as of a few weeks ago i have decided to dump sum money into a engine swap. i have a 93 rx7 with 78000 miles that has the pettit r1 front bumper cover and the pettit rear fender flairs that have been fully moulded in. that the new engine is going in.
a friend of mine is doing all the swap work. joey @ excessiveautosports.com

the 2jzgte engine and 6 speed, aem ems, front mount inter. have already came in.
i ordered the 272/272 hks cams and a garrett gt42 turbo

all i have left is the fuel system, cam gears, and sum misc. stuff.

shootn for the 800whp mark so wish me sum luck

 

erm...good luck!

should be fun :oD

 

Should have posted this in "Other Engine Conversions"

 

oo man, i always wanted to do that swap..

the beauty of the FD with the awesome power of the 2JZ..

too bad ill be leaving rotary power soon for some V10 power otherwise i would have done this swap..

good luck man

 

Good luck. How the hell is the motor fitting though? I bet this is costing you a pretty penny.

BTW isn't 800 whp a bit unuseful in an RX-7? Is this a drag car?

 

post some progress pics while you guys are working on it, would love to see this done.

 

Post some pics.

-Destin

 

800hp works great in my FC, you can never have too much power.

 

You just need more tire.

 

as for the 800+hp..... i have 335/30/18 holdn the power down. but yea 800 should make it fly. n yes it'll be costn me a bunch! lol HAS cost me a bunch of money and its not even done.
how do you post pics cuz i have a ton of the body work recorded and sum of the engine.

 

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to post pics, well ive wanted the supra for awhile now. but i just cant see myself droping 40k for the twin turbo stock. so i think i am going to a rx7. but i figured i could have both worlds like yourself lol.

so i have some questions.

ive seen ppl talk about the weight of the engines and the extra weight in the front, is this a problem for the 2jz, if so how do you plan on equaling it out to say?

fitment, i would think that the firewall might have to be pushed back to even make it fit?

for them bigger turbos do you think there is going to be that kind of room for them?

btw, great project, cant wait for them pictures.

 

sounds awesome, best of luck.

I assume you have seen this article? -- http://www.sp-power.com/media_turbomag_1201.htm

SP Engineering did this conversion years ago, and although the car may not be the most gorgeous FD i've ever seen, the engine swap is definitely do-able. but it looks like you may have to give up some accesories to make room.

 

yea i will have to give up the ac and heat. but i dont need that for this car. i have that in the others. lol.
the swap will take sum time but all in all it should run smooth, we have talked about the ways we or joey... will in stall the engine. he has it all worked out.

 

i've done the swap u do not need to give up the a/c. and with a lil playing of the lines u kan keep the heat too.

 

you have done the swap???
you must be the one other guy, other than sp to have done the build...what color was the car you did the 93+ swap on? id love to hear about it. on a diff site all these guys are talkin **** about the bump steer and weight n bla bla bla. they think the 2jz weight is 100's and 100's of lbs more! lol

 

i've doen it in my fc and a close friends fd, there really in no bump steer , but** u better have a nice suspensin set up

 

well we are nearing the engine swap time, all of the body work has been done and in the process of re-mounting all the doors, hatch, ect.
i have sum but not all of the engine pulled. about 2 more hours and itll be done.
come spring, the car will be finished and on the road. workn on getn pics for you guys

 

cant wait

 

There is someone here that has done it and had it fit under the stock hood. His screen name is Mikey. I think he is actually willing to sell copies of his subframe, so that would cure ANY mounting problems right there.

A 2JZ tip. Keep the stock cam gears. At that power level there is no need to advance or retard timing via an adjustible cam gear. That and the HKS ect units have actually shown wear over time. Leading to slipped belts and thrown off timing due to the slightly smaller size after some wear.

If you do get cam gears, I suggest the JUN or Titan ones. Both use an OEM Toyota outer ring. There is no chance for wear like like the late HKS units and won't slip like the cheap AEM ones.

 

bump!!!!
what the hell ever happend to this?

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=560883


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