my Toyota 350Z build :)
 

HUGE UPDATE ON COMMENT #392, I AM NO LONG AFFILIATED WITH SHIFTED PERFORMANCE AND URGE YOU TO WATCH YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE, OR ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM...

HERE IS MY EXPERIANCE WITH SHIFTED PERFORMANCE THREAD LINK!!!
https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-...ml#post9690587

Hey guys! so here it is, i finally started my 2JZ swap in my 06 350z!

Im taking my current APS single turbo (GTM upgrade kit) VQ out and going a little bit of a different route then i have been seeing everyone else do....for many different reasons...but mainly because you just dont see it and i want to be unique...

I was origionally going to do this swap myself but after further research in the Tech 2 kits, i wasn’t very impressed...sooooo i was contacted by a company in New Jersey that specializes in this type of swap and they deff caught my eye! after i went down and checked out the shop, met with the owner and went over my plans for my build, Tony at Shifted Performance gave me a deal that i couldn’t beat. (for those interested in the shop or maybe getting more info, you can shoot me a PM or just add them on Facebook)

so a year later once i was ready for the build, i took my Z down to Tony and handed him the money needed to start the build and thats where we are today, 1 week in and i already have a motor, trans, bellhousing, turbo,wastgate, BOV, all new gaskets, pullys, belts, head studs, clips for the wiring harness, fittings, paint, sent parts off to be chromed, and have started pulling all my current setup out (im sure im missing some stuff as well but ill catch it further on in this thread as the build goes on)

Link to my first build thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/north-west/...tle-build.html

First, some pics of the car as of now:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photo...59_6365189.jpg
https://my350z.com/forum/members/tra...-7588292-n.jpg
https://my350z.com/forum/members/tra...-3820185-n.jpg
BUT, i guess this thread is no good without pics...sooo here are what i have so far:
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...91430723_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...80019457_n.jpg
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http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...09398883_n.jpg

And today (11/2/11) we started pulling the motor out, just don’t have any pics of that yet...soon as i have them, they will be posted as well!

Im going to try and at least update this once a day with ANY progress...with the way Tony works, there is something new everyday!

awesome build

Nice build! In for updates.

Quite an oil burner you have there. Good luck with your swap.

subscribed for sure!

thnks guys!! here is a new pic from today!

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...91815016_n.jpg

Wow really weird... I'm pretty sure right before I clicked this thread I was watching youtube vids of your car. maybe not but i'm almost positive..

anyways, subbed for sure!

hahaha, you may have! there are a few on there that i have to say I DID NOT POST haha....except for the 60-150mph run haha i did post that one

This is the video I watched... Now that I watch it again, i noticed you don't have a CF hood.. so nvm, but if you had a CF hood.. you guys' cars would look identical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uou9N...408&lf=mh_lolz

Awesome bro, you were telling me about this at CNC... Cant wait to see it!

that is my car hahaha....but the video was way labled wrong hahaha obviously...haha...wasnt even close to a launch hahaha!

haha i knew it! soooo no more CF hood? or are those old old pics?

yeaaa...it clashed with the car...well kinda like how the wheels do hahaha...and thats why they are also coming off haha

honestly I liked it. but haha anyways sick car and good luck on your build! you still have the hood, wanna sell??

sold the hood, but the wheels are for sale...haha

Damn!!! That's going to be unique! when do you estimate the completion date to be?

looks like it should be done around the end of the month!!! all depends on money!

Cool swap. Cant wait to see the final results!

Chris

Damn thats awesome, prolly more rare than a LS swap.
Did you buy the motor locally or from a JDM vendor. And if you don't mind me asking which JDM vendor....?

Tony at Shifted has a vendor he sources his motors from...its nice because he gets to hand pick what motor he wants and does a compression check on the spot...

another pic from the motor pull!

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...98171408_n.jpg

Good luck with the build man. Been in that spot many times haha. It is always a blast :P

awesome, big fan of the JZ engine. Car is gonna be sick

Builden the 2j and single while its at it?

because of space, i have to go with a single turbo...so at first we are just going to run a GT35R as a sorts "break in" turbo and aim for around 5-600 wheel hp...but later on i plan on stepping it up to something more like a garrett 4294....

Very nice swap op!

Love this.

Sub'd.

Must be nice to have boosted the Z TWICE. :rolleyes:

i knew that was your z in the video lol! .. gl with build!

new pic from today!!!

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hphoto...05761297_n.jpg

2jz, no sh!t!

hey guys, i just got off the phone with Tony and i got some info on 2JZ swap kits that he is making available in the VERY near future...$1,150.00 for the kit if you want to do the work yourself! and since he is going to have a Shifted 2JZ kit, i assume the price for him to do the work will also go down!!!

hit me up for more info if you are interested!!!

^^^^

Would be interested to see the numbers once everything is bolted up how it fits ect.

2JZ-GTE > LS1> boosted VQ imo.

Will you be able to keep power steering , Ac , creature comfort things?

In for nice build

wow nice build, in for final product :D

good luck with the build would love to see it when its done

this is sick. We need more threads like this like Zilvians lol

subscribed

dude this is awesome. many people will argue that its a waste with the .5l decrease, but these motors are just so much more stout than the vq. i went ls on mine but i contemplated going the 2jz route as well. just simply awesome!

thanks guys!! im super excited for the car to get done! i need to give tony a call tonight and get the new pics from today! cant wait to see what magic hewored in 12 hours!!!

Can't wait to see this finished..

ill keep you posted on everything! and yes, i will be keeping everything...the only things i wont be able to keep is obviously the guages on the center of the dash...but im replacing them with defi stuff anyways.

should be a totally new car as in performance but still hold the same "goodys" as a normal Z

Keep us posted on the price of everything

sexytime :D should be damn fun!

so far its not OVERLY bad...but still not cheap...i figure im going to have about what you would have doing a tt setup on the VQ...

-Shifted performance 2jz kit- $1,150 (r154 trans mount, motor mount, motor mount brackets, shifter extension kit ( need core))
-motor- $2300
-trans- (r154) $700
-already had my turbo and wastgate- free
a shifted performance turbo kit is available (prices vary)
-all labor from shifted- $5,000 (turn key swap)
-had all my guages- free
-BOV- free
-shifted intercooler kit- $650
-shifted radiator kit- $550
NOTE: the radiator is a koyo radiator that koyo custom modifies to fit in the Z...the cool part about this is that it hides all welds and stilll looks Koyo perfect...unlike other companys that do this where they modify it themselves...with the way the Z is setup, it also allowes you to use the radiator hose kit made for the tt supra! no searching for the perfect fit here!!
-ARP head studs- $120
-engine harness services- $450
(no additional charge for wiring in guages ext.)
-bellhousing- $340

then i went ahead and redid all of the gaskets, clips, belts, pullys, had everything chromed, wire tucked, and engine bay repainted...so i have extra money in that

O, by the way! If anyone's looking for a single turbo kit, I have mine for sale! Hit me up with a PM for more info!

Thanks for the price info, I've decided when I finally need more out of my Z that I want to go this route instead of LS, love the JZ motor. Can't wait to see more pics!

nice progress so far. definitely subd.

Found this video earlier while searching youtube after reading your thread again. I'm just going to leave this here ;) Good luck man!!! Loving the price breakdown so I can start saving!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZuXv...eature=related

got traction? lmao