bigbloodyturbo Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 r154's are holding 700hp singles in the US and if they go bang there's always a mk3 sitting rusting somewhere, v160's are a bit rarer. The only limiting factor i know of in an R154 is the thrust washer which people have addresed and fixed. Personally i dont even know what a thrust washer is:search: in an r154 sense anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Housing, Shifter (33521-24040) Control Shift Lever (33570-24010) These part numbers are Australian i think, i noted them from a thread i seen ages ago. It is basically the shifter housing and the shifter from a soarer box which bolts onto the r154 (6bolt i think) Thankyou Do you know the part number for the belhousing as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 cant find the part number for it but you may have a problem getting it from toyota anyway. Reason is they are a jap part, soarers where never sold here and the only other car that had it was the mk3 2.5 turbo which had the 1jz in it. Your best bet is to go on to trademe.co.nz (its like australian ebay)and find the guy from nz who sells custom made bellhousings for these, i think he does all sorts like Rseries --> 1uz and Wseries --> 1uz, he also does the Rseries --> 2jz adaptor which allows you to use a w58 bellhousing to mate your r154 to the 2jz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) Do you know the part number for the belhousing? http://mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2059099&postcount=26 Can't find the part number for it, but you may have a problem getting it from Toyota anyway. Should be no problem ordering it from Toyota. If there is, try another dealer, or find a US supplier like Driftmotion. ....Soarers were never sold here and the only other car that had it was the Mk3 2.5 turbo which had the 1JZ in it. and the Chaser/Mark II/ Cresta. Your best bet is to go on to trademe.co.nz and find the guy from NZ who sells custom made bellhousings for these......Thanks for that. I didn't realize that someone did an adaptor for the JZ auto bellhousing to the manual 'boxes. The seller is gsteed. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Toyota/Engines-drive-trains/auction-175814506.htm These adaptor plates adapt the 1UZFE auto bell housing marked 1U to W55/W56/W57/W58 gearboxes or R154 Supra box or Hilux/ Hiace R series boxes. We also do them for the bellhousings marked U2 drilled to correct the 6 degree offset that this bellhousing has. We can also do them For 1 and 2JZ auto bellhousings, but they are a very thick adaptor as the J series engines bellhousing is quite short. R154 is gearbox used in MK3 Supras, very strong W58 is 5speed manual gearbox for Supra MK4 NAR154 -- Any 1JZ-GTE manual and Mk3 Supra turbo (7M-GTE). W58 -- Any 2JZ-GE manual, Mk3 Supra N/A (7M-GE), 1G-GTE manual (e.g. Mk3 Supra GA70). Versions of both gearboxes are used in Toyota pick-ups, but they have wide ratios and a low first gear. Edited September 11, 2008 by garethr (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 http://mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=2059099&postcount=26 Thanks for that. I didn't realize that someone did an adaptor for the JZ auto bellhousing to the manual 'boxes. Thankyou, but I dont understnad the adaptor plate. If it allows the use of an auto bellhousing onto an R154, then where does the clutch pivot arm and slave cylinder locate as these are normally on or in the bell housing? Or have I missed something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 you might have to use a hydraulic release bearing, i dont know. He does an adaptor to fit the W58 bellhousing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Your best bet is to go on to trademe.co.nz and find the guy from NZ who sells custom made bellhousings for these...... Thanks for that. I didn't realize that someone did an adaptor for the JZ auto bellhousing to the manual 'boxes. Thank you, but I don't understand the adaptor plate. If it allows the use of an auto bellhousing on to the R154, then where do the clutch pivot arm and slave cylinder locate as these are normally on or in the bell housing? You might have to use a hydraulic release bearing, I don't know. Seems likely. It looks as if a hydraulic release bearing is used in Thor's kit for the 1UZ auto bellhousing and the R154. http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/Manual_Gearbox_Conversion-311.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 i looked at thor racing's r154 conversion kit for the 1uz for about 30 seconds untill i seen the price, then i laughed....hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Seems likely. It looks as if a hydraulic release bearing is used in Thor's kit for the 1UZ auto bellhousing and the R154. http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/Manual_Gearbox_Conversion-311.asp Are I see now. It looks like a neat solutionand I dont have a clutch slave cylinder at the moment anyway. I will email the guy and ask how much for the hydraulic release bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reid Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 i looked at thor racing's r154 conversion kit for the 1uz for about 30 seconds untill i seen the price, then i laughed....hard. I didn't even bother looking, there mark up on the link ECU's is 3 times what link were selling them for at the autosport trade show I attended 3 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 dont go to thor, they're probably using a tilton hydraulic release bearing which you'll be able to source yourself cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 The only limiting factor I know of in an R154 is the thrust washer which people have addressed and fixed. Driftmotion have the Marlin Crawler uprated thrust washer and bearing retainer (amongst other useful stuff) in their shop. Driftmotion - Marlin Crawler R154 thrust washer Driftmotion - Marlin Crawler R154 bearing retainer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 i've been on their webiste trying to find a speedo converter which they do but i didn't know they did the thrust washer replacements, thats handy to know. Have you replaced one of these washers because i dont even know where in the box it is or how hard it is to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Have you replaced one of these washers, because I don't even know where in the box it is or how hard it is to replace.No, it's just part of my fantasy Soarer manual conversion Found a rebuild guide (R151F, but basically the same 'box), but no pic of the thrust washer location http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/r151f/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Your best bet is to go on to trademe.co.nz and find the guy from NZ who sells custom made bellhousings for these...... Thanks for that. I didn't realize that someone did an adaptor for the JZ auto bellhousing to the manual 'boxes. Thank you, but I don't understand the adaptor plate. If it allows the use of an auto bellhousing on to the R154, then where do the clutch pivot arm and slave cylinder locate as these are normally on or in the bell housing? You might have to use a hydraulic release bearing, I don't know. Seems likely. It looks as if a hydraulic release bearing is used in Thor's kit for the 1UZ auto bellhousing and the R154. http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/Manual_Gearbox_Conversion-311.asp Thread on Club Lexus - Lexus SC400 (Soarer) - blown 1UZ-FE / TTC adaptor plate / V160 - showing how they fitted the hydraulic release bearing. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316384 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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