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RHD 1JZ-VVTI FD In Vancouver BC

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Old May 11, 2010 | 02:44 AM
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BC RHD 1JZ-VVTI FD In Vancouver BC

The swap was done here.

WELL.. now i have pistons. lol, deserves a new thread !















Its really fun to drive.. lol
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Old May 11, 2010 | 02:51 AM
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Cool build! dyno sheet?
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Old May 11, 2010 | 02:53 AM
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just got er' running. Need to upgrade my fuel system a tad bit then ill throw it on a dyno.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Looks like a lot of work so far, hopefully I'll see you around, sweet car!
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Old May 16, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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Awesome!


A bit of a stupid question, but how hard was it to keep the vvti?
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Old May 16, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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the vvti motor and the regular 1j have completely diffrent heads, you cant disable the VVTI because its run / engaged by oil pressure
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Old May 16, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboMazdaSpeed
the vvti motor and the regular 1j have completely diffrent heads, you cant disable the VVTI because its run / engaged by oil pressure
For whatever reason I had it in my mind that it was electronically controlled.


About how much did the swap cost with everything?
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Spirit-RE
For whatever reason I had it in my mind that it was electronically controlled.


About how much did the swap cost with everything?
Did we ever get an answer on this?
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Old Aug 19, 2015 | 10:50 AM
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What engine is running in this beast, any pics of the shifter position?
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