wickmyster Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Yeah, i just spotted this yesterday...looks pretty good depending on shipping costs. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =360593922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Ok That will be allot harder to wire up than a older supra or crown VVTi 2jz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Ohk, bugger, I am keen on VVTI though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 What about this? Would does the vvti on this make it more economical or just6 make it have more power through out the rev range etc? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 372147.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Spend money on a car.... to save money? Does not compute. +1 to buy an Alto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Spend money on a car.... to save money?Does not compute. +1 to buy an Alto LOL, what are you doing on this site if you don't understand why? It is for the same reason I am putting a V8 in my falcon, but I an also making that as cheap to run as possible... rather than going to a 6 ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Lets say that with the standard motor, you use say... $80 a week in gas. Lets also optimistically say, that the new motor is 20% more efficient. However, lets also say that your new motor costs $1500 to buy, $500 for cert, $1000 for things required for cert like cat converter, driveshaft loops, wiring, various bits and pieces that are required along course of the job. Since your new engine will save you approximately $16 per week, it will take about 3 years and 7-8 months before you even break even on the money you've spent, compared to just driving the slightly less economical engine. Assuming you daily drive it everywhere, that is. If you use it just as a weekend car, it will take about 11 billion years for your fuel saving economy plan to be worthwhile, not counting the cost of keeping wof/reg on a second car. Anyway, in slightly more on topic/contributing news, A friend of mine had a really nice facelift JZZ30 soarer with a 2JZGE in it. Really nice car to drive, but still used stacks of gas, because its still a fairly big heavy car to lug around at the end of the day. I dont think you'll see as much of an economy increase from a more economical modern engine as you'd expect. Not meaning to be hating on your plan, just saying, from a financial point of view I dont think it will pay off compared to other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 My jzx90 with a standard twin turbo 1jz still gets about 10km/L, and thats around town. On the open road its epic. The later model vvti ones are even better on gas, and make more power. My plan involves my shell which has no engine/box at all It was originally a 1G-GTE-auto, but seeing as that will cost more than...lets say a 1JZ-GE, I thought I might as well make it more economical as possible...for the cost of a cert. I am not actually looking at the engine on trademe, just using the ones I posted links of as references to engines I am looking at. Plus the above quotes MPG sounds better than my 1300 escort which I drive everyday. I should have stated at the start I have no engine for a supra whatsoever at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 1uz one of the later models with vvti, or get a 2uz or a 3uz for max awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 LOL, for economy? the JZs have awesome heads..so leaning that way.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanners Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 spend the extra for a 2J, the extra capacity is worth it in NA guise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yeah, 2j-ge and vvti 1j-single turbo are top of my list now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Least fuel usage has to be a 7M it will have constant BHG's so you'll never drive it.. on a serious note you may well be going down the wrong path chasing an economy improvement of 1 or 2 liters / 100km unless you are doing 80,000k's a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 My plan involves my shell which has no engine/box at all It was originally a 1G-GTE-auto, but seeing as that will cost more than...lets say a 1JZ-GE, I thought I might as well make it more economical as possible...for the cost of a cert. I want supra, I bike to most places (uni and work), but for long trips, I dont want a gas guzzler. I have had a 7M, once head gasket was replaced, higher torque settings fixed is, did 100,00ks and then sold it. No problems, people just need to open the cam covers, pull out one head bolts, slide in a stud a d repeat the process, you dont even have to take off the head to fix it permanently...for $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 flathead v8, or 500ci 1970's cadiliac engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 LOL...id go super-charged 2nd gen buick nailhead, with lake pipes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickmyster Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 What about vvti 1JZ single turbo, with the boost turned down? And then I could turn it back up for track days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 still deciding? In my opinion most of the inefficiencies of a turbo are there regardless of the boost, in fact with less boost it will probably become a more inefficient engine. You'd be better to put a smaller turbo on and run it at moderate boost so it spools up quickly and provides a good low-end and midrange torque increase. The answer in my opinion is 2JZ-GE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 im with brad and other that have promoted this engine , unless 90% of your route is town , then go buy a charade . lazy torque pwns most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 this thread is kerazy.. I may as well ask whats the most economical engine for my 55 chev.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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