My FD 2jz swap :-)

[Grant Monkhouse]

If you are looking for 500 hp reliably then personally stick with the rotary. It can be achieved, quite possibly cheaper than doing the conversion.

I\'m all for the swap but if you only want 500hp ( in my opinion that isn\'t that much hp ) a 2nd isn\'t the way to go. Now if you said 700+ then maybe.

Like a lot of the post above, handling will be complete poo unless you move It back, I\'m talking way back, if you don\'t will end up driving like you fat skybus.

Like I said in my first reply though, give Craig a ring. He will know best.

[Lacey]

A quick Google reveals several forums dedicated purely to shoehorning atrocious Toyota filth into all sorts of undeserving vehicles

^ that about sums it up

[Mir]

Why???I have tried very hard to control my emotions, but I am sorry I  cant lolll Why 2JZ, Why not 20B? or 26B..its a rotary powered car and  only considered complete when it has a rotary in it.

Its your decision but it sounds to me that you have never driven a  rotary powered car, Hence, I would advise that you should try rotary  power before handing over your car to the butchers of RX7 lolll  500BHP can be easily accessible, try good tuners like WGT or Hayward  Rotary or dragon performance..trust me you wont regret..

Sorry if I came across harsh...

Mir

[RobMatthews]

For example, here\'s one at random. Lovely job of polishing, his wife has big knockers, nice garden, but goddamn that engine looks wrong in that car, no matter how nice the subframes he had fabbed up are.  http://myjzswap.com/forum/index.php?topic=38.0  Seems to be a UK one too

Why can\'t you just do a v8? At least that keeps some close facsimilie of weight distribution.

Cheers Ben lol

I lost interest after the first post of this thread, but after seeing you post nik something caught my eye and had to check your taste out, and i think your right :Laugh

[- Fezcat -]

Mir dont you own an epic 20b turbo?

Man speaks the truth - Still stand by what I said to you on dw :nod:

I spent the last week or so contemplating dropping a 1jz into my FD.

Realised that the reason I bought the car was for the rotary engine, otherwise id have bought a soarer or something similar :nod:

2jz would totally screw up the weight balance of the car - iirc its 50/50 standard but the 1jz is 60kg heavier. handling will end up crap!

Even with the Tech 2 Motorsports kit, you need to have an aftermarket bonnet, theres no escaping the height of a 1j/2j compared to a 13b :nod:

Good luck if you\'re serious, but my advice really would be to stick with the 13b :nod: If you want a 1j/2j buy a supra.

It\'ll be cheaper lol

Fd with a ....ed engine - £1000/1500
Decent 2jz - £1500 +
R154 (in good nick) £500+
(if you use it) Tech 2 motorsports swap kit - £2000 once its here and vat and duty paid
Tuning to get you to 600bhp - £1500+
To be honest - £1500-2000 EASY for other bits that you\'re going to need

Lets call it £6500 for all the parts - Then you\'re looking at spanner time you\'re going to need to put in, fabrication etc

It\'ll be a royal pain in the arse :nod:

Again, not dissing your idea chap, just wondering if you\'ve thought it all through

The 13b is a ....ing ACE engine - Nothing ive been in feels the same!

[Lacey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFRGoutt_E

Constantly rising HP of a 13b, I think it\'s up to about 925hp now, and that\'s just the 2rotor, now imagine if it were a 3rotor!

7 second passes! Lets see \'yer 2JZ do them ;P

[Nik da Greek]

I lost interest after the first post of this thread, but after seeing you post nik something caught my eye and had to check your taste out, and i think your right :Laugh

Lol, Scott on 1jz swap dot com is gonna be wondering why his thread suddenly has loads of hits

[Mir]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFRGoutt_E

Constantly rising HP of a 13b, I think it\'s up to about 925hp now, and that\'s just the 2rotor, now imagine if it were a 3rotor!

7 second passes! Lets see \'yer 2JZ do them ;P

Thanks Lacey..

3 rotor of Pac Performance has beaten a 1800 BHP 2JZ OF Gas Motorsports :WaveBye

Mir

[m1tch]

You will need to remove the \'RX\' off the badge if you do decide to change engines, reason why I went for a rotary is due to saving £££s on forged internals and its easy to get silly power out of the engine as there aren\'t any silly valves in the way blocking the fuel and air mix!

[Lacey]

Thanks Lacey..

Welcome! :WaveBye

[shaunwil]

Well Shaun I have a 400hp atf 2wd Skyline at the moment and i\'ve bought this as a bit of a project to upgrade to! I\'m looking for a reliable 550hp atf if that is possible without changing the cams...
Local! Lol... I wish... Picked the car up from Weymouth on a trailer, was for sale on here last week! Tbh think the ad is still in the for sale section as we speak!

I\'m only a couple of junctions up the M6 from you. Its surprising what you can do with the stock twins before they start to get iffy. A good setup with 350bhp on twins can give you huge pleasure !

These cars are so light and well balanced pub bhp figures aren\'t really needed as much. It only weighs 1250kg stock compared to 1600kg for a skyline !

Are you wanting it as a daily or weekend monster ?

Shaun

[m1tch]

Welcome! :WaveBye

Bucket went away

[Lacey]

Bucket went away

Heavy duty rubber mat almost got catapulted off camera too

That mat really didn\'t stop the car blackening the floor did it.... :p

[bimbleuk]

For example, here\'s one at random. Lovely job of polishing, his wife has big knockers, nice garden, but goddamn that engine looks wrong in that car, no matter how nice the subframes he had fabbed up are.  http://myjzswap.com/forum/index.php?topic=38.0  Seems to be a UK one too

Why can\'t you just do a v8? At least that keeps some close facsimilie of weight distribution.

Cheers Ben lol

Having had a look at the pics and going back to mine it definitely sits higher and 6 or more inches further forward than an LS conversion. I would have doubts myself about fiting one if the car was for all round performance.

[Lil-Steve]

Just to stick mt 2penths worth in.
 
I personally prefer the 2JZ to the V8 to be honest at least the engine was designed after jesus was born.... and it doesn\'t matter what engine you replace the 13b with it\'s gonna knacker the weight distribution and handling anyway.
 
The 2JZ at least:
 
a) Makes a decent sound I am offically bored of V8\'s end of (I\'m also lumping v-twin or v4 bikes in here too).
b) Is a robust engine capable of some mega torque and power.
c) It\'s still an all JDM car which is very important if you\'re shallow like me!
 
Welcome to the forums by the way and good luck with the project if you go for it :Thumbsup!