I think it's because the camera person is buck ass nekkid except for a pair of army boots and a pink tuttu - and constantly doing a helicockter. Tough to keep a straight face when you are looking at that....
Just the sheer material science knowledge that Mike has always leaves me in awe. This is all advanced stuff that even some really educated material scientists seem to not grasp. Props to you Mike! As always, superb quality with the video!
Ummmm I don't know what country you are in, but you can get a car with a 2jz for $2,500-$5,000 on the low end. The days of "needing" the "GTE" or "Supra" are over to achieve high reliable horsepower, you can get a 2jzge-vvti and do the same thing cheaper. Actually the ge-vvti head is preferred over the gte.
2:35 "It's kind of like a old school Toyota" Mike the 2JZ is the absolute zenith of "old school Toyota" they peeked with this engine and never topped it.
The title of this video is a testament to how far the metallurgy in this industry has come in relatively little time. It got me thinking back to 1997ish when there was maybe two guys in the US that had broken the 1000whp mark with factory blocks in street cars. Might have to go looking for that magazine in my old stash! 👍
I made 913 whp through the getrag 6 speed with just a new OEM head gasket, arp headstuds and cheao eagle rods. Everything else in the motor was stock and untouched. Later I put gsc s2 cams, springs, MR2 shimless buckets and made bit over 1000whp. I did 191.4mph in the half mile in 5th gear. They are just too expensive to build now with all the hype and inflation. Although I prefer the inline 6 turbo sound, I would rather build an LS motor. They are plentiful in the U.S. and a lot cheaper.
This is the most informative video I've ever seen on the 2JZ or any motor. I thought I would get schooled Big time and feel dumb as dumb could be. But @ 50.8 years old I understand everything your saying. I'm disabled and have a sentimental nissan 200sx that needs to be rebuilt. But no one wants to touch it. All I'm asking is a all wheel drive conversion and an RB with a single turbo and a 6 speed tranny. I'm a retired welder and fabricator. I can do the clearance work for the tunnel. The car is special because I bought it because I had my daughter on the way and she turned out to be a Hospice nurse. Yeah the last person the elderly will see. She's been there done that. I'm caring for my elderly father. He lives with me and man OH man is it missaribel. But I love him and it's my job. I have to do my job as a son and I wish I could find someone willing to rebuild my dream car. If you even read this I thank you..............
@@David__1989HP is RPM x TQ (lb-ft) / 5252, so you can build HP using torque, or revs, or both, and either one can trash your engine, if you push them high enough.
Beefy and thick 31:58 frame. Office Space. You guys are hilarious 😂 Im currently working on a 1975 280Z. I'm building a SR20DET for it. Thanks for all the good info!
Look how happy he is talking about engines, specialist knowledge that I’ll never be clever enough to truly understand. I wish I knew a mechanic like that
Super underrated engine, and it's too bad so few people chose to order their 1st and 2nd gen Proteges with the 1.8L, making it a pretty rare engine outside of the MX-5.
Fluidampers are so trick. Cosworth has some sort of fluid damper in the middle of their V12 cams. If Cosworth does it it's trick. The Dart 2jz is going to be wild. 4 bolt billet mains, dumb thick deck, tons of head bolt threads starting below the deck. If i could get my mess together or hit the lotto the Dart 2j would be it. Or fanboy it with a VK56. Thanks for the iron casting knowledge! Never woulda thought about remnants of the method of production scarring up a fresh build.
Thanks for doing this, Mike! I always enjoy watching your videos and you openly sharing your expertise on cars. I still have your "Honda/Acura Engine Performance" book i bought from you Amazon store in 2015.
What I really enjoyed about the build video are the attention to details and goals to achieve it and proven and tested it will make 600-1000 but a short while in 1000 which good
Great video. I have been a bit worried about my stock main caps in my 880whp Supra. The car is a street car that I do 150mph pulls with from time to time but never any regular hard driving. It is said that stock main caps do not like these power levels..
I absolutely loved this video. I always love your videos, all of them. I love watching you, your the Best and I also like your personality very much your a great man. Besides being top notch smarts and experienced you are very humble. Anyhow I'm curious about supercharging this 2JZ but it's not necessary but I'm curious about that. A pro Charger? Any real advantage to that. I know turbo is more efficient and has plenty of torque. And maybe a little less bottom torque is advantageous? I'm aware of responsive turbos like the type you mentioned. Wouldn't pro charged have less heat?
Subscribed off not only in video details and obviously experienced knowledge that at some time seems to miss some things only if you shouldnt have made it that far, and the comments. Mans defused a 2008 forum level thread with facts!
This is what i like. I don't want a 1000whp street car. I want a 600whp street car that isn't pushing the working edge of every part of the drive train.
Anytime you can improve airflow from both sides of the seat cut contact its better, which is usually a 3 angle job cut that most every machine shop now does. But, they all generally put a 30/45/60 cut on the seat, which will improve it a lil bit over what it was. Just think about the valve and seat @0.050" lift
@@motoiq maybe on the exhaust side of things. Definitely not better on the intake. If it's just the cut alone, it would be negligible, just like the standard 3 angle. Yes, it'll improve a few cfm. If 3 more cuts only are involved, it will improve significantly. If you blend, then there is lots of improvement
@@motoiq Exactly, hence my initial comment.. Thankyou for the reply, you've answered my query perfectly .. appreciate the fact you are sharing this with everyone.. ya doing some great work!!
I'm a bit curious, have the folks at MotoIQ considered an S30 Fairlady Z build or some other classic car? I'm somewhat interested in the processes and parts choices involved in taking a classic of that sort and bringing it into the modern era.
We are doing an S30 VQ swap for a customer now. The thing is these old cars have there own charm, they are never going to perform as well with the same degree of refinement as new cars unless they become total racecars.
I put an N/A 2J in my 74 S30. I added a turbo to it. Running 15psi and this damn thing pulls so freaking hard on the freeway. It just sets you in the seat and keeps on pulling until you let out of it. 😬😬👍🏾
How much of a significance do piston features provide in terms of performance and longevity? JE doesn't offer the ultra series for all platforms, would it be worth getting a custom to mimic an Ultra or would the difference between it and a FSR be miniscule?
It depends, the Ultra uses a near net shape forging so its very slightly stronger plus coatings, the shelf pistons are not bad at all though I won't hesitate using them.
I have a basic engine question, what is the shuttering sound you can hear when you stall an engine in a manual car? Is it essentially momentary rod knock or lspi?
I noticed you didn’t mention the 3.6 stroker. I’ve been looking into the 3.6 stroker they are sold by all the reputable vendors but i can only find a handful of examples of them being used. Is there some sort of flaw with the stroker? does it sacrifice durability?
I wonder how hard it was making a 1000 hp reliable motor back then compares to building 1000 hp reliable motor now! Is it better build components? or software power we do have now? also curious about building cost comparison as well? By converting today's money value!
What's the reasoning for not going with billet main caps when pursuing 1000hp? Just curious as I see it often mentioned with JZs when looking for 800hp+.
@@motoiq So does using the GE-VVTI head with gte bottom end even out the high compression to give more high end boost while maintaining the low end torque?
Engine is a boat anchor for 3.0 liters of displacement. LS is a far better platform and if you want to go inline six the all aluminum bmw turbo s58 pushes over 800 hp on a completely stock engine (with flash tune).
There are tons of them. If you buy a good one they come with certifications and you can verify them with a test weight every once and a while. I don't even know the brand of ours off the top of my head, we have a few around the shop.
Using your info on the engine build design to do this. Want to s.t.r.e.t.c.h. a SW-20 MR2 chassis to fit this engine longitudinally . Combine classic appearance with bullet-proof engine . My next project.
Block is basically the same but without the oil squirters. The compression ratio is a couple points higher. The GE has a distributer instead of coil packs. Also has an intake plenum that covers the spark plugs so that is a bit of a pain. The intake and exhaust ports are also different. the water neck location to the upper radiator hose is also in the drivers side. the valve covers are also different.
2JZ - the real reason why Mike is always smiling.
nope
don't be a salty VQ owner please. @@DEATHWISHVQ
Not to mention the big smiles on the customers faces also
@@imsim6064 you’re salty for thinking I was salty on the contrary it’s still a fact.
I think it's because the camera person is buck ass nekkid except for a pair of army boots and a pink tuttu - and constantly doing a helicockter.
Tough to keep a straight face when you are looking at that....
Just the sheer material science knowledge that Mike has always leaves me in awe. This is all advanced stuff that even some really educated material scientists seem to not grasp. Props to you Mike! As always, superb quality with the video!
