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98 VVTi motor. w58 tranny. is it possible?

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Old 05-30-07, 07:25 PM
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Default 98 VVTi motor. w58 tranny. is it possible?

i have a 98 VVTi 2jz-ge. i want to put it in my 92 sc300 that is 5 speed. at first i thought i can use my 92 ECU, but then i realized i cant because my motor is distributor and the 98 is distributorless. so i was on the persuit of looking for a 97 ECU and harness. i thought it was VVTi, but i guess its not.
so is there any way that i can use the 98 ECU and use my 5 speed tranny?
would it mess up my whole gearing and response?
i know that the 98's didnt come with manual.
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the motor will work fine but you will need the vvt-i ecu. The tranny will work fine. The auto ecu can run with the 5spd tranny. Do a quick search to see what sensors need to be spliced from your 92 harness.
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Ahh dang, I was planning to do the same swap. Is it possible to get a Supra ECU from a 97-98 and use that?
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what happened to the ecu that came with the motor? The ecu has to be vvt-i.
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change of plans. i'm going to use the VVTi block and my 92 head.
i hope its compatible.
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