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3rd image that shows both cars is my favorite. In an attempt to be relatable: My old E30 did its first autocross yesterday.

ahem.

[HipMF]

'tis the season

Took it for one last spin Saturday morning to pick up some mini tacos and an engine cart, then backed it in and yanked the motor.

This year's plan:

Raise engine/make sure driveline is straight. (Oil pan hangs really low right now)

Swap the bottom end for one that I have in storage that's in better condition.

Remove some rust that's left in the trunk and weld in an actual trunk floor.

Turbo

Additional things I may do if i get bored with those things, or I'm avoiding working on them for some other reason:

Make the ends of the rear flares blend with the body nicer

Grind/filler/paint rear flares

Make rear portion of side trim fit somehow

install carpet or something in the rear seat area, or just paint... not sure

Front flares. Probably not gonna happen this year, but who knows

Should be fun...

[GunMetalGrey]

Dooo ittttt

[HipMF]

GunMetalGrey said:

Dooo ittttt

4GLTE swap, coming right up.

[Jdesign]

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Jdesign said:

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“Everyone wants this motor do not want my time unless you have cash in hand.”

[HipMF]

Jdesign said:

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Toyota engines have a reputation for being heavy, and since it's 2 cylinders longer all the extra weight is in front of the front axle, so.... No.

Currently looking into standalone ECUs. Lots of research to do, but currently leaning towards Haltech.

[jc43089]

Jdesign said:

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Why is there a V8 badge on the front of the 1JZ?

[GunMetalGrey]

HipMF said:

Currently looking into standalone ECUs. Lots of research to do, but currently leaning towards Haltech.

I know of an MS3x setup that you could obtain for a very reasonable cost, with untouched wiring looms for it.

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

I know of an MS3x setup that you could obtain for a very reasonable cost, with untouched wiring looms for it. 

I know of one of these as well with built internals for a really good price. Friend of mine is just too lazy to list it.

jc43089 said:

Why is there a V8 badge on the front of the 1JZ?

You cant see the rest of it because the radiator hose is blocking it. it reads like this:  "I can beat your V8"

[HipMF]

I haven't ruled out MS, but people around this forum don't seem to have had much luck with it...

Haltech seems to have some decent support, and the software looks easy enough to use, which is probably the most important factor for me right now.

[GunMetalGrey]

Jdesign said:

with built internals

Can't tell if joke or...

HipMF said:

I haven't ruled out MS, but people around this forum don't seem to have had much luck with it...

I never had issues with MS, it was always stuff wrong with mechanical things or my setup (ground wire locations lol)
I haven't heard bad things about haltech, or good things, or really much at all. I do know that it exists though!

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

Can't tell if joke or...  

I never had issues with MS, it was always stuff wrong with mechanical things or my setup (ground wire locations lol)
I haven't heard bad things about haltech, or good things, or really much at all. I do know that it exists though!

Not a joke, It has forged rods and pistons from my knowledge. 

I have no experience messing with MS but I know a lot of people know how to use it because its really simple. I have used Haltech and it is fairly easy too,  the database for diagrams online is extremely helpful.

[GunMetalGrey]

Jdesign said:

GunMetalGrey said:

I know of an MS3x setup that you could obtain for a very reasonable cost, with untouched wiring looms for it. 

I know of one of these as well with built internals for a really good price. Friend of mine is just too lazy to list it.

This is what I read lol.

[suspenceful]

Holley Dominator or bust.

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

This is what I read lol. 

I AM CONFUSED... and I think I did it to myself.

[HipMF]

Jdesign said:

I have no experience messing with MS but I know a lot of people know how to use it because its really simple. I have used Haltech and it is fairly easy too,  the database for diagrams online is extremely helpful.

Thanks for the feedback.

Another one I've come across is the ECUMaster EMU Black. There's a lot of stuff integrated into it (wideband controller, knock detection, thermocouple inputs), the software looks really nice, and it's like half the price of most of the other solutions I've looked at. Have to wonder where they're cutting corners to be able to offer it that cheap though...

[Jdesign]

HipMF said:

Thanks for the feedback.

Another one I've come across is the ECUMaster EMU Black. There's a lot of stuff integrated into it (wideband controller, knock detection, thermocouple inputs), the software looks really nice, and it's like half the price of most of the other solutions I've looked at. Have to wonder where they're cutting corners to be able to offer it that cheap though...

 I bought a ECUMaster EMU Black for my 1JZ E30. I have yet to install it though. I am waiting to thin the herd before shift my focus back to that car.

[HipMF]

Well, hello there.

Not much do report. Did some moch-ups, tore down the old engine, and eye'd up the driveline. I want to take a 2nd look at it, but it looks like everything is pretty straight right now, so I may not be able to lift the engine up like I wanted to.

I also didn't really want to do a top-mount, but it looks like the only place that makes sense in terms of packaging. Starting to have feelings of inadequacy related to the size of my turbo...

[straight6pwr]

passenger footwell.