So... this is kind of a place holder for now, as I'm working on getting an intro video made and a bunch of pictures sorted, but I'll be documenting this build here.
Background:
A good friend of mine (Ben) has a 4th Gen Camaro (1995 I think.. I'll update that). He's had it for a long time (~20 years). In it's previous life it had a heavily built LT1 (forged bottom end, big heads, etc) with a DS1C blower on it, which made 700+ RWHP. It then got a turbo setup on the same engine that made ~1050 RWHP, and included an LS1 ECU conversion and lots of other goodies. That setup eventually flexed the block enough that it ate the bearings out of it and he took it apart.
The car has a tubular front subframe, aftermarket torque arm, Strange 12 bolt rear, aftermarket tranny mount, Baer brakes, etc. the body is immaculate (I'll get pictures soon).
Anyway, after the LT1 pooped the bed, we started talking about doing a built iron block LS in it, and aiming for 1100 HP or so. He wanted repeatability on that, so we were aiming for a 6 bolt block, possibly LS Next, etc. He was mulling doing that or buying a Supra (MKIV). I told him we could just put a 2JZ in his chassis....
Which leads to now...
Plan is:
Forged 2JZ-GTE
2JZ-GE VVTI cylinder head w/ bigger cams
Mid Frame T4 turbo
Suprastore tubular manifold
Custom front facing intake (I'm planning to fabricate this)
Custom engine mounts
T56 Magnum adapted to 2JZ with scattershield and twin disc
FMIC (reusing this from the old turbo setup)
4" exhaust all the way out (reusing most of the oval tubular Nick and I built for his old setup)
Haltech Elite 2500 ECU
Custom gauges
A/C
Power Steering
Engine is currently sitting in the car (literally, not on mounts yet) with lower intake manifold and the Supra Store exhaust manifold on it. It clears the hood, cowl, rack, subframe and steering. It's SNUG side to side, but it will fit. Rear sump JDM pan on the motor.
We'll be making a video series along with pictures of the build. I figure it's a nice inverse of my normal LS in an import builds...
