MYSTERY 2JZ FINALLY HITS THE DYNO!

Summary

The video shows the process of getting a turbo 2JZ engine running in a Toyota Supra after completing the swap and install. They start by getting the engine running on the dyno, tuning it conservatively on pump gas to around 500 horsepower. After resolving some initial issues with the turbo boost control, they achieve a strong yet safe power curve. They then drive the Supra and test its new power, pleased with how it performed. Overall it seems the 2JZ engine swap went smoothly and the Supra gained huge power gains while retaining its drivability.

Takeaways

• 😀 They got the 2JZ engine running for the first time recently
• 😊 The intercooler piping and bumper are now installed
• 💪 The factory cluster and power steering are working thanks to Wiring Specialties
• 🚗 The car runs well but still needs some tuning and setup work
• 🏎 They dyno tested it and made around 500hp on pump gas at 18psi boost
• 🔧 The dyno needs a new load cell but can still be used without it for now
• 👍 The power curve looks good but they need to tame the torque spike
• ⚙️ The turbo works well but the boost control needs more tuning
• 🎉 They did some test launches and donuts to celebrate the initial dyno runs
• 🚘 Overall it ran well on the first startup but still needs finishing work before it's road ready

Q & A

What kind of engine are they using in this build?

They are using a 2JZ non-VVTI stock bottom end engine with upgraded valve springs and 264/272 camshafts.

What fuel system and ECU are they using?

They are using a DW fuel system and Link ECU.

What horsepower did they make on the first dyno pull?

On the first dyno pull at 13 psi of boost, they made 416 horsepower and 413 ft-lbs of torque.

What was their goal for horsepower on pump gas?

Their goal was to make around 500 horsepower on pump gas since it is a stock bottom end.

Did they reach their horsepower goal on pump gas?

Yes, at 18 psi of boost they made just under 500 horsepower on pump gas.

What turbocharger are they using?

They are using a Turbosmart 6466 dual ball bearing turbo.

What intercooler setup are they running?

They are using an air-to-water intercooler setup.

What modifications are planned next?

Next they plan to switch to E85 fuel, upgrade the fuel system, upgrade the intercooler, move the battery to the rear, and do some other maintenance.

What kind of numbers do they hope to make on E85?

They hope to make over 600 horsepower on E85 fuel once they upgrade some components.

Do they plan on changing the exterior styling?

Yes, they mentioned possibly doing a widebody kit to fit wider tires.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Introducing the 2JZ Supra Build and Plans for Dyno Testing

The paragraph introduces the 2JZ Supra build project. It discusses plans to test the freshly built 2JZ engine on the dyno, get baseline power numbers on pump gas, and prep the car before pushing the limits on E85 ethanol. Key points covered include: the spec of the built motor, turbo and supporting mods, goals to tune it safely on pump gas first, potential limiting factors, and estimating the dyno figures.

05:00

👷‍♂️ Preparing and Troubleshooting the Dyno Before Testing

The paragraph covers work done to prepare the dyno for testing. There were past issues with the dyno that prevented its use. Efforts were made to get it fully functional again for accurate and consistent baseline testing. A discovered issue with the load cell actuator is highlighted that will impact testing.

10:02

⚙️ Completing Final Touches on the 2JZ Supra Build

The paragraph discusses finishing touches made on the Supra build before dyno testing. This includes test fitting the front bumper, installing the radiator shrouds for aesthetics, showing the working factory gauges, and highlighting the clean engine bay. The complete specs are reiterated.

15:03

📈 Dyno Testing the 2JZ Supra on Pump Gas

The paragraph covers the initial dyno testing and tuning process on pump gas. Early issues with boost control and spikes are resolved to achieve the goal of ~500WHP safely. The final runs show strong power & torque curves for a stock bottom end on pump gas alone.

20:03

😎 Celebrating the Successful 2JZ Supra Build

The build is deemed successful thus far. Further plans are discussed including upgrades to make it more road ready. Potential future mods are explored like widebody, bigger turbo, flex fuel sensor, etc. to unlock more power down the line.

