseco pistons, .10 over, new bearings, rods & crank were machined, etc. Rebuilt the CT-26 to a T04E equivalent, o-ringed the block, copper head gasket, blah, blah, blah... blew another head gasket WHILE IDILING in morning commute traffic less than a year later.
Oh, and I was running a turbo-back 3" stainless exhaust that was made by a SOGI member whose name I forget, as well as the once infamous Pete Sterling Semi-Electronic Boost Controller (PSSEBC) with a couple of custom mods, @ about 10psi for daily use.
Ditched it, and chalked it up to a very expensive lesson learned.
In the meantime, I drove a 2001 VW Golf GLS 1.8T, a 2003 MINI Cooper S, a 198x Mini City 998 RHD import, a 2005 MINI Cooper S, and currently a 2009 Mazdaspeed3 is my DD.
Never got over the Supra. As much pain as it brought me, I loved that car. So I wanted to buy a MKIV for reliability's sake, but cannot justify the cost. Then I found out that the cost of a 2JZ swap in a MKIII was about half the cost of buying a MKIV. And in researching that, I learned about the 1JZ, of which I was not previously aware. And since I don't need 1,000hp, the 1JZ seemed right up my alley.
I started researching the 1JZ engine, the swap process & costs, etc. And I had decided to find a cosmetically nice MKIII with a blown engine & do the swap. In the process, though, I found a MKIII with the 1JZ swap already done, and cosmetically, 75% of where I want it to be.
I'll be flying to Kentucky this weekend to pick up my new baby:
NOTE: CF hood & headlight covers have been replaced with the stock parts. Works for me, since I don't care for CF.
It's a 1992, originally, N/A. The 1JZ-GTE swap was done properly, though, by using an R154 transmission and the 3.73 LSD from a turbo car. Teal, sunroof, no TEMS. Recently redone custom 2-tone leather interior. The parts/mods list, as posted on another forum:
It's going to need valve guide seals, and I want a full cmpression & leak-down test before I consider any power mods. Realistically, if I can get 350-400whp, I can stop and be happy. But I don't need it tomorrow. I want to take my time & do it right.
I'll be popping in here, and I promise to use the search function & try to find my own answers before I post up the umpteenth repetition of some basic info question about the 1JZ. Hopefully, along the way, I'll make myself useful, if I can remember anything worth knowing about the MKIII platform from back in the day.
Cheers,
Bill C.
Tampa, FL
PS- if my PM's for account activation annoyed any of the moderators or admins of the site, I do apologize. I know I registered on a major holiday. I was just getting antsy. I'll chill now. :naughty:
