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Old 04-04-12, 02:05 PM
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Ok so the only thing holding me back right now is which setup to go either na-t or swap I know it's been covered 1,000,000 times plus but need to vent the fact that I can't make up my mind. I'm not looking for any type 1000hp car but would like to be in the 5-600 range by end of the year. End of rant.
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Reliability is a huge factor.
Old 04-04-12, 02:39 PM
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Here you go, mull over this:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...ml#post6076071

They all rock, make sure everything is in good shape and have reasonable goals and you will love either one!
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Yea still torn gonna give it till Sunday and start orderin parts on Monday..
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2jzge, ffim, get rid of distributor, tt hg, arp hardware, ems, fuel, and whatever turbo setup youd like.
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I'm leaning more towards that route as of right now but going
To give it till Sunday before I start.. Should I do a rebuild on the motor or just new gaskets and all that she just hit 160k or run it how it is till it blows and then worry about it. Money's not a big deal just want to do what makes more
Sense..
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na-t to keep it simple. and do what soarer13 said. just reme your auto trans and your w58 is limited to power and ppl has been reporting the r154 limits at your goal
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Yea that's the route im currently looking into. Moving this weekend and new place has a garage so let the fun begin
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Dang you have alot stuff going on. Lol.. i would rebuild current motor while it is out and replace with new stuff, choose power goals, fuel, turbo, and begin the build. GL
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Compression test and leak down test , if everything looks good boost away! And you are in FL so it shouldn't be hard for you to get tune and all that good stuff.

All the 3 setups are great , reliable and expensive once you start making some decent power! So either way it's not cheap 1jz/2jzgte or na-t all the same money pit if you asks me LOL but it's all worth it .
I have been on both side of the fence ..

gl
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Which side do you like better?
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if you can do the work yourself, NA-T is by far the cheapest. Ive only got about 2k in my whole setup.
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