Keywords

💡2JZ engine

The 2JZ engine is a popular Toyota inline-six engine known for its durability and tuning potential. It forms the core of the car build shown in the video. References are made to its stock internal components and aftermarket upgrades like head package and cams.

💡Dyno tuning

Dyno tuning refers to tuning the engine's performance on a dynamometer or dyno. This measures power output and allows tuning of the ECU. Much of the video shows pulls being done on the dyno to baseline the 2JZ's performance.

💡Horsepower

Horsepower or hp is used throughout as a measure of the engine's power output. Goals are set for hp targets at different boost levels. The final dyno graph shows just under 500hp on pump gas.

💡Boost

Boost refers to the air pressure forced into the engine by the turbocharger. Boost pressure directly impacts power output. There is focus on controlling the boost curve via the ECU for optimal power delivery.

💡Pump gas

Pump gas refers to standard gasoline fuel from the pump. Initially runs are done using pump gas to baseline performance before switching to E85 ethanol fuel to push for more power.

💡Ethanol

E85 ethanol fuel allows more aggression in tuning compared to pump gas. The build is setup to allow flex fuel switching. Further power unlocking is planned on ethanol.

💡Torque

Torque is used as a measure of engine load. Care is taken to ramp in torque gradually to reduce strain on stock internal components.

💡ECU tuning

The Link ECU and tuner are used to control engine parameters like boost pressure, fueling, timing etc. This optimizes the power delivery while protecting the engine.

💡Drivetrain

The engine is mated to a manual transmission for power delivery to the wheels. Axles and tires are discussed as limits under hard launches.

💡Street driving

Despite the extensive engine build, street drivability is a priority. The tune is evaluated based on both in-garage dyno pulls as well as street drives.

Highlights

Freshly built 2JZ engine started for the first time in the Supra

Spent time buttoning up the engine bay and tuning the engine management system

Got the factory Supra cluster working again with tachometer and gauges

First dyno pull overboosted to 17 PSI due to boost controller setup issue

Fixed boost controller, achieved 500 horsepower at the wheels on pump gas

Focused on tuning for good power band without too much torque on stock bottom end

