Mandingo

+1 for VVTi. Full boost @ 2400 as opposed to non VVTi @ 4000 ish

Sounds like fun. Is this gonna have a turbo hangin off the side busboy?

Well done mate you wont be disapointed. I see your in brissy I'd love to catch up with you when youve got it finished! im very interested too see how a 1J goes in such a light body. Cheers

On the block. What does it have cast in to it?? (numbers/letters)

If you look at the pecking order, yes, thats how you would compare them. But I believe that the 1J is a whole lot better then a 25. So not much point comparing them. Each to their own, but this is from what ive seen in front of me. The day I see a 25 sit on the limiter for 3 minutes laying rubber is the day ill compare it to a 1J. I am no Toyota fanboy either, I own 3 skylines.

In my experience 1J is pretty much bulletproof when MAINTAINED and a hoot to drive no matter what its in just with bolt ons. X10 for the VVTi version I suppose it comes down to if you want to commit to a conversion. Or just bolt in and go nuts Some plus points for the 25 is of course bolt in, 5 Speed gearbox is cheaper, aftermarket parts avalibility, and short blocks are prob cheaper when it blows. But if it was me, and I had the coin to do it properly it would be 1J all the way. A better comparison is 1J VS RB26

Might be worth a shot mate you never know, Ebay should know about these dodgy fcuks, on the other hand I suppose they get plenty of emails on the same topic, and probs wouldnt be able to do much without proof. I know it dont mean shit but I saw that black Benz (DIMSIM) on SE freeway Shailer Park North bound on wednesday arv. Tripped out when I saw this thread lol

Chill out man. RB20DE's arent worth shit. You could probally get a long engine for like 200 bucks. Shit they should be paying you to take it! Anyways if it is rooted, Get some newton metres into ya, RB30/25 FTW

Oh I hear what your sayin, though not every battle requires a cannon when an AK will do While I'm here I should say thank you Martin. I owe a large slice of my automotive knowledge to your writings. Especially the more technical topics.

Nice write up here explaining surge, reversion, and how it happens. http://www.golfmkv.com/forums//showthread.php?t=24675

So that would be the reason that the Easy Street Tube Frame WRX drag car engine was built by Tony Rigoli Performance. From AUSTRALIA. It would also be the reason that my ex's father, who lived in california. Swapped his 13B for a 2J because "no one tunes rotors" In actual fact, us and europe probally boast the best tuners and engine builders for pure HP per litre. america has some notable exceptions, such as titan, but still I believe we easily compete with the best buddy. EDIT: LOL BIT LATE SORRY

To anyone who hasnt seen this thing run go look it up on youtube.

Mate it aint gonna matter how new your engine is your gonna be hard pressed to blow up an NA SR. I have done it once and I really had to be a cnut with it. (We were converting SR for a RB) Get yourself an N14 SR. Save your coin for when you can drive a turbo. In other words, do it once, do it right!!!

you could get half a dozen mines 34's for that.

Nice work mate. Also interested in what your pushin out.

That is mega money to service a ford.

Madness. Love it. But seriously, area under the curve is much more important then having X amount of power for drift. What inlet manifold do you run bloke?

God damn a 1J in there will be pretty crazy to drive I reckon. They go good in a fat arse soarer imagine it with only 1250 kgs to push! Just out of intrest sake do you know what your 1J weighs?? and is it VVTI? Cheers.

How fast were you going at the time?? Mustve scared the crap out of everyone in the car!!

I Just prefer doing my gambling at the casino, not in my cars. anyways, your only gonna get away with so much with a stock engine so thats gonna be your limiting factor. Id just go turbo, comp, jectors, pump, aim for 250-260 and tune it up safe for the track.

Well, It's not that important whats its worth. Whats important is that it would sound fvcking intense at full song.

Nice work mate waiting patiently for updates Can you tell us about the custom K-Frame please? Cheers. Dale

+1 idleing away for ages is crap.

Where are you located bud?