+1
standard a supra/soarer/Aristo arent the best handling things (they all run the same suspension btw)
But thet is due to Toyotas mega over engineering...just have a look at how solid the front suspension arms are on them compared to Nissans pressed tin POS.
this all adds weight, given the budget for good light suspension components I would take the supra/Soarer over a Skyline anyday.
My only gripe with my 1jz is the lack of go under 3000revs, but that can be fixed with a midsize single turbo.
As for not easy to work on.....I would rather work on JZs over RBs anyday of the week, Toyota laid out every thing so much neater than Nissan...the Nissan Wiring looks like it was done by a 5 year old compared to my Soarer...and hell even my 7m powered Cressida, which is a child of the 80's.
As for the coil pack thingo someone said before...they are Batch injection not ignition and JZ have far fewer coil pack failures than RB's
Also the fact that my unopened 1jz has 217,000ks and im still quite happy to turn it to 7200rpm and not worry about spinning a bearing and breaking a ring land or emptying the sump into a catch can. Even when mega heat soaked after sitting in traffic for an hour it doesnt knock or have a hissy fit and go into R&R.
So yeah the head ports are smaller on a JZ compared to an RB but who cares...just add another 2psi of boost and there you go.
So in short I love my Soarer/1jz....lol yeha I have a soarer....
Even if it doesnt sound like an RB.....infact i pesonally think they sound better at high rpm.
For those 1JZ non fans, go drive a VVti single turbo 1JZ soarer or chaser with a 5speed, having peak torque at 2200rpm is awesome!!!!....espesially compared to my non Vvti twin turbo one which doesnt peak until 4700rpm
Which is not so bad because they love to rev...just sucks my long geared 4 speed auto makes it hard to get it up in the revs at legal speeds.
And like Stevo my car has started 1st time everytime....unlike my Previous RB25