2JZGTE swap this summer...

[Adrian96XJ]

Because my cooling system in the Jeep is dirty as hell, and once she heat cycles a couple times the engine oil is coming back out and so is the coolant.

Good point, not worth wasting antifreeze. Why not add some coolant flush too at the last heat cycle you before dropping the water to clean it good ?

 

[letinsh]

Chad-that thing's lookin' pimp! Great job. If you need help turnin' wrenches, you know where I live. Have you had any luck sourcing HID headlights for that Waggy front end? I think that's what's next for my gold brick...

 

[FlexdXJ]

MY fav!!! One of the few cool things from the 80's. 1987 Buick Grand National.

Great minds think alike, god I WANT A GN!!!!

 

[child9]

Thanks for all the encouraging words you guys. I'm really excited about this. I've set the start-up for Sunday the 28th at 3pm. This will give me time to finish up the last things on the list. If anyone comes across a turbo diesel gauge setup let me know, I want to take the boost gauge out and put it in my cluster.

As far as the turbo goes, this is one snippet what I was able to find floating in the EVO community online:
Evolution 8
p/n = 49378-01520 (GSR)
p/n = 49378-01540 (ADM EVO8 single flapper)
Turbo = TD05HR-16G6-9.8T (GSR / USDM / ADM)
Turbo = TD05HRA-16G6-9.8T (RS/RS2 & NZDM)
Nozzle Area (cm2) = 9.8
TD05HR turbine = USDM EVO 8 & JDM GSR =Inconel (steel alloy),
TD05HRA turbine = RS Titanium alloy.
Compressor 16G6 = Aluminium
Inducer = 48.3mm
Exducer = 68mm
Turbine housing = twin flapper USDM

Compressor Map:

Google has all kinds of specs and comparisons, but I can provide some rough outside dimensions from my setup as well at some point. Really you just need to get your hands on one. Step one, take the turbo and hold it where you want it in the engine bay. Step two, build the manifold to the turbo. Done. It's that easy. *smirk*

According to the EVO forums guys seem to be making over 300 hp on 2.0 to 2.4L engines. If I see 230 whp on the BL dynojet I'll be happy...for just starting. Don't want to break all the drivetrain components just yet.

 

[child9]

I think I'm gonna wash R2 before Sunday.

 

[DanMan2k06]

God... this thing is going to sound retarded I can't wait!!

 

[mmag1982]

thanks alot for the detailed turbo info!!, exactly what i needed, if i were you i would get a 100 video cameras to document every second of that 1st start-up, let alone the first WOT run

 

[GrimmJeeper]

wash that thing before you start cruising around in it! lol. can't wait to hear this bad boy run.

 

[Jeep_junkie]

can't wait to hear this bad boy run.

Same here! I'm slowly inching along with my CJ7 too. This is truly inspirational work!

 

[child9]

Alright, just got the oil pan on and the O2 situation sorted out...I just need to locate a 3-wire O2 and wire it in, then tie up the other loose ends and fluids...

I'll be attempting to get to the shop at 8 am...jeep is already up on a lift and patiently awaiting a good fingering before getting all hot and bothered in the morning. Hopefully my next post will be a start-up video. Hopefully.

 

[child9]

I dunno if I'm just tired or what, but can anyone tell me wtf goes in the transfer case adapter on the driver's side? 1/2" hole or so, witha small threaded hole next to it...seems like the the magnetic vss would go there...but it's too long and the bolt hole is to close to the entry hole for the blue vss I have. I was thinking kick down cable too, but that would be in the trans, and I have the A340e in there, not the aw4. This is keeping me from starting it.

 

[child9]

Hmmm...so I just went home and looked at the AW4 I rebuilt, since it also has "a" 4WD adapter. I say "a" because it is most definitely the vss I mentioned earlier, but the two I have fit in the one in my garage, but NOT in the one in my truck. WTF, over. Since this vss is a backup and not yet wired in, I'm about to make a plug out of one of the two vss's I have and move the XXXX on. Once I'm happy the hole is plugged for now, I just need to finish putting water in her. Everything else is done. Some friends who want to be here will be getting home around 10, so start-up will wait till they get here...about 11 CST. I'll prob chill on the net till then.

