JZA70R's in the US? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Wolfie · 04-21-2005, 06:22 AM

did any left hand drive JZA70R's get made for sale in the US? I'm asking because i'm moving to the US and i do love the MkIII body style but i'd like to find a LHD JZA70R due to the fact its manuel, and they came stock with a 1JZ-GTE.

In fact a basic question...Good quality MkIII's in the US, as in pristine condition. Are they available or non-existant? because importing one you wouldnt be able to get a JDM left hand drive supra.

Any help would be great, as I dont feel taking my supra over then doing the conversion will be too viable...

***Razo-E*** · 04-21-2005, 06:37 AM

sorry, we only got MA's in the US...

no JZA's..

Wolfie · 04-21-2005, 07:10 AM

that sucks...you guys are missing the good stuff.

Thanks anyway.

***bgrieger*** · 04-21-2005, 08:52 AM

Good stuff from a torqueless wonder?

Sorry, The JZ thing is so overrated, especially the anemic little one...but everyone is entitled to have opinions, and there may be reasons you like em...I can't think of any, but I'm sure you have em.

Wolfie · 04-21-2005, 03:03 PM

Reliable and mods for high performance dont cost a million dollars...APEXI make plug and tune ECU for 1JZ, and winding the boost up is no probs without the worry of the factory BHG going.

Jeeves · 04-21-2005, 04:56 PM

Nope, just death whine from that second turbo and the complete un-availability of parts for them in the US.

***bgrieger*** · 04-21-2005, 11:10 PM

Hence the #1 dilemma for them here. Parts are a backorder nightmare. Bulletproofing the 7M is often cheaper than purchasing a shady 1j, ignoring the cost to convert. Now if we had them available to us from day one, it would have proved viable...but too torqueless for me.

***Razo-E*** · 04-21-2005, 11:22 PM

^---yup...

you can say the replacement for displacement is boost..

but the 7m's turbo too, so that means the 1jz sucks.

Wolfie · 04-22-2005, 02:56 AM

ijz-gte is turbo too

if i bought one it would have a single turbo conversion straight away. I have friends here in australia with the JZA70R's and they'd flatten most 7M's for the amount of money they put in (mods for a 1JZ-GTE in australia is DIRT cheap compared to prices i've been given to do up my 7M). But i can understand how parts would be a nightmare to aquire there, here we have soarers, halfcuts from japan in mass, etc etc so its cheap to get parts.

I may end up taking my MA over, dunno yet but the amount i've spend on my car already i dont wanna instantly lose by moving and selling ($4,000 for racing rims, $2000 or so in engine work, then probably $1000 in bits and pieces for it/repairs).

If 7M can be a viable keep i'd probably get the head and block customised...cause ATM i dont even trust a MHG (i know of two that have blown, HKS stopper). My goal is to wind the boost to around 18psi, I've already done cam work and internal work...Plus i'm putting a 150hp shot of nitrous.

ahmedootie · 04-22-2005, 05:49 AM

hey man, just out of curiosity, what kind of cam/ internal work did u do? i wanted to do something with my cams cus it was easy 2 get to, but i was told that tha exhaust cam from an NA would do a lil bit, but wasn't 2 smart...what did u do?

Jeeves · 04-22-2005, 02:38 PM

Generic Cam regrinds can be done at most cam places. You just have to have the specs you need.

As for head gaskets, you can blow anyone you can put in if you're not intelligent. Fact of the matter is, is that MHG's and proper machine work DO solve the HG problem.

Wolfie · 04-23-2005, 02:43 AM

As jeeves has said i had my cam reground, when my tappets were playing up i got them to remove it all and put forged internals, get the cam worked, and then shim the tappet properly (it was done wrong when i aquired it from the recent rebuild the owner done).

So look into getting proper machining work done prior to installation of the HG? is a MHG better then a custom copper one?