Hello all,
I got my hands on a 87 MkIII about half a year ago and with some good friends at a shop called "Eastern Rod & Customs in Raleigh, started on a 2jz swap. I'd be lying if I said it was done, or even remotely close to so, but it does start and move XD. It has a lot of small issues as most project cars do, but being my daily driver at the moment, I make it work... somehow.
Anyway here's some of the before:
And After:
I was worried about how much would be needed to be done for the swap, but with a little luck and some fabrications it boiled down to 3 things.
1) we moved the oil pan, used one from a lexus
2) Wiring Harness to Dr. Tweak
3) Custom engine mounts to avoid changing crossmember
What we've done so far,
Just put in a stage 4 clutch up to 400 Hp (The other died)
Went to a 3 inch exhaust
changed power steering rack cause it was leaking.
(Which it still is leaking somewhere)
Thats all I've actually done for now, I'm kinda broke as it stands.
Instead of making it go faster, I'm just trying to fix whats broken.
(The list is long and increasing daily)
1) When I first start it blue smoke comes out just for a mere second. we think its from the turbo's.
2) Not all of my gauges work, and the ones that do, don't work that well.
3) Cruise control is taken for granted until you don't have it anymore XD
(one of the smaller problems)
4) One of the vsv valves was broken and the hose kept coming off, when it boosted past 10 psi. It would feel like what would happen if the rev limiter kicked in. I got a new valve from a guy on craigslist, so the hose doesn't come off anymore, but it still does that sometimes when I really have at it,
but its not even close to redlining. The engine light comes on now for a brief moment as well when it happens.
Some think its because its running more boost than it can handle (not engine wise but fuel wise) and that's why. I honestly don't have a clue about that problem, but its the one that worries me the most.
Any tips or advice would be awesome,
Thanks for looking.
(my expensive child, loves all the attention she can get XD)
P.S. I'll get more pictures when I can, right now there's a small weather problem in my area XD so it's parked underground at where I work, so I don't have to worry about killing myself on the snowy roads.
I got my hands on a 87 MkIII about half a year ago and with some good friends at a shop called "Eastern Rod & Customs in Raleigh, started on a 2jz swap. I'd be lying if I said it was done, or even remotely close to so, but it does start and move XD. It has a lot of small issues as most project cars do, but being my daily driver at the moment, I make it work... somehow.
Anyway here's some of the before:
And After:
I was worried about how much would be needed to be done for the swap, but with a little luck and some fabrications it boiled down to 3 things.
1) we moved the oil pan, used one from a lexus
2) Wiring Harness to Dr. Tweak
3) Custom engine mounts to avoid changing crossmember
What we've done so far,
Just put in a stage 4 clutch up to 400 Hp (The other died)
Went to a 3 inch exhaust
changed power steering rack cause it was leaking.
(Which it still is leaking somewhere)
Thats all I've actually done for now, I'm kinda broke as it stands.
Instead of making it go faster, I'm just trying to fix whats broken.
(The list is long and increasing daily)
1) When I first start it blue smoke comes out just for a mere second. we think its from the turbo's.
2) Not all of my gauges work, and the ones that do, don't work that well.
3) Cruise control is taken for granted until you don't have it anymore XD
(one of the smaller problems)
4) One of the vsv valves was broken and the hose kept coming off, when it boosted past 10 psi. It would feel like what would happen if the rev limiter kicked in. I got a new valve from a guy on craigslist, so the hose doesn't come off anymore, but it still does that sometimes when I really have at it,
but its not even close to redlining. The engine light comes on now for a brief moment as well when it happens.
Some think its because its running more boost than it can handle (not engine wise but fuel wise) and that's why. I honestly don't have a clue about that problem, but its the one that worries me the most.
Any tips or advice would be awesome,
Thanks for looking.
(my expensive child, loves all the attention she can get XD)
P.S. I'll get more pictures when I can, right now there's a small weather problem in my area XD so it's parked underground at where I work, so I don't have to worry about killing myself on the snowy roads.