The calm pacing of this tech presentation is great and very easy to listen to. It's also a goldmine of education.
I will probably never even own a 2JZ but I could watch motoiq engine build videos all day
You can always do these stuff at your engine! It's not so specific for the 2jz.
Ummmm I don't know what country you are in, but you can get a car with a 2jz for $2,500-$5,000 on the low end. The days of "needing" the "GTE" or "Supra" are over to achieve high reliable horsepower, you can get a 2jzge-vvti and do the same thing cheaper. Actually the ge-vvti head is preferred over the gte.
@@804MRMAN exactly
@@804MRMANexactly what I’m building right now
@@wpeezy10 2JZ THE 🌎
God i love how hes always smiling. You can tell this guy loves his life and everything he does.
I agree. I thought he was on an edible at First. But you can tell he’s in his wheelhouse of happiness.
@@jermz8273 yeah dude somebody told him it takes more muscles to frown than to smile and he took that personally 😂
2:35 "It's kind of like a old school Toyota" Mike the 2JZ is the absolute zenith of "old school Toyota" they peeked with this engine and never topped it.
Basic and 1000hp aren’t often in the same sentence when talking about engines but Toyota’s JZ engines beg to differ.
Seriously, I’m looking for 500 wheel, all i gotta do is single turbo, injectors, fuel system. It’s dumb how built these engines are OEM.
The title of this video is a testament to how far the metallurgy in this industry has come in relatively little time. It got me thinking back to 1997ish when there was maybe two guys in the US that had broken the 1000whp mark with factory blocks in street cars. Might have to go looking for that magazine in my old stash! 👍
Vinny Ten.
He mostly does Nissans now days
I made 913 whp through the getrag 6 speed with just a new OEM head gasket, arp headstuds and cheao eagle rods. Everything else in the motor was stock and untouched. Later I put gsc s2 cams, springs, MR2 shimless buckets and made bit over 1000whp. I did 191.4mph in the half mile in 5th gear. They are just too expensive to build now with all the hype and inflation. Although I prefer the inline 6 turbo sound, I would rather build an LS motor. They are plentiful in the U.S. and a lot cheaper.
@@jimmyjohnson7883 how long did that 2J last at those power levels? They are known to really wear out the bores at high hp and rpms.
@@jimmyjohnson7883Coyote 3-2-1 is THE way to go nowadays. Easily over 600HP stock and ITBs will provide more power.
This is the most informative video I've ever seen on the 2JZ or any motor. I thought I would get schooled Big time and feel dumb as dumb could be. But @ 50.8 years old I understand everything your saying. I'm disabled and have a sentimental nissan 200sx that needs to be rebuilt. But no one wants to touch it. All I'm asking is a all wheel drive conversion and an RB with a single turbo and a 6 speed tranny. I'm a retired welder and fabricator. I can do the clearance work for the tunnel. The car is special because I bought it because I had my daughter on the way and she turned out to be a Hospice nurse. Yeah the last person the elderly will see. She's been there done that. I'm caring for my elderly father. He lives with me and man OH man is it missaribel. But I love him and it's my job. I have to do my job as a son and I wish I could find someone willing to rebuild my dream car. If you even read this I thank you..............
True, we made 850whp on the stock bottom end 2j for years. Truly one hell of a tough engine.
Horsepower doesn’t kill engines, torque does.
@@2seep I already know this...
@@2seepthanks nerd
@@2seepBut with high horsepower comes high torque.
@@David__1989HP is RPM x TQ (lb-ft) / 5252, so you can build HP using torque, or revs, or both, and either one can trash your engine, if you push them high enough.
Nothing better than 45 minutes of Kojima knowledge to start my Sunday.
Beefy and thick 31:58 frame. Office Space. You guys are hilarious 😂 Im currently working on a 1975 280Z. I'm building a SR20DET for it. Thanks for all the good info!
Look how happy he is talking about engines, specialist knowledge that I’ll never be clever enough to truly understand. I wish I knew a mechanic like that
Basic and 1000hp- what a time to be alive
Right? My dad grew up in the height of the muscle car era where a 454 Chevy or 426 Mopar made around 400 hp. Now we can get that in a 4 banger.
@@bmstyleewell you can get that with the gr corolla 3 cylinders now as well.
Just found this so neat to watch. This guy is a real GEM fam.
