2JAYZEE SX ( dyno sheet up)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:21 am
Hi guys, thought id let you know what happened and is going to happen, as many of you know I have been planning a RB26 swop for almost a year now, I bought the engine and gearbox and it has been lying in my garage for a few months, The thing is. That, i was really enjoying my Sx, and was hesitant to tear it up
as it was running really well, I later put in the DE cam and that messed things up abit, mainly fuelling but its now sorted , I was planning on buying a S13 body to do the swop but couldnt find anything i liked so, I decided I would sell the Engine and gearbox to buy another Complete SX, So after being dropped a few times and at the risk of loosing a good deal I sold the engine only for 15k which actually cost me a 3k loss, I then decided that I would go RB25 as it was far cheaper and done more often that RB26,
Bearing in mind that I was under the impression I could get Rb25 for under 10k in durbs, infact Jackos wanted R7500 each a month ago, so I figured I could actually have 2 for the price of one, A few weeks later some money that I was waiting for came though, So went to JHB took delivery of my new Sx, Drove it straight to My Selected Tuner bearing in mind this tuner has always spent the time advising me and helping me when ever I called even though I was in durbs and he had no guarantee that I would even come to him or that I was a genuine SXaholic .We discussed exactly wat I wanted to achieve and settled on a quote, provided I will supply the engine from durbs, So I left the car with him and Flew back to durbs the next day I went to jackos and all the Rb25 turbos he had were sold and could not even get any more I was almost broken, So get back to the office pull out a Speed and sound and looked for every engine importer, even called the guys that I bought the Rb26 from
They price shot up from 10k to 13k, the cheapest I could find a RB25 was 12500
Which to me was just not worth it, considering I sold My R26 for 15k with a 3 k loss new clutch kit and greddy cambelt, I honestly did not know what to do, I made the biggest mistake in my life,…….. So I called Riaan as I new he had been talking about a 2 jz swop…………………Yip , ,,,,,,nothing pisses me off more than a Toyota powered Nissan……..But the truth is I cannot spend this money on a Rb25,,,, So after doing a bit of research My tuner and Riaan confirmed it was a better and more powerful engine than an Rb26…….This almost broke my hart as I was so settled on a RbSx that I felt confused and sick, I mean I had to change my dream for something I had no idea about, After a few days I made my desicicion I WILL BE DOING A 2JZ-GTE SWOP,,,,,, sorry guys , but for the same price id rather have a 3.0 supra engine than a Rb25
So coming shortly will be pics of the conversion, Iwas really impressed with the quality of components My tuner uses, Oh by the way the tuners name will be revealed after the conversion, I will also post my list of goodies that I have chosen
So feel free to share your views on my decision and even some secrets on 2jz tuning
as it was running really well, I later put in the DE cam and that messed things up abit, mainly fuelling but its now sorted , I was planning on buying a S13 body to do the swop but couldnt find anything i liked so, I decided I would sell the Engine and gearbox to buy another Complete SX, So after being dropped a few times and at the risk of loosing a good deal I sold the engine only for 15k which actually cost me a 3k loss, I then decided that I would go RB25 as it was far cheaper and done more often that RB26,
Bearing in mind that I was under the impression I could get Rb25 for under 10k in durbs, infact Jackos wanted R7500 each a month ago, so I figured I could actually have 2 for the price of one, A few weeks later some money that I was waiting for came though, So went to JHB took delivery of my new Sx, Drove it straight to My Selected Tuner bearing in mind this tuner has always spent the time advising me and helping me when ever I called even though I was in durbs and he had no guarantee that I would even come to him or that I was a genuine SXaholic .We discussed exactly wat I wanted to achieve and settled on a quote, provided I will supply the engine from durbs, So I left the car with him and Flew back to durbs the next day I went to jackos and all the Rb25 turbos he had were sold and could not even get any more I was almost broken, So get back to the office pull out a Speed and sound and looked for every engine importer, even called the guys that I bought the Rb26 from
They price shot up from 10k to 13k, the cheapest I could find a RB25 was 12500
Which to me was just not worth it, considering I sold My R26 for 15k with a 3 k loss new clutch kit and greddy cambelt, I honestly did not know what to do, I made the biggest mistake in my life,…….. So I called Riaan as I new he had been talking about a 2 jz swop…………………Yip , ,,,,,,nothing pisses me off more than a Toyota powered Nissan……..But the truth is I cannot spend this money on a Rb25,,,, So after doing a bit of research My tuner and Riaan confirmed it was a better and more powerful engine than an Rb26…….This almost broke my hart as I was so settled on a RbSx that I felt confused and sick, I mean I had to change my dream for something I had no idea about, After a few days I made my desicicion I WILL BE DOING A 2JZ-GTE SWOP,,,,,, sorry guys , but for the same price id rather have a 3.0 supra engine than a Rb25
So coming shortly will be pics of the conversion, Iwas really impressed with the quality of components My tuner uses, Oh by the way the tuners name will be revealed after the conversion, I will also post my list of goodies that I have chosen
So feel free to share your views on my decision and even some secrets on 2jz tuning
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