[Daves2JZGTE]

ok so hear i am all ready to start the build for 400+ rwhp (7mgte) but im running into one problem. The w58 wont hold. as it is im going to need a new clutch to hold the new turbo thats going in in the next mounth. So hears the problem if i get a new clutch with in a year i should kill my W58 so i got to thinkin. with me this is a bad thing thinking that is. y by a new clutch if it means im in for a rebild on my trans lets spend my money in a better way. Lets drop in a R154! Ive only heard that is a pain in the ass to do but i want to say so far its been a breez. today i went out to look at pricing on a r154 but no i cant do that so i came home with one. the price was to good $200. i got it home and went to work. i pulled the trand out of my parts car and just shuved in the r154 and it almost fits with no hammering at all. i will do a full right up with pics when i done. as for now the only thing that will be a pain is the drive shaft but i will have a better idea about what i will need to do with that tomorrow. I know its long but im exited if all goes well i might be just a tune (greddy e-manage or s-afc 2) away from my hp goal.

Dave

 

[zank]

Thats great news . So will you be bringing that monster to the meet :twisted:

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

i dont think the trans will be in by sunday (i havent orderd my new R154 clutch yet) but yes i will be their with my wight 84. Dave

 

[Norbie]

This is good to know, because I've been toying with the idea of installing a 6-speed in my Supra. If the R154 fits with little effort, the V160 will as well!

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

i thought the case of the v160 was smaller then the r154. Do you know if this is true

 

[Norbie]

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

that will fit right in the only part that im having a problem with is the tail end where the tail bolts to the boddy. But i have no idea what you would have to do to get the shifter in the right place. Dave

 

[Norbie]

That's not hard. The bloke who took that photo (Jon Stenner from Sydney) put the V160 in his MA70, and he had to shorten the shifter. It was just a matter of cutting down the shifter linkage and bracket, both of which are external.

 

[trdmkii]

if i may ask which one is which in the picture.....

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

left side v160 right side r154

 

[Racefiend]

How'd he get the v160 on an ma70? Is the bolt on the bell housing the same?

Christian

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

im going out on monday to have my new drive shaft made. once i get that done all i have to do is make a new crosmeber mount for the transmission get a new line for the slave and buy a clutch and its done. this is to ez. something has to go rong to make this worth talking about. Dave

 

[SilverMk2]

How'd he get the v160 on an ma70? Is the bolt on the bell housing the same?

Christian

He's using a 2JZGTE engine with the 6 speed. The details are here;
http://www.turbosupras.com/pages/members/jbstenner.htm

 

[zacknafei]

just wondering if you can post an update and maybee some pictures

 

[Moorman]

Dave, what will you be doing with the w58 once you finish up the r154? (nudge, nudge, hint, hint) 8)

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

pics will be up soon. i got the drive shaft back and its perfect. ive bean side tracked getting my new turbo done. mooooooorman i have a extra w58 if you wont one the shifter bushing needs to be replaced let me know. this is the one out of the black 83 not my white 84. Dave

 

[Racefiend]

How well does the shifter line up with the hole on the mk2?

Christian

 

[Daves2JZGTE]

well i havent tryed swaping out the shift point from a w58 yet but with the stock r154 shift placement its about a 2 inch cut in the back of the hole to get it to fit in the car.

 

[williamb82]

this is funny, everything is just as i said it would be but so many people argued with me and said it would never work. btw, what had to be done to the driveshaft for it to work? from what i can tell the front of the r154 shaft has to be cut off and mated to the rear half of the mkii shaft and overall length 2in shorter then the stock w58 section. all of this dealing with the front half of both driveshafts.
william

 

[Norbie]

From what I've seen the driveshaft in Mk3's is much wider than a Mk2, so grafting them together isn't really possible. You'd have to take your front section and R154 yoke to a driveshaft specialist and get them to weld in a new tube of appropriate length.