Whats up guys, im doin an aristo swap in my gs. Figured i would share some pics.




Love my new lex


2JZGE




Getting ready to take the GE out!!!


What GE??? lol


Cleaned up the engine bay


Complete swap how it arrived


After minor prep work, its ready to drop in!!!




Most time consuming part so far...lining it up perfectly


Viola!




Radiator, intercooler pipes and ps reservoir mounted


Supra throttle cable


Throttle cable and custom radiator hose installed


B&M tranny cooler installed




Side mount intercooler installed




Installing Walbro 255 into aristo FPA and fuel return line complete


3" exhaust




**More pics on page 5**

 

Awesome! You going with a big single or keeping the stock twins? What type of tuning you running?

 

Thanks! Stock jdm twins for now. I dont plan to go too crazy as this is going to be my daily. But we all know how that goes lol. Im running the aristo ecu at the moment.

 

so that means youre running a 4speed eh? hows that feel?

 

I've heard that before... Nice job! What part of TX you from?

 

Nice please keep posting pics and try to write about any issues you have along the way! Wiring tips would be awesome!

 

nice will be starting my swap in july, maybe you can give me some pointers

 

where did u get ur engine from? and what price did u pay for if you dont mind sharing... also that come with a LSD thanks

 

im working out a small idle issue so i havnt driven it much. Hopefully i can get it running like a champ asap.

 

LOL i know right. Thanks man. Im just doing lil things here and there trying to make it decent. Im from San Antonio. You in Austin?

 

Nice bro. Can't wait to see the pic of the car finish and running

 

its looking good...im doing the same thing..keeping the lil twins for now..eventually by next yr ill switch over to a single
much prop on the swap
its alot more work than it looks..
dont think ive been to my business in over a week..
the swap is keeping me busy..theres always something to be done


good luck
it will all be worth it in the end

 

I could swear I've seen you in Houston, in the Westheimer area Great build, and I love the color

 

More pics to come...

I encountered a few issues along the way. Im sure im forgetting some but heres the ones i can remember.


1. Driveshafts are different. I thought it may be just as simple as changing yokes but it wasnt. I ended up using my aristo driveshaft even though it was a tad shorter.

2. Throttle cable must be replaced. I went with one from a supra.

3. I have a 99 so wiring was plug and play as far as the ecu goes.

4. To make the tach work 1 wire must be added in. On the jdm ignitor the 3rd plug from the left is empty. You can take the old wire(green) thats in the same spot on your old ignitor out and place it in the slot thats open on the jdm ignitor (3rd from left). Connect that wire to the black/yellow wire that is on a white plug closest to the front of the car in the ecu box. The black/yellow wire should be the second to the left on the top row.

5. Since i was doing the JDM swap the bolt pattern off the turbo is an odd 3 bolt so i ended up going with a custom downpipe.

6. JDM's wastegate is tiny so you must do a restrictor plate in your exhaust system to prevent over boost.

7. If your using the gs radiator you must find a longer upper radiator hose. the lower one is fine and will line up.

8. You will need to run a fuel return line. I did a 5/16 barb fitting for the line coming from the motor and connected it to a 3/8 barb fitting. I connected a -6ss line to the fitting and ran it all the way back to the top of my aristo fuel pump assembly.

9. Since i was doing the swap and i was going to be working in the area anyway i added a walbro 255 fuel pump, full 3" exhaust, b&m tranny cooler, fresh plugs and a few other things.

Im sure theres more to come but thats what i can think of at the moment.

 

I just purchased the car a few months ago from someone who lived in houston. Now im adding my twist