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2J all the way....all the way!!

if you want a v8.. why not just get a soarer??

it may have an extra 25% capacity but hes put in a heavier engine, in an already nose heavy car, and put the turbo right up the front... on the wrong side of the front wheels.. and thats not a small/light turbo either... imagine the amount of understeer it would have over a 2j with the same turbo.. not to mention the heat soak into the radiator from the exhaust being right there... thats got to rob power aswell.

is there any real benefit in overall performance by spending the money on doing this?? i think not.

the Jun supra dont need no mongrel v8 conversion.

are you sure the 1uz weighs more than the 2j NZM.031?

on a few toyota sites, they say that a bare 2j is about 181kg and a bare 1uz is about 175kg.

its not much in the sceme of things, but it certainly isnt a heavier engine from the looks of things.

also its inherantly a shorter engine being only 4 cyls long instead of 6, so it would have a more centralised weight distribution

are you sure the 1uz weighs more than the 2j NZM.031?

on a few toyota sites, they say that a bare 2j is about 181kg and a bare 1uz is about 175kg.

its not much in the sceme of things, but it certainly isnt a heavier engine from the looks of things.

also its inherantly a shorter engine being only 4 cyls long instead of 6, so it would have a more centralised weight distribution

Good point^

Yes, the 1UZ is probably shorter and lighter anyway...but really...any difference between the two engines is going to have somewhat negligible effects on weight distribution given the Supra weighs around 1600kg in the first place. Regardless, what's to say this isn't a car that has been set up for straight line heroics? In which case I would undoubtedly take the 1UZ over a 2JZ. 2JZ has a solid reputation for withstanding immense power in factory form, moreso than the 1UZ. But when you throw limitless amounts of money at either (stroking, forging etc.)...the 1UZ will come out on top because it has more displacement...for which there is no replacement.

Let's also get our mathematics correct and state that this engine has a 33.3% increase in capacity over the 2JZ...

If you've driven a car with a 1UZ you will know how smooth and refined these engines are, noticeably much more than the JZ series. This conversion makes sense to me...if not to give this car a much better sound, then to make it a smooth cruiser or an absolute animal in almost any situation with an even spread of torque across the range.

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are you sure the 1uz weighs more than the 2j NZM.031?

on a few toyota sites, they say that a bare 2j is about 181kg and a bare 1uz is about 175kg.

its not much in the sceme of things, but it certainly isnt a heavier engine from the looks of things.

also its inherantly a shorter engine being only 4 cyls long instead of 6, so it would have a more centralised weight distribution

well im not sure now that you say that... i suppose the 1uz is all alloy vs cast block of 2j.. it would also be shorter in height, meaning it wouldnt throw around as much side to side force as the high straight 6.. i can see some merit to it in terms of why the jgtc cars run v8s... but for a street application thats not very well thought out in terms of heat and turbo placement, i cant see the point... and to ask $45000 is a bit much.. considering you can pretty much bolt that turbo to a stock 2jz bottom end.. leaving you enough change to buy some decent wheels (not saying gtr wheels arent decent) and the 2jz looks so much smoother and tidier in the supra engine bay than the 1uz.

for the same price (nearly) you could buy twoogle.. hmmm... v8 supra or twoogle??

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