 

[RedHeep]

All of the vehicle speed sensors on XJ's were in the back of the transfer case where the main shaft housing is. Is that what you mean? Those are held in with a u-clip and a retaining bolt, so you can rotate the sensor depending on how many teeth are on your speedometer gear.

Or do you mean before the transfer case? I have no idea what would be in the tailshaft housing of the transmission.

 

[child9]

Yeah, the driven gear speed sensor is in the transfer case...and that's where I wired the speed signal in to the ecu, gauge, etc. The back up is a magnetic pickup that is located in the tail housing of the 2wd version and the 4wd adapter housing of the, well, 4wd version. What's got me XXXXed up is that the sensor plugs into one of the adapters and not the other. The adapter must be from another jeep or something, I don't know. I bought the trans alone off craig's list. Supposedly it's from a 96 Cherokee, but the sensors are definitely different. I may switch the housings later, but for now it can suck my ass. I'm getting ornery, in case you haven't noticed.

 

[DanMan2k06]

so start-up will wait till they get here...about 11 CST. I'll prob chill on the net till then.

Oh snap that's like, SOON isn't it?!??! Hopefully my power stays on for a few hours. Be sure to post up your inital startup experience AS SOON as you can!!! Fckin Irene...

 

[kastein]

The speed sensor in the 4wd adapter housing is the one for the output speed sensor that feeds the transmission control unit. You may not have an equivalent sensor on the A340e... I'm not sure. If the hole is the wrong diameter, you might have to put the Jeep sensor in (98 and up have one diameter sensor, 97 and down have another) and then build an adapter circuit of some sort to make it talk to the Toyota PCM. Also check how many pulses per rev your rotor is set up for on the Jeep output shaft, if it is a metal two lobed rotor (look through the sensor hole) it is a 97 and down if it is a plastic 4 lobed it is a 98 and up. I don't know what the Toyota PCM expects for pulses per rev or signal (98 and up Jeep sensors are VRM, 97 and down are reed switch.)

 

[GrimmJeeper]

It sounds like you are describing the sensor that turns on the 4wd light in the dash, i just snapped this pic on my rig (95 xj with 231 tcase).

it threads into the transfer case just above the 4wd shift arm. Maybe if you post up a pic someone will be able to tell you what the hole is for? there is another wire with a socket on the end tucked away behind the plate on the left side of my pic, but on my rig it isn't plugged into anything :dunno:

 

[child9]

The second one you mentioned is it...behind the plate. It's for a secondary output shaft speed sensor (magnetic pickup) on ONE of my adapter housings, but like I mentioned before, I have two and they are a little different when it comes to that spot. For now I made a plug and put it in.

Update is I have a no run condition. Key-on sounds good, with EFI relays, fuel pumps, lights and all coming on...but she won't crank by key no matter what position the shift arm is in on the trans, and when I bypass that and just put 12v to the starter, I was able to get her to prime but she will not fire. I smell fuel (which I think is coming out of the short downpipe I made) so I suspect I have no spark. There are many possibilities. I have both JDM and USDM computers and ignitors...so it's possible I mixed them up and one or the other may not work. The injectors could be frozen. Blah blah blah.

What it comes down to is Air/Fuel/Spark...so I'll just start troubleshooting procedures and test the systems and figure what's wrong and fix it, hopefully Monday. I have to work on Calculus today. At this point, the vehicle is just like every other car to me, and I can fix anything.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

you're running dual harnesses right? the xj harness needs to see a signal from the neutral safety switch (if it was an auto originally, clutch pedal switch if it was a manual) before it will energize the starter circuit. i don't know what to tell you about the no spark issue though, it depends on if you're reading spark from the original crank position sensor on the aw4 bellhousing (which needs to be matched to the pattern of voids on the flex plate) or if the wiring for the supra motor is missing a signal somewhere.

 

[child9]

Right. I wasn't actually asking for help on this one, I'll figure it out. Just wanted to let you know why there was no start-up vid yet, lol. I'll start on it tomorrow after work.