ISF Engine Swap
10-28-13, 02:15 PM
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ISF Engine Swap
I was wondering if it's possible to swap a ISF engine & Trans into a GS 430....
10-28-13, 02:17 PM
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Yes. It is possible. How much do you want to spend?
10-28-13, 02:24 PM
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Yes. It is possible. How much do you want to spend?
lol really its possible bro??? i thought ISF engine is bigger than our GS engine
10-28-13, 02:27 PM
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lol really its possible bro??? i thought ISF engine is bigger than our GS engine
Ja Bro... With enough $... anything is possible.
10-28-13, 02:57 PM
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The IS and GS share almost the same chassis setup. If you plan on going HAM go for the 2JZ swap.
10-28-13, 03:14 PM
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Ive been looking into this too.. They have a basically new isf engine on ebay right now for about 6k
10-28-13, 03:44 PM
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When doing any sort of swap like this its best to purchase a whole parts vehicle. If you buy just the engine and start buying parts left and right youll lose a ton of time and money on the project. Finding a wrecked ISF and using it for the donor swap is the best thing to do. Plus you can part out the rest of the parts and may break even on the deal.
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10-28-13, 07:42 PM
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why not go for Toyota Thundra engine? some people put it in a 1991 Camry and it smoke the ***** out of some ZL1 Corvette standing still
10-28-13, 11:24 PM
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As long as the labor isn't over 5k....
10-29-13, 04:16 AM
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Ja Bro... With enough $... anything is possible.
exactly. if you think its worth the effort than go for it
10-31-13, 11:15 AM
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I was wondering if it's possible to swap a ISF engine & Trans into a GS 430....
Definitely possibru!
You'll be spending an arm and a leg though, alongside you'll need a lot of IS-F OEM parts for it.
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lol really its possible bro??? i thought ISF engine is bigger than our GS engine
It definitely is, if they can squeeze that engine into a dinky little FR-S, they can put it into our giant GS'.
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As long as the labor isn't over 5k....
It should be around or a bit more than that, they'll have to rewire your system from A-Z on that car. Especially with the fact there's absolutely ZERO support for this anywhere right now.
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exactly. if you think its worth the effort than go for it
Agreed
. You'll definitely stand out from the crowd, and you won't be swaying away from your Toyota heritage like most people (LS-series swaps on almost every other car make and model).
10-31-13, 12:08 PM
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just put a 2J in it and call it a day
2J Swap
10-31-13, 10:13 PM
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just put a 2J in it and call it a day
2J Swap
Exactly
10-31-13, 10:17 PM
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^^^ Man that Kanoo has the best toys! I wonder if he will let me borrow one
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You'll be spending an arm and a leg though, alongside you'll need a lot of IS-F OEM parts for it.
. You'll definitely stand out from the crowd, and you won't be swaying away from your Toyota heritage like most people (LS-series swaps on almost every other car make and model).
