Luke's Minibus 1st V6 24v cosworth now fitting a 2JZGTE

[MONSTER 0NE]

any more updates on this luke, or has the progress stalled like your other projects

[Altransit]

any more updates on this luke, or has the progress stalled like your other projects

Give the guy a break, it is Christmas

[Luke]

he's only messin Al anyway got your alloys on yet Andrew 3 years now is it

no real progress over christmas - ive got the manifold fitted - it needed a few of the holes grinding out before it would fit and i need to get the engine blocked up in the correct position before i can start on the mounts, but as it is it needs lowering on the gearbox but the ifs crossmember is in the way so that needs a bit of modding but it shouldn't pose too much of a problem as theres loads of clearance on the steering rack! i'll post some pics when i do some more

[madbri]

he's only messin Al anyway got your alloys on yet Andrew 3 years now is it

no real progress over christmas - ive got the manifold fitted - it needed a few of the holes grinding out before it would fit and i need to get the engine blocked up in the correct position before i can start on the mounts, but as it is it needs lowering on the gearbox but the ifs crossmember is in the way so that needs a bit of modding but it shouldn't pose too much of a problem as theres loads of clearance on the steering rack! i'll post some pics when i do some more

jesus luke stop eating turkey and get on

[MONSTER 0NE]

yeah luke but how long out of thiose 3 yrs did it take you to sort the front hubs

and this is what you really wanted in way of 2JZGTE engine the twin turbo version,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
mind you it has got me thinking about trying to shoe horn one of these in my escort mk4 ive got now, would make it shift nicely

[Luke]

yeah luke but how long out of thiose 3 yrs did it take you to sort the front hubs

1 year but anyway it's took you 3 years and i've done all the hard work for you - all you've got to do is bolt them on

and this is what you really wanted in way of 2JZGTE engine the twin turbo version,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

same spec as mine was - the twin turbo's arn't that good for BIG power - look at all the quickest supras and they've all ditched the twins and gone for 1 big single

[oldskooler]

engine mounts seem to be a bit of a dilemma alrite, i used the world cup type bushes to mount the izuzu td lump in my mk2 escort van and now that ive got it running im beginning to wonder are they too hard. ive got a nice bit of vibration noise in the cabin at idle and at low revs taking off. its sweet as a nut otherwise but ill have to try and do something to sort the noise at low revs. did you look into any of the vibratecnics stuff, suppoused to be good but not cheap!!

[Luke]

been thinking about the mounts as thats the job i need to do next - the vibratecnics stuff is expensive and if i knew it would be ok i'd buy some but i just dont know

i like the idea of the wcxm idea because it cant split and allow the engine to move but buy the nature of its design there isnt much contact spread on the rubber so i guess thats why you'll always get a harsh ride

i'm thinking of using matts idea of 2 mounts - the standard one to take the weight of the engine and cushion is and a 2nd one to hold it down and conteract the engine as the power is applied - basically to stop the origanal mount splitting in 2

these are a few sketches to show ith idea - A or C are my favorite

[AndyJ2506]

would you not be better using the stanard mounts and then fitting an engine damper to take the extra stress away from the mounts

[pat stevens]

igf youwanna go the 24v cossie route you could always go the lpg route my m8 in shrewsbury has a xr4x4 with it done he used to be on hear few yrs ago as 24vmk2 when he had a silver mk2 bus and a red mk2 he no longer has a tranny as i bought em off him few yrs ago but he still has the 4x4 and has been doing track days on lpg

[Luke]

would you not be better using the stanard mounts and then fitting an engine damper to take the extra stress away from the mounts

yeah same idea really - i'll look into engine dampers that might be easier and neater

igf youwanna go the 24v cossie route you could always go the lpg route my m8 in shrewsbury has a xr4x4 with it done he used to be on hear few yrs ago as 24vmk2 when he had a silver mk2 bus and a red mk2 he no longer has a tranny as i bought em off him few yrs ago but he still has the 4x4 and has been doing track days on lpg

it was 24v cossy ive took that out, im not really fussed about LPG as i dont do enough miles to warrent it and i know paul well, i told him i'd got this 2JZ and he was talking me into keeping the 24v cossy ford in a ford and all that

[pat stevens]

yeah thats paul he loves em .he really knows his stuff .his xr4x4 is the nuts hes not using it at the mo hes bought a volvo estate

[AndyJ2506]

i know its for an evo but it'll give you an idea and he's a good trader as well so might be able to help you out http://www.lancerregister.com/showthrea ... ht=ingalls

[Luke]

had a good day on this today dropped the crossmember so i could get the engine sat in the right position - basically anything in its way now i can mod later

this is a pic showing the space i have left at the front - amazing really i can get the old cossy rad in there and space for some slim fans



basically the reason ive got so much space is i have lowered the engine down and back - its still 1/2" off the bulkhead

i can now make the mounts - ive decided to use jag V12 mounts a nice basic design and good enough to take the weight if i decide to i will adapt them to deisgn C shown earlier, if i did that i'd need to make the top half bolt on anyway

they are similar mounts k-conversions use in there bmw conversion kit which costs £1050


this is a close up of the mount its 90mm dia and 35mm deep

[MattBlackMinibus]

Possibly an interesting article for you Luke

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/exhaust/exhaust_pulse_tuning.htm

Whether or not the same theories apply to your engine I don't know?