Matt's 92 Soarer build (tired 1J to 1.5J and then some)
02-27-12, 07:21 PM
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Matt's 92 Soarer build (tired 1J to 1.5J and then some)
Here is a small chronicle of the transformation of a tired 92 Soarer into the monstrosity it is now.
I bought the car for 500$, it had a blown tire, bad starter, half an interior, and no Japanese inspection. It was Mica Green with the two tone green/grey interior, since it was an auto-manual conversion it had most of the center console MIA after the swap. I bought a 2JZGTE and tons of parts while driving it with the 1J, after getting everything together I performed the swap in my driveway.
This is after putting the hood on it (semi gloss black at the time), lots of peeling paint on the nose, FMIC in there with patchwork piping:
Parts and engine prep:
Doing a little port matching and smoothing everything out on the 1J head, valves not in at this point:
Veilside Executive Front:
Evolution side and rear skirts:
Full black interior picked up from a junker ($300):
Jun finally finished my cams, installed and ready to go more or less:
to be continued....
I bought the car for 500$, it had a blown tire, bad starter, half an interior, and no Japanese inspection. It was Mica Green with the two tone green/grey interior, since it was an auto-manual conversion it had most of the center console MIA after the swap. I bought a 2JZGTE and tons of parts while driving it with the 1J, after getting everything together I performed the swap in my driveway.
This is after putting the hood on it (semi gloss black at the time), lots of peeling paint on the nose, FMIC in there with patchwork piping:
Parts and engine prep:
Doing a little port matching and smoothing everything out on the 1J head, valves not in at this point:
Veilside Executive Front:
Evolution side and rear skirts:
Full black interior picked up from a junker ($300):
Jun finally finished my cams, installed and ready to go more or less:
to be continued....
02-27-12, 07:27 PM
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And it's on:
Wedsport SA-70 Bronze, F 9.5x17 +18 R 10x18 +18 (offsets a bit much but it will work), the round blackout tails were on for a short time, they were swapped back to stock:
I liked the Turbonetics T67-1 but I was given an offer I couldn't refuse: a Garrett GT42, it required a bit of massaging but it worked out very well:
Finally got a huge silicone joiner to run an intake pipe on this one, the GT42 also prompted me to make 80mm aluminum FMIC pipework, no sharp radii all tig welded by my shop partner:
Wedsport SA-70 Bronze, F 9.5x17 +18 R 10x18 +18 (offsets a bit much but it will work), the round blackout tails were on for a short time, they were swapped back to stock:
I liked the Turbonetics T67-1 but I was given an offer I couldn't refuse: a Garrett GT42, it required a bit of massaging but it worked out very well:
Finally got a huge silicone joiner to run an intake pipe on this one, the GT42 also prompted me to make 80mm aluminum FMIC pipework, no sharp radii all tig welded by my shop partner:
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The car went into the shop shortly after our first tuning runs, it had some rear quarter damage and I was looking to get those fenders over the Wedsports, not to mention changing the color to big flake metallic black:
The Taki bro's posing with their handiwork:
How it looks at the moment:
You may notice a lot of the blue went away, the powder on the cam covers blistered a bit so I stripped and lightly polished a set that I had spare, the wire looms were all changed to black since the blue was overkill (it didn't look bad on the engine stand!). I've gone from an R154 to a V160 with ORC triple and back again, the V160 ratios were annoying to say the least and a V160 with a triple makes a tremendous amount of noise, the 154 has held everything that's been put through it (wish I could say the same for the mission mount), wheelspin occurs easily when the boost climbs, even with a 2-way and 295s on the back. I've changed from Apexi non-adjustable coilovers to HKS Hypermax and now JIC Magic FLT-TAR.
It's tuned to a nice low 1Kilo of boost, it will still scream at that level, has plenty of off-boost response, and has decent drive-ability during normal driving.
Parts list:
Evolution skirts and rear skirt
Dual vent FRP hood
D-Max +25mm front fenders
Pulled +30mm rear fenders
Wedsport SA-70 Bronze F 17x9.5 R 18x10
Currently has Toyo DRB fronts with Hankook rears F 225/45 R 295/35
2JZGTE block
ARP main studs
ARP head studs
ARP rod bolts
Clevite 77 Main and Rod bearings
Total Seal gapless rings
MLS stock thickness head gasket
1JZGTE head, ported and polished
Jun 264 intake cam, Jun 272 exhaust cam
Greddy cam timing gears
Fluidampr harmonic balancer
Crower Valve springs with titanium retainers
Custom T4 flanged single ss exhaust manifold
Trust 50mm wastegate
MSD 1000cc injectors with resistor bank
Honda CBR ignition coil packs
Ku Engineering plenum, decked and port matched
KU Engineering 90mm Throttle body also port matched
Custom 80mm mandrel aluminum intercooler piping
Greddy pulley set
Greddy catch can
Greddy Type R BOV
Kazama semi-solid engine mounts
Custom vacuum distribution block
Denso 3 Bar MAP sensor
AN fittings and stainless hose throughout
Greddy aluminum uppper radiator pipe
FD3s Twin electric fans
Aeromotive FPR
Garrett GT42 with polished comp housing with v-band .86 a/r turbine
Oil filter reloc kit
3 core R type Front mount intercooler
Aluminum custom overflow tank
Earl's inline AN fuel filter
Twin TRE Perf. fuel pumps in-tank on separate relays with AN line to 1/2" tubing
Drift motion downpipe
HKS (modified) midpipe
Custom single outlet / dual muffler stainless exhaust
R154 5 Speed transmission
Cerametallic single plate six puck clutch with HD pressure plate and lightened flywheel
Synchros are good and shifts well
Stainless custom clutch line
Tomei 2 way rear diff (just built by Garage Motion)
Ikeya formula solid rear member mounts
Cusco front and rear sway bars
JIC Magic FLT-TAR coilovers
Slotted front rotors
Project Mu Pads
Stainless brake lines
Prothane full poly bushing kit front and rear
Prothane Steering rack bushing kit
Black interior
Full Defi white face suite, EGT, Boost, Water T, Oil T, Oil P, Monster tach, Fuel P
Apexi AVCR boost controller
Apexi (AP Engineering) PowerFC with Hand Commander (tuned by S&H performance)
AC actually works
Pioneer A/V LCD receiver
Kenwood Excelon 12" sub in APS Audio ported box with Kenwood Excelon mono amp
Half cage
Optima red top in trunk box
I'm sure I've missed some stuff but I'm not the best photo-chronicler in the world, I had an FC3S and now an FD3S that have made my attention wander from time to time. I keep going back to the Soarer though.
