Hi Jason,
I was actually a fluke that I saw this, I usually troll the Australian forums as I'm based in Sydney.
Sure thing, my car is a 96 series 2 aerotop (a bit rare these days in Australia). I had a 93 supra previously so this is my 2nd supra. I searched for a while for a s2 aerotop, i ended up flying up to Brisbane and driving it back (10hour drive).
It was NA auto. As I was doing this all in my garage by my self I didnt want to introduce too many opportunities for errors. I keep the 1jz sealed and used as many parts as i could from the 1jz. I used the stock jzz30 auto gearbox that came with the engine. I will be doing a manual conversion later in the year.
Reliability.... its been in for 7 months now driven every day... not one single problem. I was expecting some issues but nothing, not even a cooler piping blowing off. it runs beautifully and is perfect for the street. (cant wait to go manual)
Maintainance is the same as the old engine.. nothing new there
Fuel consumption... im yet to document all it accurately, but simple observation has been good. For daily driving to and from work it gets about 500kms per tank. the old NA motor was about the same. I think its due to the vvti and 2.5L compared to 3.0L. As mentioned above the single turbo used in the 3rd gen 1jz is much more efficient. Its improved fuel consumption by 10% over the early 1jz. Some great information here. http://www.3sgte.com/1JZGTE.htm
MODS... 3.5" exhuast turbo back, 600x300x75 intercooler.. the rest is stock. Others have made 200kw@wheels with an exhaust, im expecting similar if not a bit higher values when i dyno it.
Some pics from my other thread.
Mike
