Originally Posted by supratruck
C: the engine will also be lighter...
Actually there is very little difference in weight...the less displacement and materials for the block is probably counterbalanced with the extra turbo. I believe the actual weight difference is in the double digits
Originally Posted by supratruck
D: you will also make more power with the "factory" turbo's...
Friend of mine made 350rwhp or so on them, but a stock CT-26 has run an 11 second quarter mile. I suppose the CT-12as are definetly better than the CT2Sucks though
Originally Posted by supratruck
E: You can find complete 1j front clips that will be in your budjet..
Not anymore...1JZs are harder and harder to find nowadays and are becoming worth more because of the 1JZ bandwagon
Originally Posted by supratruck
F: If you go 1j it should be low mileage...not to knock down the 7m, but it may have higher mileage and already have had several head gasket jobs on it, which is fixable but the blocks do get pitted over time unfortunately.
Very good point against the 7M however. My opinion is to find a 7M that you can find all of it's past life and experiences, regardless of current condition, then rebuild it completly with everything better.
I swung on 1JZs nuts for a whole year, so I used to know stuff about them. Now I think the 7M is the perfect engine
Oh, and HachiBill is right, technically cars with similarly built characteristics are capable of 7k+ I have only heard, though the 86.5-early 89s will be your best bet for revving. The differences are very little between the two...the pre89 7M is closer to a 6M than a "7M" really in some ways, which still isnt different. Dont make it a make-or-break subject based off of year/crank