Thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you use the manual rear, or the auto rear? I went with the auto rear. It seemed to match the r154 ratios much better.

Keep filling us in on how the car drives overall as you put more miles on it.

 

manual rear. im on a budget right now otherwise id get gears of some sort..theres a good shop that makes custom rear ends / gear ratios near my house

strange, the first start up is always the scary part LOL we changed the oil, spark plugs, water pump, timing belt, etc added all fluids etc, started it up, warmed it up and changed the oil again right away no power steering because late into the power steering mods to the rack we realized that there is a bunch of stuff missing for the power steering system from the JZ motor

 

welp, tried to start her up yesterday... No Fire
Gotta get it up on a lift to find the crank and cam position sensors tonight hopefully that will solve the problem
Everything else was getting power, just couldnt find those 2 to check them

 

really interested in the vvti stock dyno results compared to the older twin turbo models, post up some dyno result if you get a chance. i put down 290/284 with a bone stock twin turbo engine. thinking about doing another jz swap into a s5 shell i have laying around, thinking it might be vvti

 

check to make sure theres no vaccume leaks. mine didnt start the first time just cuz there was a vaccume leak (that idle control valve on the rear of the intake, i blocked mine off and it started )

 

definitely will try that one tonight!! also hood is sooooo close to fitting!!

 

That hood doesn't look close to fitting at all. The engine will be sticking out of the hood once it's closed unless you cut and mold it to fit... If you want to sell your hood, let me know.

 

The only thing keeping it from closing is the big *** synapse bov

 

thats one of the reasons we got rid of that whole clusterfuck on the turboside of the motor.

 

this is where were at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KomK1U-AUA8

 

yours sounds strange when it cranks.. mine sounds more beastly, maybe its just the starter though, did you check if the fuel lines are hooked up right? does the fuel pump even get power?

 

My mechanic says its not a fuel issue and my engine knowledge has been way surpassed lol...im just waiting on him to tell me what to do.

 

sounds liek its not getting fuel or spark..cuz usually it will burp and studder as if it shows some sign of starting did you change your spark plugs (and get the right spark plugs for the motor?) NGK BKR6EK (twin electrode copper plug), also make sure everythings getting power. One of my MAF wires wasnt getting power thats why mine didnt start first try.

 

Yeah Its not getting any spark, just changed the plugs out, think it might be the crank sensor, just gotta get under there and find it

 

updates?

 

nah nothing yet... im just gonna have to wait a couple weeks so i can get her back to Alabama. I have no idea what to do from here