dr_jekyll Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 today i noticed something strange. i have 3 2jz bare block now sat in my workshop and allthough all the water ways and innerds look the same , the outer castings differ on all three. for instance 2 have different alu engine mounts to the other and allthough the bolts holes line uop so they are interchangeable the actual holes themselvs are moulded in a different fasion on the blocks . i also noticed the 1 block has a bloked off pipr at the rear on the maifold side and the ther 2 dont, and 1 block has an extra 2 sets of engine mount holes futher down on both sides ? would this be because they were made at different factories or came from different spec cars, i allways thayght they would be uniform . i took a few pics ill upload when i find time ps all removed from na supras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wantthatone Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 are you still fitting tyres mate? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Guessing maybe theres an early one from an Aristo or something? Pre Supra, maybe a GE not a GTE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Guessing maybe theres an early one from an Aristo or something? Pre Supra, maybe a GE not a GTE? I'm with you on this. The 2jz block was used on a number of vehicles prior to and at the same time as the Supra. No doubt the castings reflect the variation in vehicles using the block at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 The engine mounts and brackets are different on the pre-facelift and facelift engines apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 i thaught this but as said all engines were removed from pre face lift na supras , unless they made a load for aristos and decided to just put them in supra instead for something to do:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Ah right, doesn't say whether they were pre-facelift or facelift in your first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Perhaps the casting was changed when new cars were introduced that needed different engine mount positions, for example. There are cars, and versions of the 2JZ, that are rarely seen outside Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Can you take a few pics Craig, it'd be interesting to see the differences. I was always (probably mistakenly) under the impression that the 2JZ casting was always the same, but the machining was varied depending on final spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) here are some pics, note the mount , and the pattern of the holes to the right of it. and one block has this little pipe at the back , but the others dont Edited April 25, 2011 by dr_jekyll (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastnfurious Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 wow... this is interesting and i'm learning something new today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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