"Justin Young" (jus1029)
08/05/2014 at 22:47 • Filed to: None | 0 | 14 |
Somebody, please fly to the Philippines and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Justin Young
08/05/2014 at 22:49 | 2 |
I had no idea these were worth that much.
Crocket Bernet
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/05/2014 at 22:53 | 0 |
Same, seems expensive for something from the mid '90's.
Flavien Vidal
> Justin Young
08/05/2014 at 22:54 | 0 |
Meh... or just buy one in much better condition with its transmission on Ebay here for half the price??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-ARI…
Jedidiah
> Justin Young
08/05/2014 at 22:57 | 0 |
Seems like an awful lot of money for just an engine that is presumably (at least mostly) stock.
No idea these were worth that much. I'll stick to cheaper horsepower.
Flavien Vidal
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/05/2014 at 22:58 | 1 |
It's not... They are barely worth half that... No idea about the market in the philippines though.
GhostZ
> Crocket Bernet
08/05/2014 at 23:45 | 0 |
Being from the mid-90s has nothing to do with it. Companies will continue to buy up 2JZ-GTE motors for the next 25 years, regardless of how old they get. This is not an ordinary motor, both mechanically and economically.
GhostZ
> Flavien Vidal
08/05/2014 at 23:47 | 0 |
That comes out of an Aristo. That is why its half the price. If you want a stock engine swap that matches the frame exactly, you want it out of a Supra.
GhostZ
> Jedidiah
08/05/2014 at 23:47 | 1 |
You don't buy a 2JZ because you want a $2000 motor that makes 276 HP.
You buy a 2JZ because you want a $12,000 motor that makes 800HP.
Jedidiah
> GhostZ
08/05/2014 at 23:50 | 0 |
But that initial investment of $2000 was suprising to me.
GhostZ
> Jedidiah
08/05/2014 at 23:53 | 1 |
It comes out of a supra, which gives it a premium over all other 2JZ-GTEs. It's literally the most desirable one.
You can pick up a junkyard 302 out of an old pickup for $300, but if you want an original, unmolested 302 out of a 1969 Mustang, expect to pay top dollar, even if the engines are almost identical and about the same power output. Same with the 2JZ.
Jedidiah
> GhostZ
08/05/2014 at 23:57 | 0 |
That makes sense for originality's sake.
I not a stickler about whether the engine stamp is correct when it is built up to make good power.
I'd be more concerned about getting the most performance for my money; especially if I dump several grand into a motor.
Flavien Vidal
> GhostZ
08/06/2014 at 00:00 | 0 |
what is the difference other than mounts? Hasn't an aristo been quite a bit less beaten than a Supra in its life?
GhostZ
> Flavien Vidal
08/06/2014 at 00:02 | 0 |
Originality. It's the same reason why a numbers-matching 302 from a 1969 mustang costs oodles more than a 302 out of an F-150.
Supras are collector cars now, remember that.
Flavien Vidal
> GhostZ
08/06/2014 at 00:14 | 1 |
Meh, comparing 302 '69 Mustang to Supras is a bit of a stretch... You can get TwinTurbos Mark 4 Supras for less than 10K$ in Japan...
http://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread…
Supra RZ-S with weird (removable) body for 7000$... Collector is a bit of a strech...
http://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread…
Here normal (no ugly body EDIT ha no, sorry ugly body lol) RZ-S twin turbo with 85000km for 11000$