1JZ-GTE swapped E36 3 series coupe - Thoughts?
Swap done by Impact Magic - the same guy that swapped an F20c S2000 engine into the E36 318i coupe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvrGPpfB_q0
You often see 1jz/2jz swapped Silvia/240sx/180sxs and while they are pretty much the ‘go-to’ solution for project cars, how about putting one of the best JDM engines into a well renowned chassis engineered by BMW? Its a pity in this video that the diff has been worned out.
Sure, its iron block is heavier than the OEM motor from BMW but you get the reliability+ tunability +affordable benefits of a 1JZ-GTE - all for 2 million yen. So, for those of you in Japan, would you rather do this swap over a JZX100 Chaser/Mark II? Sure those JZX-100 saloons would be cheaper choice but perhaps the 2 door E36’s lightweight body might give better handling dynamics.
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Im always interested in the F20C swap but i can never fnd info about it :(
Me too, I don’t see any engine mount kits on this swap… I went to their website and blog http://ameblo.jp/impact55/theme-10024662756.html but you would need to be able to know japanese unfortunately :/