Happy with 500 wheel horsepower from 18 PSI boost as a good baseline

Plan to switch to E85 fuel and upgrade fuel system to make more power

Test drove the car, engine sounds and pulls strong despite low boost

Did burnouts and donuts in the parking lot to celebrate the successful build

Need to upgrade brake system, suspension, wheels and tires for street driving

Considering widebody kit to fit wider tires and complete the build aesthetic

Turbo makes great noises and powerband feels perfect for the drivetrain

Proud of completing high horsepower engine swap smoothly in short timeframe

Can't wait to turn up the boost and hear the turbo above 20 PSI on E85 fuel

Transcripts

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36 yeah okay look for being

with

all right boys today's a big day in the

last video you guys heard our freshly

done up 2J start for the first time we

got a little excited sent it off the

limiter a

lot we have

neighbors it was a good time so we spent

the last day or so doing everything we

can the button this thing up enough to

get on the dyno spoon made up the

intercooler piping it came out beautiful

and it really ties it all together like

see inter cool ping in here now like it

looks

so mean and juicy and good and all the

adjectives that describe this thing it

seems D already as you guys know we

haven't used my Dyno in a very very long

time we had some issues with it and we

got very busy uh it kind of got buried

and we just kept using Derrick's right

we love visiting Derrick is a good time

and well I decided to get it back up and

running cuz we need this thing in house

it's too good of a tool not too good to

lie so I spent the last day or so trying

to get this thing working I had the guys

remoting in we checked over everything

we found a couple discrepancies in the

firmware that we corrected and so now

this thing should be way more consistent

way more accurate but we did find one

problem that we're not going to be able

to fix today and that is my load cell

actuator in here is my giant Edie

current which is kind of like an

electronic brake right this applies load

to the dyo and unfortunately the new

controller won't come until Monday but

we could actually still use it as a raw

nursa dyo which is fine the numbers

might be a little bit higher as we get

into the higher horsepower but I just

want to tune this thing on pump gas

today and I think it'll be perfectly

accurate for that we ran the coupe on it

a bunch of times this morning morning

and the numbers align super consistent

to Kenny's Dino jet so it's very very

similar to the numbers that we got in

Kenny's Dino jet which is great so we

have comparable numbers and at the end

of the day the numbers on this thing

don't really matter I just want to make

sure that this thing is good to rip on

and we need a solid Baseline on pump gas

before we could actually start making

some Jam jam on ethanol make sense I

just want to rip on the thing and have

some fun before we throw this in the din

there a couple things we want to do the

first thing is we want to get the bumper

on cuz I'm kind of dying to see how it

fits with all the intercool and

everything on it so see if I mess

anything up now we're going to go will

the fog light still

fit we'll find

out

yeah oh it's so subtle the grill is

perfect

too you would never know

sleeper look how nice the hood seal like

makes it look R together this is a good

piece I don't know who makes this you

know who makes this piece what this bar

in the middle it looks like some P it up

I don't know he killed it looks nice the

motor like actually looks like it kind

of belongs in here like before it looked

like such an abomination in there yeah

that looks pretty fitting why didn't

Toyota do this from the beginning right

they would have sold nothing else that's

why so the front bumper is on but we're

missing one more thing got to make it

look

fast got to put the radios back on it

honestly radios are not good for the

down don't bring your car to down on

radios but come on we're having

fun

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thing's good dude power steering's

working also come here look at this the

factory cluster is

working we got the tack everything I

just got to wire in the fuel level

sensor and we're good to go shout out to

wiring Specialties plugged in it all

works like you can't beat that and the

boys clean the interior so it actually

feels like a really nice car

now

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this feels good dude it looks good like

