This is when I just got the big single turbo installed. the bumper and grill are off but they do cover everything up.

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/TecHMec/?action=view&current=rodneystruck_0001.flv

 

Nice. Could you give us some details of the swap? Cost for parts? Labor time? easiest installs? Biggest headache? etc.

 

Have at least 5,000 dollars ready to spend. this swap is not cheap. nor is any swap cheap. labor time could have been sooner but I had no money doing this so it took a good year of being very broke and eating top ramen noodles.
If I had the money and time to do it again. I could pull it off in a month.

biggest headaches was tackling the wiring, but i have a guy do it now and hes awesome. easiest part was breaking stuff.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask.

Thanks,
Rodney

 

That video made me J.I.M.P. when you revved it...

 

Should make your nipples cut glass too

 

How'd you know!? It already happened

I'll eventually get the funds to do whatever with my truck... unemployment yo lol

got the rear end yet?

 

Yeah man sick install.. So what mounts did u use or did u fab them yourself?? I know a place called bic performance makes them so it's a straight bot on drop in... And did u have to "massage" the firewall at all??
Thanks

 

do you know if the turbo intake bolts up, and will work with the non turbo motor?

i could knock like 3" off the height of my n/a if it does.

 

Yea it will

 

BICPerformance.com has been here for a longgg time haha. I may use their mounts.

The GTE's intake manifold doesn't match the GE's intake manifold ports and all that.

 

No, funds on this truck is like having a spoiled girlfriend. paychecks go quick. luckily I dont have a girlfriend other wise i'd work night shift haha.

I cut off the old mounts and used 1/4" angle iron and 1/2" gussets. no vibrations at all and the engine is going no where. with the trans mount I did the same but used the rubber mount it came with. With the single turbo, no firewall banging but with the stock twins you have to about 2 inches with a rubber mallot.

Not to sure. I do know that the 2jz and 1jz parts are fully interchangable.

 

if your motor is solid mounted and your trans is rubber mounted, that could explain why your breaking the bellhousings. they either should both be solid, or both be rubber.

also i have the 2jz-ge, the intake goes over the top. the truck is too low so i'm trying to cheat on clearance.

 

Your probably right. but for now ill TRY and keep my foot off the throttle till I get a manual. then ill solid mount it.

 

sounds good. i'd just hate to see ya break a pricey r154!

 

well in that case, guess what ill be fabbing tomorrow the r154 bellhousings are 340 dollars! or 1 hr fab time I choose fab time

 

is the bellhousing from the 7m different than the 2jz?

 

Yes unfortunately. sucks.

 

man that is one sweet soundin truck i bet it was worth the wait! was the install hard?

 

nope is was simple just took lots of time and money and fabrication skills.

 

what did you do for a rad? and cooling?
what kinda ran did you use and did you swtich to an electric fan? any info on that like dimensions and brand names would be great

thanks