They can be made for cheaper than that as well - but the 2jzswap kit comes with everything you need. Any shop should be able to make it fit pretty easily, here's what my mounts look like and you can make them a similar way:

It's just a plate mounted to the block, with the U welded farther back on the plate to match up to our cross member and keep the motor as far back as possible. I don't have pictures of the other side yet - I can get them for you if you're interested.

its going to be a dd.

goals are mid to high 400s on pump gas with maybe around 14-18 psi

drag most and sprinting and drifting sometimes.

of course i want to buget but i want it to be done good so i`ll pay a few extra here and there.
does this sound reasonable?

LS series will make over probably 350 with the headers and whatnot needed to swap it over - this is just a guess, I don't know much about the LS swaps.

I know what you mean - a lot the stuff can be made yourself if you have some fabrication skills and tools. The fuel lines need to be moved to the other side of the engine bay, and a custom clutch line needs to be made. The latter still needs to be done on the LS swap anyway.

However on the wiring, i wouldn't skip out on that. I suggest 2jzswap.com's wiring service. You send out a ka harness and the 1j harness, they send you back a plug and play harness ready to go.

If you've got any other questions, feel free to ask - I've done a lot of research on the jz swaps before I built mine.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zer...build

You're going to be looking at pricing:

Motorset: 2500
Driveshaft: 500
Mount Kit: 350
Shifter ext: 300
Wiring: 550
Speedo + tach interface: 160
fmic + piping: 300

Those are pretty close to what you're going to pay - but that's without little things you can do yourself if you have some good fabricating skills - like the fuel lines, clutch line, throttle bracket etc. If you've got a welder / someone who can weld, that will save you a ton of money.

But the wiring price is exact, unless you get a shop to do it for you. Then there's tuning, any gauges you might want etc. Don't forget the wide rims to hold that power down too!

like cnichols(hybrids moderator) told me once you do it you wont regret it

p.s. he sent me this video of him at the track, turn up the speakers on your computer listen to that damn thing open up, JESUS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOw1WctKR8I

I'm glad an LS fan posted up here - didn't wanna corrupt him completly with a 1j swap haha. Let us know what you decide, I'd love to see the build up.

i really want to do the ls1 swap
but the 1jz and going kat is in the back of my mind to.

I was considering a ka-t as well. I didn't go that route because I blew 2 NA ka's. If you're going to do a ka-t, do it right is my suggestion. I know someone else will post about it but I suggest building the block, at least with bearings and rods.

My roommate and I did a price breakdown of a 1j'd stock, or a ~350rwhp ka-t, 1j'd turned out to be cheaper (that was doing a built ka with pretty much the best parts for reliability and tuning and an auto 1jz). I'm biased, I'm a huge Supra fan and love the jz series motors.

Again, just take your time and do all the research. Price breakdowns will be your best deciding factor depending on your budget and timeframe. Doing it yourself will save you a ton of money as well.

Modified by ngibson at 10:22 AM 11/18/2008

Interested in doing a JZ Swap? check out this!
MyJZswap.com

I would go LS1 It makes so much better low to mid power and TQ.

and if you wanna get crazy with it just put a SC on it your done.

lol bro, if you notice, im the one who said this....like months and months ago, if you would have read the hole thread, and seen my sig, you`d know what i ended up going with. best bang for buck thats for sure. took me a while to decide, did my hw and took the bulls by the horn