I've had the pleasure of owning a cammed 1JZ. Great engine. Also built a T-64 powered 7MGTE that made 445rwhp with HKS cams.
7m is under rated. 1/2j get all the attention. Lol
@@BirdwellingtonAmalgamation 7m 3.0L made a ton of torque!
7m is a damn good engine except for the head gasket. I've wrenched on several that made 500hp with just studs, bolt ons, and tuning
@@Fulcrum205 head gasket and high oil temps. A good oil cooler is a must. Stock pistons are strong, until they aren't. I learned that the hard way.
@Twobarpsi IMO an external oil cooler is a must on a performance car. So many problems are averted with the cooling and extra capacity
this man is so good , i previously watched the 9000 rpm k series engine build
My dad rebuilt my Mazda Bp in my Protege and was amazed by the build quality and how robust it was for a 1.8L
Super underrated engine, and it's too bad so few people chose to order their 1st and 2nd gen Proteges with the 1.8L, making it a pretty rare engine outside of the MX-5.
Mazda Bp and Fe are extremely well designed
Good ol old school Japanese engineering
This guy is awesome, always detailed automotive goodness!!
Dropping mad knowledge on engine building.
Fluidampers are so trick. Cosworth has some sort of fluid damper in the middle of their V12 cams. If Cosworth does it it's trick. The Dart 2jz is going to be wild. 4 bolt billet mains, dumb thick deck, tons of head bolt threads starting below the deck. If i could get my mess together or hit the lotto the Dart 2j would be it. Or fanboy it with a VK56. Thanks for the iron casting knowledge! Never woulda thought about remnants of the method of production scarring up a fresh build.
Great episode!! 2JZ tech talk never gets old!! Hopefully we get a "build" video!! Thanks!!
True knowledge and experience broken down to the finest of details. Priceless!
Fantastic detailed vid, i cant get enough thanks for making these vids.
Thanks for doing this, Mike! I always enjoy watching your videos and you openly sharing your expertise on cars. I still have your "Honda/Acura Engine Performance" book i bought from you Amazon store in 2015.
“You don’t want to stroke it too hard” words to live by.
I love his presentations. Great video.
The "That's what she said" Michael Scott frame at 31:56.
Knowledge is Power and know it when I hear it coming from a veteran of the industry.💯😎⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I thought he was going to lose it when he said “if you want to stroke it even harder”😂
I learn so much from this guy!!!!
What I really enjoyed about the build video are the attention to details and goals to achieve it and proven and tested it will make 600-1000 but a short while in 1000 which good
I've never seen such a happy genius. 😍
Great video!
Great video. I have been a bit worried about my stock main caps in my 880whp Supra. The car is a street car that I do 150mph pulls with from time to time but never any regular hard driving. It is said that stock main caps do not like these power levels..
2JZ 4 LIFE!!!
Scrolling, have VK56 on the brain, got excited. I’ll still watch tho
Tiddly Winks, ha... those who know what those are had a funny image imagining the shim flying around in the cylinder head.
I absolutely loved this video. I always love your videos, all of them. I love watching you, your the Best and I also like your personality very much your a great man. Besides being top notch smarts and experienced you are very humble. Anyhow I'm curious about supercharging this 2JZ but it's not necessary but I'm curious about that. A pro Charger? Any real advantage to that. I know turbo is more efficient and has plenty of torque. And maybe a little less bottom torque is advantageous? I'm aware of responsive turbos like the type you mentioned. Wouldn't pro charged have less heat?
I would rather go turbo.
If you’re going to hit us with a that’s what she said don’t hit us with the fight club clip slip lol
My mans is a god
I see an S30 in the background❤️❤️
🎉🎉🎉🎉Awwman ❤ it hope yall ship to barbados I have my 93 lancer looking to start with suspension then brakes.
You should do a video on the BMW N54
Is his smile today bigger or is that me?😂
31.57 beefy and thick!
That's what she said -Michael Scott
What a Great run down of a Great Engine,,,thanks mike,,
Awesome watch! Any chance you guys could do a similar video on the Ford barra straight 6 turbo motor?
We don't have that motor in the USA so no. We hear it's a great motor though.
I really like these kinda videos, but I got question, Why in 1000hp build you don't use Steel or Billet Main caps ?
The block doesnt need them except for hard use like drifting or road racing.
