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Simply put, Toyota has several motors that can handle way more hp more reliably than most domestics. You want lots of power? Swap a 2j. Nissan, want more reliable power, swap an RB25 or 26. You can't need more power than what either of these engines can handle reliably. You want a v8, there's plenty of import engines that can make more reliable power than any given domestic. Truth be told.
I do understand the satisfaction of completing a diff motor swap from another brand, but guess you can call me a "semi-purist" when it comes to imports. I personally would never buy an import and swap a domestic in it. It defeats the purpose of buying the car and vise-versa. I do love the older domestics btwn the 60-70's, and 80's-90's imports in their own way. Both can compete with each other.
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Thanks for you talking time out your day to try and decay my post. But, just one thing i can tell you is, no one said you had to buy an expensive car... Ha. Its called buy what you want when you can afford it. Thats not so hard right? And there are alot of people that do it because they can afford the cheaper motor sure. Thats what the domestic's are for. If you know your history about jap cars, then you know that they are mostly far more reliable than domestics, and they use what they have to survive. They don't need a BIG domestic V8 because they are more efficient with the smaller motors. I do understand the point of swapping your chevy V8 in anything you can get your hands on because its "cool" or because someone just said it couldn't be done. But in those cases, whats the fucking point? Seriously.
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Do yourself a favor, and unsubscribe from this thread. We aren't going to change your mind, and you are definitely not going to change mine. You successfully trolled this thread from being about something fun and interesting to a debate on the merits of engine swapping in the first place (and, IMO, taking a bit of an overly puritanical view). I respect your opinion....but as things go, you are in the minority. Take care and drive safe. |
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I haven't trolled, i only posted about how confusing swapping a completely diff motor in a vehicle that doesn't come with it in its entire history. Thats not trolling. Thank you.
And im not tryn to change anyones mind. Everyone has their own opinions and niche's. I for one will always wonder why the fuck you would do such a thing. And talk shit about it.
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i started the thread so i am partly responsible for not trying to keep it on target...
I am a purist i guess... not so much on oe engines but on swaps that make sense.. i guess i get the lsx swaps, however i hate them with a passion. if you are building a pure competition car and need the ls to compete because every other asshole is doing it ok. however i will always love a properly built swap that doesnt involve an ls no matter what the platform. And for the love of God leave Rotary cars the fuck alone people!!!! anyway back to the goofy and confusing swaps. :happy0180: |
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If you put an ls in a 240, supra,or any other car where there is motor available and proven then it makes no sense other than pure lazyness.
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In the specific case of the rotary, there's no such thing as reliable, as far as I can tell. I met the highly respected author of a very detailed and extensive recipe for building a relatively modest *reliable* rotary turbo (~350 whp or so) at an event, and his had low compression on one rotor and was down ~50 or so whp. And he wasn't surprised at all. If you're running a rotary hard with any frequency, you're pulling it out and rebuilding regularly. So, yeah, I guess I am "cheap" and "lazy" after all... |
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