Nice, good luck with everything. You're using stock Supra mounts, correct? I honestly forgot.

 

Thanks. I'm using custom VQ mounts.

 

Ah okay thanks

 

I contacted Hal about the Haltech 350z/2JZ unit and he said the CAN BUS of the 07+ may not be the same as the older models and I felt he didn't want to deal with it. Though The Syvecs guys assured me that its the same.

So, I can't get the Haltech because of that and can't get the Syvecs because of the lack of tuners that familiar with it.

I'm stuck with the AEM V2

 

Oh wow! Hopefully everything works out with the V2. Look into Dakota digital boxes/signals. Contact them, they may have a solution for you.

 

AEM is fine if the tuner takes his time. This is one reason I went with a 2jzgte vs the 1jz because the 2jzgte ecu is pretty dam good and to get the same driveability out of standalone will take 4 eva. But can be done 4 sure. This user has both AEM on one ride vs Motec on the other and Motec supposedly is the mother of all:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/perf...al-now-22.html

Some back and forth between some OG's jeffstai and sakataj on the very topic of AEM not being good enuff which does seem to fall solely on the tuner. GL man:


Originally Posted by sakataj View Post

but if you cant control all the parameters of the engine that you want, what good does it do to build a better/faster/stronger motor.

i mean im assuming the AEM obviously lets you do about 90% of what you really wanna do then its probably good enough for the builds so i guess it does make sense

Jefftsai
It allows me to control everything I need to. I can easily lay down way past the 1krwhp+ mark with the unit. Hell, there are some guys making 1500+ on the V1, and that unit has less features than the v2 lol. The V2 is pretty versatile and can do everything needed. This car runs on E85 full time year round, so I don't really "need" the Flex Fuel support, but it would be nice for the one or two times I do take a road trip throughout the year. Doesn't really matter because when I do go on a roadtrip, I just upload the pump gas tune into it so I can fill up at normal gas stations. It literally takes 5 seconds to do it so I'm not too worried.

Worse case scenario, I can upgrade to the AEM Infinity Standalone or Pro EFI. I'm part of the AEM dealer network, and I'm at warehouse distributor level for almost every single aftermarket company out there. So I can get any ECU I want, but the EMS v2 does everything needed for under $1k...for me at least

 

I didn't mean the AEM V2 was not good. Its one of the best choices for the 2JZ and still under $2k. I just wanted an EMS that support the CAN BUS and have a good traction control system like the Syvecs. I'm thinking about getting the Race Logic Traction Control. They have a CAN BUS unit that you don't need to splice any wiring for it.

 

Gotcha. Totally missed that important piece of info. Traction is key and yeah I also lost traction control doing my swap and now looking to swap a Torsen LSD into my oem pumpkin. For now at least. I actually neva considered or cared for traction control but i can see the use for it if your able to tune for boost by gear or speed and have it all incorporated into one unit. Motec I believe has this but costs way more. Keep at it man. No need to let TC slow the process down one bit

 

I'm only thinking about TC because we have the most slippery roads in the world. They are so smooth you can almost see your reflection on the road at daylight.lol

Hell, my friends can't get traction even with their EVO's and GTR's.

Also I'm looking for a 3.3 pumpkin to swap out my 3.5 and may shimm it just to make sure its tight and will lock up.

 

if they can tune motec, they can tune syvecs. its pretty similiar

 

It's finally in:

 

man thats aweswome!!! ill most likely go this route...def not building the VQ for sure

 

An option to consider would be to change your dash harness for an older one in order to use haltech but then again Graf is using a v160 trans which has a speed sensor so prob wouldn't work with your set up anyways.

 

Awesome bro! Would you be able to take some measurements for me?

Firewall to back of engine. Intake/exhaust surface on the head to the strut towers. Cam gears to rad support.

Your mounts are different than mine, but side to side they should be close since the engine will sit center.

 

Nice and snug! Excited for ya man!!!!!! Keep it up

 

Sure, I will do that when I get back to the city.


Though, I'm running a copy of the Greddy intake manifold and its wider at the throttle side than the OEM IM. We are having problem routing the pipe there and we may have to weld the TB directly to the IM without the adapter plate.

And for front to rear, I'm running the GS300 fans and shroud and the CD0009. So its really tight fit.


I barely have an inch on each of the four sides of the engine.

I wish I have gone with a custom radiator core support.

 

We couldn't mount the fans. They still hit the water pump pulley no matter what we do.

So, we are going with a custom radiator core. I dont want to mount the fans infront of the radiator.

 

A sneak peek of my friend's ~1200whp GTR.

 

I would have said say Supra TT clutch fan with a pusher fan in front but yeah your gonna need a serious cooling setup with how tight everything is! Good Luck

 

I would love to have the clutch fan installed. I dont think there will be enough space for it.