That's why I did mine!
Subscribed off not only in video details and obviously experienced knowledge that at some time seems to miss some things only if you shouldnt have made it that far, and the comments. Mans defused a 2008 forum level thread with facts!
i agree. never stroke it too hard
Wouldn't it be great if this guy was your next door neighbor?
This is what i like. I don't want a 1000whp street car. I want a 600whp street car that isn't pushing the working edge of every part of the drive train.
These engines will basically do that with a stock bottom end with a good tune.
3rd gen Toyota Tacoma trophy truck with long travel suspension on 33-35 inch tires. 700HP 2jz turbo motor, what AWD system would you use?
Something off of a Trophy Truck
I didn’t realize Weisco made such good pistons.
Can you do a build walkthrough of a NAT setup with the non vvti ge?
Hardly anyone is interested in that.
i would love to see a talk about the 1275 austin engine :)
You are going to have to wait a long time for that one.
@@motoiq Sad very Sad 😁
Can you do RB26 next? Love the content keep it up!
NO!!! 😂
We did the RB already. Not a good one though. We will do a better one eventually.
I was taught that 3 angle valve jobs were a better/quicker air flow option that just two angle
An our hybrid radius valve job is even better!
Anytime you can improve airflow from both sides of the seat cut contact its better, which is usually a 3 angle job cut that most every machine shop now does. But, they all generally put a 30/45/60 cut on the seat, which will improve it a lil bit over what it was. Just think about the valve and seat @0.050" lift
@@motoiq maybe on the exhaust side of things. Definitely not better on the intake. If it's just the cut alone, it would be negligible, just like the standard 3 angle. Yes, it'll improve a few cfm. If 3 more cuts only are involved, it will improve significantly. If you blend, then there is lots of improvement
Yeah if you watched the video you would see that ours is a prefect blend. Most heads are 3 angle from the factory.
@@motoiq Exactly, hence my initial comment.. Thankyou for the reply, you've answered my query perfectly .. appreciate the fact you are sharing this with everyone.. ya doing some great work!!
he so excited like bruh 😎
Your smile is famous, but you're not even in the car... I wanna see the look on your face being behind the wheel of some of these cars! :D
Could you do a video on the Mitsubishi 4g63 engine
That is coming.
Ok looking forward to it
I'm a bit curious, have the folks at MotoIQ considered an S30 Fairlady Z build or some other classic car? I'm somewhat interested in the processes and parts choices involved in taking a classic of that sort and bringing it into the modern era.
We are doing an S30 VQ swap for a customer now. The thing is these old cars have there own charm, they are never going to perform as well with the same degree of refinement as new cars unless they become total racecars.
I put an N/A 2J in my 74 S30. I added a turbo to it.
Running 15psi and this damn thing pulls so freaking hard on the freeway. It just sets you in the seat and keeps on pulling until you let out of it.
😬😬👍🏾
This man has forgotten more things about the JZ engines than I will ever know.
Great video! Any chance you’ll do one on the 7mgte?
Not unless someone wants us to do one. We haven't had any calls for those in years.
@@motoiq dang. Maybe I should send you mine. Keep up the awesome content. Thank you
If I never had a woman in my life I'd be in a position to enjoy some stuff like this. Mistakes were made
Rice really boosts their reliablity n power i hear
How much of a significance do piston features provide in terms of performance and longevity? JE doesn't offer the ultra series for all platforms, would it be worth getting a custom to mimic an Ultra or would the difference between it and a FSR be miniscule?
It depends, the Ultra uses a near net shape forging so its very slightly stronger plus coatings, the shelf pistons are not bad at all though I won't hesitate using them.
I have a basic engine question, what is the shuttering sound you can hear when you stall an engine in a manual car? Is it essentially momentary rod knock or lspi?
Probably the clutch hub banging against the outer disc and lash in the rest of the drivetrain.
@@motoiq thanks! Love learning from your channel
Please Mike can you Do more N\A 2-JZ video
NA is exactly the same just possibly different cam spec and compression ratio.
Can you please make a Evo X 4B11T . Stock to 450 whp bullet proof build video, Please
I noticed you didn’t mention the 3.6 stroker. I’ve been looking into the 3.6 stroker they are sold by all the reputable vendors but i can only find a handful of examples of them being used. Is there some sort of flaw with the stroker? does it sacrifice durability?
