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My IS300 story so far.... - toxo - 02-03-2019
Let me know when you blow up your gearbox, I've got a spare one sitting around in my workshop :lol:
The internals from a 2JZ-GTE will involve lower compression pistons won't they, so you won't have to do the head gasket.
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 02-03-2019
toxo Let me know when you blow up your gearbox, I've got a spare one sitting around in my workshop :lol:
The internals from a 2JZ-GTE will involve lower compression pistons won't they, so you won't have to do the head gasket.
Good point. TBH I haven't researched any of this stuff extensively yet, so its all just floating around in my gray matter while I sleep at night.
As for the gearbox, that's reassuring to know. Have you pulled it apart at all? Be quite handy to know how hard it is to get to the valvebody springs as those are the parts I need to mod.
My IS300 story so far.... - toxo - 02-03-2019
jimxms As for the gearbox, that's reassuring to know. Have you pulled it apart at all? Be quite handy to know how hard it is to get to the valvebody springs as those are the parts I need to mod.
Not done anything with it. I wanted to shift it as a whole, had some bloke on eBay contact me about it so I took it off the car and got it ready and then he disappeared so it's just sat on a dolley in my workshop :Shooting:
They're erm... what's a nice way of putting this... not renowned for coping with power very well!!
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 02-03-2019
toxo Not done anything with it. I wanted to shift it as a whole, had some bloke on eBay contact me about it so I took it off the car and got it ready and then he disappeared so it's just sat on a dolley in my workshop :Shooting:
They're erm... what's a nice way of putting this... not renowned for coping with power very well!!
How much was u looking to get for it? VB upgrade, sprag upgrade and a cooler and they're golden for ~400whp I've heard?
Be handy if I could have a spare to build up off the car then just get it bolted on, rather than trying to tell a garage what needs to be done and wait for them to come up with some stupid high £££ estimate.
(what car did you pull it off btw...IS/GS..or?)
My IS300 story so far.... - toxo - 02-03-2019
It came off a 117,000 mile Y2000 LS400 VVTi. I'm keeping the bellhousing as I need it to adapt the 1UZ engine to a manual box but the rest of it is there. Make me an offer, I want it out of the way! Got the torque converter, propshaft etc lying around as well.
![[Image: IMGP2245.jpg]](http://theshado.ws/images/LS400/gearbox/IMGP2245.jpg)
My IS300 story so far.... - Lexusboy - 02-03-2019
Jim you could talk with Chris or Ian at Westfield motors in Rayleigh they maybe able to help with your gearbox.
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 02-03-2019
Lexusboy Jim you could talk with Chris or Ian at Westfield motors in Rayleigh they maybe able to help with your gearbox.
Cheers mate, I may well give them a ring :thumbup1:
My IS300 story so far.... - James S - 02-03-2019
Amazing car mate. Can't wait to see it in the flesh, and to see how the supercharger works out!
My IS300 story so far.... - Bandit - 02-03-2019
Looking superb Jim :thumbup1: quite looking forward to seeing it in the flesh :thumbup:
My IS300 story so far.... - James S - 03-03-2019
DaveEdin And it's about time too Jim... Makes for a good read... What are your plans beyond the charger?
Shares in Shell or Bp might be on the cards
