My 1JZ BMW E28

[1JZ_E28]

Hey all i am a newbie so bare with me

i live in brisbane i have a BMW e28 thats the 5th series... and i recently bought a 1JZ front cut off a soarer and now, wll i am looking for any kind of advice, firstly the front cut doesnt come with a radiator so what do u guys reccomend, and also what intake filter should i be looking at ... i was looking at trust the mushroom looking one... so any help or advice would be great

TRD power

[Sicarius123]

I'd contact PWR with dimensions for a custom radiator, or see if you can somehow use your stock radiator if you don't want to go that route.

Any decent pod filter will do the job, just get one you can wash or replace the filter on.

Dan.

[1JZ_E28]

alright cheers buddy, i know what u mean about the filter how ever for the 1J whats the best, is it the panel, the pod, or the mushroom filter, this is in terms of performance

[Sicarius123]

alright cheers buddy, i know what u mean about the filter how ever for the 1J whats the best, is it the panel, the pod, or the mushroom filter, this is in terms of performance

Notsure what you mean by mushroom, is it just a style of pod? Would be much easier to use a pod than panel style filter, as the panel styles are deisnged to fit in the engine bay of the car it came from.

Dan.

[Chickita]

Ohhh.. my bf was going to put a 1jz into a E30 BMW.. but decided to opt for the 2JZ....
His started over 12 months ago now..
and now there are more and more BMWs being done up..... :( :(

[Sicarius123]

Mate of mine was going to 1JZ his bmw, not sure what series it is, but it is a genuine JPS cabriolet/targa. Turned out the engine was a little too long to fit in the engine bay easily, so that's not happening now.

Dan.

[Chickita]

Ohhh.. fair enough!!
Too many BMWs around now i reckon... but its getting like that with Supras too! :(

[Macross]

I'm trying to convince my friend to drop a 2JZ-GE into his '98 318i, would be a good replacement IMO :)

[Sicarius123]

Meh, 6cyl bimmer engine is good enough, the cost would be waaay too much to bother swapping in a GE, at least a GTE has benefits to the swap.

Dan.

[Macross]

Not too sure on cost of custom engine mounts, driftshaft replacement, etc but I figured being able to get the engine + gearbox for under $1k would make it a cheaper option than putting in, say, a 325i engine?

[Sicarius123]

Find him an auto 2JZ-GTE front cut, or find him an engine only, and have him mate it with a W58 or R154 and just don't go too nutso on the mods :p

Really, doing a GE conversion to a bimmer is a bit of a waste of time money and effort.

Dan.

[Jeff Lange]

My uncle is an E28 nut. I really want to see this when it's done! :)

[Chickita]

I'll sell ya my GE engine in 6 months! :)