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Originally Posted by fatoni
i think the mk3 supra also came with a 1jz towards the end of its life
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It did. But because of the Japanese displacement insurance issue, they made a 'base' model with a 2.0L 1GGTE in addition to the 3.0L 7M cars. When the Mk3 was updated to the newer look (89+ in North America) the JDM cars got the option for the 2.5L 1JZ (more power and lower insurance than the 3.0L 7M). Front crossmembers are different pre and post facelift because of the accomodation for the 1JZ. My car was imported from Japan already swapped. It is an '89 GA70 chassis, but came with a 1JZGTE. (normally this would be a JZA70 chassis) Unlike standard North American Supras mine doesn't have the 'normal' flared fenders. Call it a narrow-body.
So it seems in Japan it was more common to pull the 1GGTE and put in a 1JZGTE rather than mod the 1G.
Probably similar things happened with RB20 powered RWD Skylines being upgraded with RB25s and RB26s.