im no expert in that field but ive seen a couple complete NA (2jzge) motors go for like 400-600 bucks. thats a pretty cheap fix if your just trying to get your car back on the road

 

Yeah that was another option I was looking at, but I'd still have to pull out this engine out and cost a few grands, so I'm taking this opportunity to go turbo. The car still runs, hey what'd you expect, it's a Toyota after all!

 

is your car a usdm spec? and rsp?

 

You could also get the motor from Tiger for $1350. You don't need the harness because the wiring is almost identical. IIRC there are two sensors that are swapped and you can easily splice the wiring to the correction location.

I have a whole bunch of links to wiring diagrams, etc., from my 2JZGTE / S13 swap.

 

Good, I'll let you know if I need this, thanks.

 

I personally would go the NA-t route, but, the reason for that is that me and my father would do most, if not all of the labor, so i would save a lot of money there.

 

for 8k u can prolly get a GTE and tranny plus all the parts, plus upgrades ect...

 

also your car will be worth more i think as a GTE then a NA-t in the long run

 

Oh? I was thinking of getting the XSPower kit from the clubna-t.com site @ $1749 because it's a decent price and quality, and it supports the VVT-i. Don't tell me that's the one you got? lol

 

i would be careful with the turbo that comes with the XS power kits,they are known to blow up
the other parts dont seem to be too bad though. but everything except the turbo,find a good used one on here,or online, for example gredddy T78
http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=541300

 

i currently have a 95 TT 6spd shell,and i am looking for a complete jdm supra tt 6spd front clip,best deal ive found is $6500 that includes driveshaft,and rear diff,axles. they are in California

 

I see you are in Canada though,so if you find a complete GTE swap out there,go see it in person,make them compression test,leak down test it in front of u,then u would know for a fact you are getting a good,clean and healthy motor
i have been burned a few times by jdm suppliers in Canada,so now i am very cautious about them

 

i have heard of this supplier in Canda selling good,clean motors, i have no personal experience with them,so i cant say they are perfect
http://www.japanmotorimport.com/

i just know a few people who got a swap from them,and no problems

 

Let me tell you how the XS turbo I had lasted me less than 2000 miles. LOL

I was waiting for it to blow up though. Its was a matter of time. I just put it on to drive the car. Now its just a matter of time till I get my adapter for my new turbo in and put that on along with my new wastegate! CANT WAIT!! Haha

 

GTE with single turbo off the classified section..

 

Yeah it's starting to look like that TonyN. I'm curious about a rough estimate on the parts list. I'm going to see the guy this week to see what I need... I'm assuming a new head, pistons, rods, cams, injector, fuel system, ecu, electronics, and the whole turbo kit ..... damn it's gonna cost quite a bit though! AAAAAaaaaahh...

 

It is cheaper, and you will have better results if you just go GTE swap. Are you looking to convert to a 6spd at the same time?

I am guessing that a 6spd & GTE conversion will cost you roughly 13-15k total if you did both at the same time; about 5-6k for the GTE swap.

 

thats just on parts though i think he was looking to spend 8k in total. you have to factor in the labor which will be a lot of money so to be honest he probably wont' be able to get the gte swap anyway.

with that amount of money you can go NA-T, built transmission and TT bottom and be good for 450whp.
and you can do most of the work yourself.

 

have you looked at the NA section, there are few threads that would be helpful for you

 

Fair enough, I'll search there instead.