hello,

i am planning on picking up a fixer upper FC (specifically one with no engine, or at least a blown one) this summer, and am set on a TII. now i just cant narrow down my options which are...

1) pick up a S4 TII, and replace with S4 13B-T

2) pick up said S4 TII, and replace with S5 13B-T (is it really worth going with this engine for 18 more hp? and from what i gather it's not too rough to put it in the S4. yeahhhh search worked for me on that one )

or...

3) hold out, pick up an S5 TII and replace with S5 13B-T engine without drama

any advice is more than welcome, and i appologize if this could be found searching. thanks everyone for the input.

-J

 

S4 TIIs come with an S4 1.3 BT
S5 TIIs come with an S5 1.3 BT

Why would you replace the motor thats already in the car?

 

 

Ahhh...Missed that one.

 

 

why not a 20b?

 

maybe he does'nt have 20k sitting around...

 

thanks for the responses guys...
as for the 20B...yeah i dont have too much dough sitting around =) i do have a daily, just finishing a 1j swap into a mk3 so i'm just looking for another project. i just enjoy working with cars. thanks again.

-J

 

lol... s5 engine into an s5 Tii.... instead of looking for "fixer upper" why dont you take the money and stick it into something that is going to be decent

 

I say hold out and grab an s5... nicer front bumper, and taillights

 

yeah i'm leaning towards holding out for an S5. thanks for the help everyone.

-J

 

np... hey, you want to post some pics of your supra while you're at it?

 

Sounds like riceReasons to me...

I say S4 since they are lighter, cheaper, and more readily available.

I have an S4 with a S5 engine btw...

 

Cosmetic reasons

...and this is getting damn hard, all my smilies show up as red Xs so I can never tell when people are being mean to me...

 

yeah sure here's the link, not much, but there'll be more in a week if anyone cares. enjoy!



another...



rear 1/4 shot...



and lastly, the method to all my madness...



those are old, and in the meantime i've put nearly all the engine bay back together. if you have any questions feel free to just flood my thread or PM me. have a good one!

-J

 

I'd go with a lighter S4 and piece together a new motor with the good qualities of both engines. The S5 irons are stronger, but the lower comp S4 rotors are desired in high boost engines. The S5 turbo and manifold is far superior than it's predecessor, and it's a perfect candidate for a T04 hybrid. If you are going to use the factory MOP, use the S4(you'll need the S4 front cover in this case), disregard this if you are using a stand alone EMS.

This way you get the lighter car with the better motor. The entire S5 engine can be installed in the S4 but there are complications, ECU, MOP, injectors, to name a few. If you plan on going with a stand alone EMS, there are far less complications, obviously, but the cost becomes a factor and I don't know your budget.

In the end, you may spend more this way, but you'll have a faster car, if that's what you want, than if you had bought and rebuilt an S5. AND, you can always buy the pretty taillights and front nose piece .

 

Nice car man, I love the mkIII supra ...good and 80's

 

thank you, it's almost finished, and once that happens, i'm not gonna stop, which is why i want a rex. was gonna dump tons into the sup, but i'll just take my supra reliable, thanks =) i've seen FCs with blown or no engine and good bodies for around 1k some less, which caught my eye immediately. then i just lurked around here for a little, and the FC grew on me pretty quick (looks and all around).

-J

 

i would say get an s5 i held out for awhile and picked up a nice s5 with 140k miles on the body.... anyways i like the S5 a little better due to minor things Instrument cluster, tails, paint matched body trim. also if i am correct usually the s4 LSD's **** a brick and stop working after like 100k miles im not sure on this one though thats what i heard. There are also more readily availible parts for the s5 motor, although anything that can fit an s5 can also fit an s4 with minor mods...

Personally i didnt wanna get an s4 motor due to the fact that the irons are weaker, heavier rotors and flywheel.... but look what i ended up with check my sig, sorry if im just rambling on but anyways, if you look at it this way.... if you dont care about looks and you like to modify stuff get and go fast S4 , if you like looks and dont mind shelling out a few extra dallors for the car buy and S5, but no matter what your still gonna have an FC and when you whoop someone you can just say... yeah its a 1.3

 

Oh ****!&nbsp That was a 1JZ-GTE motor in that JZA70!



-Ted

 

not a "genuine" jza70... but close enough

-J