CA 1998 GS300 with Supra Engine swap Twin Turbo 2JZGTE VVTI
02-24-10, 10:32 AM
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hi, do you have an email addy? I had some questions for you. joshuak3nt@gmail.com.
1. what is the maintenance record?
2. have u owned it since 0k miles?
3. I am assuming you did the engine swap at 160k miles?
4. Do you have any papers for the engine, turbos, etc?
5. What upcoming maintenance do you anticipate?
6. do you have any vid clips of the car starting up? 0-60? revving?
Thanks!!!
1. what is the maintenance record?
2. have u owned it since 0k miles?
3. I am assuming you did the engine swap at 160k miles?
4. Do you have any papers for the engine, turbos, etc?
5. What upcoming maintenance do you anticipate?
6. do you have any vid clips of the car starting up? 0-60? revving?
Thanks!!!
2. I bought the car at 190K. I needed a 4 door car. After reading all the swap posts, I was encouraged to swap the engine.
3. The engine swap was done at around 199K.
4. No papers. I bought the engine from a forum member whom bought it from a shop in Nevada. There was a for sale thread on here, but I cant find it anymore.
5. There is no major upcoming maintenance required. Timing belt and water pump are new, and all the fluids are new. Just need an oil change soon that all. There is one actually...will need to change all the bushings. The chassis has 200k, so its definitely time to change the bushings. Still ride smooth, but should be a to do list. I also have all the bushings, and ball joints waiting to be installed. If I end up selling the car, I'm not going to change it. I'll just sell the bushing kits and ball joints separate.
6. I do not have any start up video, but its just like how you start up your stock GS. Fires right up, idle like stock, and drives like stock. Basically how a stock idle, rev, rides, is how this car drive with exception of putting you in the seat if you step on it and spinning the tires if you are gas happy. The car will need a nice set of wheel with much wider tires. Im thinking at least 265 wide and up. I have a set of 265 continental pro contact and its still not enough. LSD will also help.
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Is this true? I've been doing a lot of searching and according to the specs the gs300 weighs in at around 3700 lbs, but from what I've seen actual weight from most people are around 4000 lbs. When I got my car smogged it also said around 4000 lbs. So what is it people...how much does our 98 and up gs300 weigh?
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Is this true? I've been doing a lot of searching and according to the specs the gs300 weighs in at around 3700 lbs, but from what I've seen actual weight from most people are around 4000 lbs. When I got my car smogged it also said around 4000 lbs. So what is it people...how much does our 98 and up gs300 weigh?
