Grandpabob

Hello all,

I am new to Club Lexus and need some help. My son destroyed the engine in my 98 gs300 and I was looking to replace the engine.

I decided to up grade the engine from a 2jzge to a 2jzgte and purchased an engine and 5 speed auto trans combo. The engine comes with the wiring harness, ecm, and turbos. No intercooler. I bought it from a JDM supplier here locally.

The shop that was going to help me with the swap decided to move the business to another market and is not available for me. I have a friend whom owns a domestic shop but is not experienced in foreign car upgrade engine swaps.

I understand that the swap is not that difficult on a physical standpoint but I need some insider information

Does anyone have a list of parts that I would need for the swap and what kinks that I will run into?

I have read several posts and have seen a couple here on Club Lexus but they seem to contradict one another.

Anyway, this is my dilemma.

Can you Help?

Thanks Bob

chavez240s

Hey Grandpa i'm thinking about the same thing i just haven't make up my mine yet, let me know how it went? thanks

KyleH

iTrader: (1)

I am a mere couple of months ahead of you in my build. I went a different route with my approach and purchased my setup that was pretty turn-key. You can see my build thread in this forum.

Things that come to mind, as they're fairly fresh:

Parts needed from Aristo:
ENGINE Ecu (non secure so your key will work)- reuse your case/box
Trac/abs ecu
Intake box and piping
Intercooler and piping
Power steering fluid reservoir
Aristo downpipe

Other misc parts:
Upper radiator hose
Supra throttle cable


Note: I am using the stock aristo transmission. When you get into the manual transmission side of things, I would imagine there are a number of other modifications necessary to get the car to run properly. I hope to someday learn what that takes, but taking it a step at a time.