Who Puts A 2JZ Into An FD???

[alpine_aw11]

That seems to be the trend i guess. Am i the only one that thinks motor swaps should atleast come from the same car brand.






Anybody?

It depends on how you look at it. Some people will like the chassis of a car, but maybe their favorite motor to work with comes from a different car brand. You can't really speak for everyone on this issue, some people will have legitimate reasons for doing these kinds of swaps. Like this guy, maybe he doesn't prefer a rotary engine, but loves the FD chassis, which happens to be arguably the best to ever come out of Japan. And the 2jz, you can't really argue with that motor except for the weight issue. It's complicated, but it really depends on what the owner wants and I think that's all that matters. What I think the best example for this is Jeeps. A Chevy V8 swap is extremely common, and also very easy to do. The inline 6 can only do so much, and the only other options are from the old CJ's and modern GC's, and those V8's don't compare to the Chevy 350 as far as reliability and ease of modification are concerned.

[EJ25RUN]

It depends on how you look at it. Some people will like the chassis of a car, but maybe their favorite motor to work with comes from a different car brand. You can't really speak for everyone on this issue, some people will have legitimate reasons for doing these kinds of swaps. Like this guy, maybe he doesn't prefer a rotary engine, but loves the FD chassis, which happens to be arguably the best to ever come out of Japan. And the 2jz, you can't really argue with that motor except for the weight issue. It's complicated, but it really depends on what the owner wants and I think that's all that matters.

Basically a kit car mindframe.

[alpine_aw11]

Basically a kit car mindframe.

I don't know if that's an insult, but regardless I would love to built a kit car some day if I ever have the time and money.