Some at high rpm
You mentioned the 8000rpm reliable/functional limit for the 2J crank. Would you say that the 1J has the same limit (higher/lower)?
Higher due to shorter stroke and more journal overlap.
Please more JZ STUFF PLEASE
It's coming
Do you only run the +1mm on the intake valve? Or do you do it to the exhaust side as well?
Both on older engines
Well I’m old school just curious what would be a good hp number for building a N/A 2JZ daily driver with occasional revs to 6500-7000
230-250 whp
Do you guys do any work on the RS7, RS6, S8 4.0 twin turbo platforms?
No
I wonder how hard it was making a 1000 hp reliable motor back then compares to building 1000 hp reliable motor now! Is it better build components? or software power we do have now? also curious about building cost comparison as well? By converting today's money value!
Electronics, better turbos and e85 make it easier.
nice
The fact that you can say "basic" and "1000hp" on the same sentence is crazy haha
Dart makes a 2JZ block. Is there an aftermarket cylinder head for the 2JZ?
Not yet.
Mans always looks like hes just about to laugh
What would you suggest for a 600bhp street engine?
It can work for a while with a stock bottom end with a good tune!
What's the reasoning for not going with billet main caps when pursuing 1000hp? Just curious as I see it often mentioned with JZs when looking for 800hp+.
Not needed unless its a hard use application, like drifting or road racing.
Think of it as insurance😂
so what is a good compression ratio for boosted on pump gas? my area doesnt offer e85
What octane is the gas in your area?
@@motoiq 93
Good question. I would like to know also, I have access to E85 but I wasn't to keep it at 93 octane.
I would do 8.5:1 or 9:1. the lower compression to go for more boost, the higher for better response but less boost.
@@motoiq So does using the GE-VVTI head with gte bottom end even out the high compression to give more high end boost while maintaining the low end torque?
Does shot-peening plus WPC have any benefits over just WPC?
If you shotpeen first then WPC second I feel it does.
I'm not sure but I think you need stuff the Helps Flow
please do 3UR-FE V8 review
Mike when will motoiq do a is300 build?😁
When someone wants us to.
@@motoiq 👍🏾 I wish I can get mine to your shop, I’m in AZ😁
How about s58 bmw
That is an excellent engine too.
Engine is a boat anchor for 3.0 liters of displacement. LS is a far better platform and if you want to go inline six the all aluminum bmw turbo s58 pushes over 800 hp on a completely stock engine (with flash tune).
S58=1000 hp with E85 and a flash!
@@motoiq yup! it’s amazing what the s85 can do with minimal mods. 👍
@@Bimmer_BillS85 is BMW m5 V10 engine ;)
crazy what changes in 30 years
@@Piotr94L lol 😂 👍 yes I know, i own one of those too. That’s a typo. Go with my original post, “bmw turbo s58”
What scale do you measure things down to the 1/10th of the gram?
Digital
@@motoiq I know that. But instead in the model of scale you use
There are tons of them. If you buy a good one they come with certifications and you can verify them with a test weight every once and a while. I don't even know the brand of ours off the top of my head, we have a few around the shop.
toyota supra 1993 mk3 1jzgte non vvti....whats the best turbo kit set up ...thanks in advance...kuddos on your page
It depends on your power goals, response and lag expectations.
31:57 steve caroll ?
Hahaha just caught that. What up with that 😆
FYI WHEN SAYS *TOMEI* CAMS, HE MEANS TOMEI JAPAN, ABSOLUTELY NOT TOMEI USA😊
Yes.
Next , RB26 Please
We did it already. Search!
Using your info on the engine build design to do this. Want to s.t.r.e.t.c.h. a SW-20 MR2 chassis to fit this engine longitudinally . Combine classic appearance with bullet-proof engine . My next project.
Wow sounds cool!
How bad off are you if you have the -GE block and head?
The GE is bulletproof too!
Block is basically the same but without the oil squirters. The compression ratio is a couple points higher. The GE has a distributer instead of coil packs. Also has an intake plenum that covers the spark plugs so that is a bit of a pain. The intake and exhaust ports are also different. the water neck location to the upper radiator hose is also in the drivers side. the valve covers are also different.
If you have a GE vvti then you supposedly have the weaker rods. You might want to look that up though.
1,000 hp being basic is crazy
Not for a 2JZ