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Ahem... OPINION, and opinions don't get PROVEN, however widely held and rational they are. I can say a piece of granite is 'superior' to a 2JZ-GTE and not be incorrect, because it's subjective. If you want to say something specific like the 2J has more power potential than the 1J or whatever...

Why admit a mistake when you can just blame it on je, wiseco, toyota, or whoever?

So you can convince them to sell their aftermarket built car at 1/10 the money invested? :)

For some cars they bring new stuff to the table. Like superchargers that bolt on... Badges are super cool though. Especially when they don't match, like putting ///M badges on an MKIII. I used the have a bmw logo plate elmers glued on the hood of my pickup. People in nice BMWs would give me...

^right there Since the JDM engines were designed without EGR, it's likely they have different fuel and/or timing maps which take that into consideration. That would mean that removing EGR only causes a problem with the USDM ECU, where the engine came with it. Swapping a JDM ECU may alleviate...

The 1UZ has a reputation for reliability for a reason, I think. I don't remember where I read this, (Maybe SF?) but some posted a story recently that went like so... There's a machinist who does all kinds of work. He's seen about every type of motor come into his shop with a variety of...

Do LS motors last 300,000 miles? More importantly, do they satisfy my fetish for having as many cams and valves as possible?

OT... I was working on my beloved flood damaged 99 tacoma, and found that the lockup clutch solenoid was bad. I went to look in my junk supra to see if I could get a solenoid from the A340 in there... Turns out it was a direct fit. The solenoid from the supra was just 3 times heavier and twice...

Yeah, I noticed the manifold bolt patterns are the same front to back, so you could switch the sides and have them bolt up. I hadn't gone out yet to check what they interfere with when they're front facing though. Maybe you could hack the flange off, flip it over, and weld it back on, so the...

Straight = Inline != Flat Flat means horizontally opposed, ala Subaru I would love to see an inline 12... 13 mains! The crank itself would be as long as a smart car, haha.

go to www.lextreme.com to read about the lexus v8 conversion. I got a 1UZ from a junkyard that's in good shape. I hope to have it running in the MKIII by the end of this summer.

well, this is a concept car and obviously I don't have experience with it. But I can tell you what I know about Toyota's hybrid tech from the Prius. The battery pack is charged both by regenerative braking and by direct charging from the engine. The computer that decides what mode the...

You guys shouldn't downplay the hybrid motor. How many of you have driven a 300+ horsepower hybrid? Right. If the electric motor going in this car is powerful enough I think you wouldn't be complaining if you drove it. If you wanted it to make cool blow off noises I'm sure you could add...

Kids do learn, but by then they're adults. Funny how that works.

1UZ baby... not that it will be in and running in any hurry.

I ended up paying almost $500 for the whole mess, including transmission computer, ECU, AFM and labor for pulling it out. I'm gonna get some of that back after I bring in cores.

I'm enjoying telling people I put a lexus v8 in my pickup. Hey, mines a 94 too... its got a 10:1 comp, mild cammed 22RE, intake + exhaust... I blew by a ricer civic with the v8 in the back, that was satisfying. BTW I have been lurking at lextreme since early on Yeah it's going in my MKIII...

Hey, I'm kinda glad I've been held up on getting the 7M rebuilt. A friend of mine just called from the junkyard because an SC400 got dropped off with some severe rear end damage, 1UZ perfectly intact. I've already got the big ass tire to drop it in in the back of my truck. My boss gave me...

I got a hold of ron, who directed me to spoolint78, who appears to be ignoring me now. Does anyone know another place to get one, or have an idea how much the raw aluminum would cost? I'm thinking about boring holes in my spare head and using that as a torque plate. It's got a crossthreaded...

No ...IMHO he shouldn't.