The Taki bro's posing with their handiwork:
How it looks at the moment:
You may notice a lot of the blue went away, the powder on the cam covers blistered a bit so I stripped and lightly polished a set that I had spare, the wire looms were all changed to black since the blue was overkill (it didn't look bad on the engine stand!). I've gone from an R154 to a V160 with ORC triple and back again, the V160 ratios were annoying to say the least and a V160 with a triple makes a tremendous amount of noise, the 154 has held everything that's been put through it (wish I could say the same for the mission mount), wheelspin occurs easily when the boost climbs, even with a 2-way and 295s on the back. I've changed from Apexi non-adjustable coilovers to HKS Hypermax and now JIC Magic FLT-TAR.
It's tuned to a nice low 1Kilo of boost, it will still scream at that level, has plenty of off-boost response, and has decent drive-ability during normal driving.
Parts list:
Evolution skirts and rear skirt
Dual vent FRP hood
D-Max +25mm front fenders
Pulled +30mm rear fenders
Wedsport SA-70 Bronze F 17x9.5 R 18x10
Currently has Toyo DRB fronts with Hankook rears F 225/45 R 295/35
2JZGTE block
ARP main studs
ARP head studs
ARP rod bolts
Clevite 77 Main and Rod bearings
Total Seal gapless rings
MLS stock thickness head gasket
1JZGTE head, ported and polished
Jun 264 intake cam, Jun 272 exhaust cam
Greddy cam timing gears
Fluidampr harmonic balancer
Crower Valve springs with titanium retainers
Custom T4 flanged single ss exhaust manifold
Trust 50mm wastegate
MSD 1000cc injectors with resistor bank
Honda CBR ignition coil packs
Ku Engineering plenum, decked and port matched
KU Engineering 90mm Throttle body also port matched
Custom 80mm mandrel aluminum intercooler piping
Greddy pulley set
Greddy catch can
Greddy Type R BOV
Kazama semi-solid engine mounts
Custom vacuum distribution block
Denso 3 Bar MAP sensor
AN fittings and stainless hose throughout
Greddy aluminum uppper radiator pipe
FD3s Twin electric fans
Aeromotive FPR
Garrett GT42 with polished comp housing with v-band .86 a/r turbine
Oil filter reloc kit
3 core R type Front mount intercooler
Aluminum custom overflow tank
Earl's inline AN fuel filter
Twin TRE Perf. fuel pumps in-tank on separate relays with AN line to 1/2" tubing
Drift motion downpipe
HKS (modified) midpipe
Custom single outlet / dual muffler stainless exhaust
R154 5 Speed transmission
Cerametallic single plate six puck clutch with HD pressure plate and lightened flywheel
Synchros are good and shifts well
Stainless custom clutch line
Tomei 2 way rear diff (just built by Garage Motion)
Ikeya formula solid rear member mounts
Cusco front and rear sway bars
JIC Magic FLT-TAR coilovers
Slotted front rotors
Project Mu Pads
Stainless brake lines
Prothane full poly bushing kit front and rear
Prothane Steering rack bushing kit
Black interior
Full Defi white face suite, EGT, Boost, Water T, Oil T, Oil P, Monster tach, Fuel P
Apexi AVCR boost controller
Apexi (AP Engineering) PowerFC with Hand Commander (tuned by S&H performance)
AC actually works
Pioneer A/V LCD receiver
Kenwood Excelon 12" sub in APS Audio ported box with Kenwood Excelon mono amp
Half cage
Optima red top in trunk box
I'm sure I've missed some stuff but I'm not the best photo-chronicler in the world, I had an FC3S and now an FD3S that have made my attention wander from time to time. I keep going back to the Soarer though.
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Thanks for the replies.
As for the Veilside, I like it, it doesn't have all their normal swoopty scoops and curls that they love to put in them. It's very plain for that company and I cannot stand about 99% of their lineup. It is heavy and extends the nose about five inches from factory, on the bright side, it has all kinds of relief behind it so you can mount a big FMIC, an overflow tank, etc.
As for the Veilside, I like it, it doesn't have all their normal swoopty scoops and curls that they love to put in them. It's very plain for that company and I cannot stand about 99% of their lineup. It is heavy and extends the nose about five inches from factory, on the bright side, it has all kinds of relief behind it so you can mount a big FMIC, an overflow tank, etc.
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Unfortunately the only functional and reliable dyno on island was shutdown due to noise complaints. They made doubly sure it wouldn't be used again by putting a koban (police super-mini station (box)) about 50 meters away from it.
