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Originally Posted by Dimman

It's just a 'meh' engine. I heard that they didn't bring it to the US/Canada because it is pretty gutless, or they didn't feel a 2.0L in a Lexus would sell. The Japanese got the IS as the Toyota Altezza and the last gen super-awesome Yamaha BEAMS engine, but as a Lexus they didn't want to sell it with a 4 cylinder. So Europe, which is more accepting of smaller engined luxury cars got the 1G as the base.

I think I mentioned before that I really don't know too much about it. It's OLD, started in the Mk2 Supra (had a supercharged 1GGZE option). It had a 210 hp twin turbo option in the Mk3 Supra that no one seems to care about. In Japan they used to tear them out of the Mk3 and put in 1JZs so they could get the big power but keep the 2.0L insurance rate.

As far as power, mods, reliability, I don't really know anything. It's an old-gen Toyota motor so I'll assume it's built like a tank. But I haven't heard of much for mods or power.

So if your alternative is an automatic 2JZ... The automatic (which can be easily swapped out for a W58, R154, or V160/161 manual) is a small price to pay for the last, best NA 2JZGE.

ahh ok the tranny swap alittle out of the question considering i am not all that mechanically adepth :/

but slowly i am moving towards a 300 unless i could get my uncles mate to source me an un molested altezza