Any one regret their swap?

[Tnice17]

Hi Everyone,

I have been searching for the best way to meet my HP goal, 450-500whp, and everything i find about JZ swaps is very old and everyones build is either not finished or it just drops off the face of the earth.

I cant decide to swap or run a higher boost stock bottom end 7m. (healthy 107k miles, HG and ARPs have been done already, would also like it reliable). Not my DD but i would not like to rebuilt in 10k miles either. I would like to keep AC and no warning lights on the dash too.

Anyway, has anyone done a JZ swap and regret it due to all of the small things driving you crazy? I am very mechanically inclined and would do all the work my self.

right now a 2jz NA-T with 7m electronics is on my radar.

Thanks!

 

[hvyman]

Personally i would just go full gte or run the na 2jz with a standalone.

But no i doubt it unless the swap is bootleg.

im not sure about the small things either. the jz series are far similar engines than the 7m and much cheaper to maintain'

 

[miekedmr]

Sometimes I feel bad it's taking so long, is so expensive, etc.

I made things complicated for myself going with an AR-5 and swapping my engine into a car that had a modified subframe, choosing to do a weird water to air setup...

But I still think the effort will have been worth it, not just for the car I have in the end but because I learned a lot in the process, like how to weld and use a CNC mill, and a wealth of things about cars in general. Also maybe some time and money management skills. (I went from being terrible to slightly less terrible.)

 

[Tnice17]

Sometimes I feel bad it's taking so long, is so expensive, etc.

Feel you on that! I do like to consider the turn around time. I would really like to go for a ride with someone that has simple bolt ons, 57 trim for example. Who knows, maybe I'll be happy with that. Simple and done.

 

[Jayhall]

My swap took me too a while to complete, but Ive now been running essentially problem free for almost 9 years. Cant say the same for any of the numerous 7M's I had problems with

 

[Mynes_3]

My 1j swap running perfect but my only regret is should've gone 2j instead