Okay so I been lurking the forums and doing a lot of reading on the swap and all. But I have a few questions. Im going to be doing 2jzgte swap come tax season so now I'm just gathering everything I need. So what I need to know is:
If I'm running AEM's pnp unit will I need to modify the aristo harness to fit? If so what is needed to be done. Or can I use the ge harness since I'm going big single?
If I'm running standalone will I need a manual tranny ecu or can I just jump the wires so it will start?

Please take it easy on me I'm still new to the forums and trust me I haven't stopped reading any and all gte swap threads I see.

 

You'll want to ship out your gte harness with your ge harness to PhenixTuning aka Dr.Tweak or do it yourself, Lots of fun! He will adapt it to the sc body plugs and extend it if you buy a aristo gte, to run a aem ems you will need to replace your JDM Map and IAT sensor best bet is with the AEM 3.5 bar map stainless steel version, and the AEM IAT sensor. The ecu plugs are the same for aristo and gte version of aem

 

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good luck

 

Thanks for the replys guys.

 

Your Welcome! If you have any more questions let me know!

 

Which AEM box are you going to get? 6100 or 6101?

 

the 6100 is what you want (GTE)

 

im going for the version 1 for the gte so idk what number that is. gotta do more reading up on that for now.

 

30-1100 i believe

 

thanks for the quick reply bro. i will look into it. More than likely won't find one and will have to buy a Version 2

30-1101 is the SC300 one, just for reference

http://www.importperformance.com/aem/emsapps.html

 

Save yourself some trouble and just build the motor in the car now... its cheaper and easier in the long run...

 

Please explain? Everytime I look for Rods and pistons to hold the power that stock gte internals hold it winds up costing as much as the gte motor itself. I could see how it's easier as they make an aem to plug into the stock sc300 harness. So after I built the motor and put it back in I would be just plugging everything in.

 

Exactly... so, buy a set of GTE rods and pistons... there isn't anything wrong with your head, bottom end or crank...

I completed an Aristo swap in my brothers GS300, biggest pain in the *** ever, EVER! Wiring was an absolute nightmare, colors aren't what they were when the harnesses were new, the wiring starts cracking and you end up replacing pigtails everywhere, its just not something I would ever want to do again, though the second time would likely be much easier...

I did a built motor and turbo kit in my IS300, pretty easy... very straightforward - pull the motor, take bottom end to machine shop to have crank and cylinder walls checked, machine the top, have the head checked, machined, put back together with GTE pistons, rods and a new set of rings... Add a set of ARP head bolts while you are in there for added security... I did mine for cheap... You can find GTE pistons and rods all day long for $100-$150, mine had 40k on them supposedly and once cleaned up, you couldn't tell them from new... nice set of Tri-metal Clevite bearings on a newly polished crank and I couldn't be happier...

 

thanks for the info bro. I just might go this route. I got a friend with an extra ge motor