I'm so excited for this so let's uh give

the Bas line of what we got going on

here if you guys are new to the build

right so we're going to tune on pump gas

today I'm going to probably keep it

around wastegate which going be 14 PSI

we'll bring up to like 18 PSI there's no

reason to push our luck on pump gas it

is a stock bottom end so we'll push our

luck once we're on ethanol so a 2JZ non

vvti stock supr long block 264 272 Kord

cans with upgraded Val Springs we have

the rtech compact manifold with the new

turbo smart 6466 dual ball burn turbo

Turbo smart gate uh we have a stock

intake we have uh DW Works fuel system

and um a link ECU Electronics of course

so that's our magic combo here what is

going to be our limiting factor we're

going to find out I don't think we're

going to find any limit on pump I think

it's when we put on E we're going to

find a limit if it's going to be the

fuel system cuz we're a little small on

injector size it's going to be the

intercooler cuz we're a little small on

intercooler we're going to find out

that's the fun of this isn't it so let's

get after it base mat's pretty clean uh

I'm going to do a couple things before

we start making pulls honestly our first

pull on gate our first clean pull should

be within like honestly 20 to 30 hor

power of our Peak number on gate I Know

Jay-Z is very well so I'm not concerned

about it the only thing is since we

don't have the load Source on the dyno

the run times might be a little short

we'll use the load source to kind of

load the car up so the run times are

longer so we have a little bit better

data but for now we're more than good

are we making bets today what's it going

to make on gate I don't know I have no

idea what Jay-Z's 450 450 450 you're

you're usually honestly pretty good at

this I'm usually pretty good at this the

stock 2J normally make on

14 dude I don't know cuz this thing does

have a head package which is going to do

a lot that's true I don't know what to

expect right cuz you'll get like we've

been using a lot of the newer Garretts

and what we see is like they don't do

too much until they get in their

efficiency rent and then they they hit I

don't know I see 480 in my head for some

reason 480 on on pump I'm sticking with

450 but 480 feels good right I don't

know for some reason 480 comes to mind

4 I'm going to say 4 440 435 exactly

what I was going to say 430 yeah bch

High Hopes

look I don't know I'm not on pump though

on pump like we're not pushing our luck

here what's the what's the pump gas

limitation five there's a lot of

discrepancy there's a lot of factor

what's the pump gas limitation there's a

lot of fact

right you talk to one guy he's like my

buddy made a th000 on pump for 10 years

the other guy I blew up at four you're

like I don't know like whatever where

would you feel comfortable stopping so

500 on pump guys 480 torque on pump on

pump that's where you'd be like okay

that's where I'm chilling you could make

more but they'll live forever there my

laptop would turn on come on not today

buddy not today we've worked too hard

for this we worked too hard for this

dud this thing has been on if that

laptop finally dies I'll be happy happy

made you finally get a new one I glued

it back together see it used to be in

two pieces JB well done

oh no

way some hype ding music just really

doing something you

know

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taking bats what do you think it's going

to make 14 PSI on

gate $6.99 what do you got what you much

boost

14 69

4.95 okay okay right at 500 about yeah I

think it's time to do our first pull

it's on gate you ready I'm ready let's

get after it you nervous first pool

let's

go

over boosted fast hit boost cut quick I

had the Boost cut set pretty

conservatively uh we dude it like as

soon as it got momentum behind it like

at 300 RPM the turbo kicked like it was

on a light switch straight to 17

PSI all right just to roll out the

plumbing or anything we bypassed the

entire Bo controller and went right to

the manifold for

reference so it's something with the

Boost controller Plumbing but let's see

we just

made let's check it how much psi did we

make 13 PSI we made 13 PSI and at 13 PSI

we made

416 4113 so 416 power 413 torque not bad

13 PSI yeah that's what these make stock

yeah that's pretty dude that's good

that's what we want to see that's

exactly what we want to see all right so

we're going to play around with the

Boost uh controller wiring a little bit

so we can get some more boost into it

cuz 13 PSI definitely not enough I want

to see at 18 I knew it was going to

happen but I want to see at 18 18 is a

number for stock bottom and pump gas so

let me clean this out first and then

we'll get crazy with the Boost

cool this should get us like another 10

horsepower or

so yeah she cleaning up good 436 on that

one getting close to Steve's number I

see that's kind of where that wants to

be a 13 PS ion pump good curve I'm not

mad about it the exhaust is so quiet

sounds so anti-climatic compared to the

coupe like we had the coupe on here and

it was so loud and it was barking but

has has woken up yet dude 13 PSI come on

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we did a couple lines checked over

everything everything looks good uh

we're going to do another pull if

everything's good we'll see 13 PSI

hopefully and then we can go from there

good it never works out so let see there

no wa what do they call it spoon parkour

no

not P it's not Pilates it's something oh

you know yeah yeah SPO know

I had it I had it you felt pretty

gracefully oh yoga like a yoga pose

you're supposed to hold I just haven't

got that far hopefully this is like 2

PSI

extra turn the Boost cut off D turn the

Boost cut off all right I'll turn it up

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that was a lot of torque yeah that was

17 it spiked 17 PSI and then it look at

the power curve it shoots up and it

comes straight down and that's because

the Boost curve mimics that right so it

looks like we spiked 17 PSI and then it

fell off back down down to 14 PSI how

much torque do we produce 540

torque well it shouldn't have spiked

that aggressively than falling off like

that let's see if we can get that under

control real quick before we try to go

anywhere else without the load on it the

the torque is going get a little

exaggerated but that's that's crazy

expecting good things

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here that's what we want that's what we

want that's exactly what we

want yeah we're able to tame it by

commanding the boost control a little

bit differently it's a stock bottom end

right so our goal is to keep torque out

of it we don't want the torque to hit

too hard too quickly our goal is to

produce good power without producing too

much torque in with this setup

especially on the pump gas right that

time once again mimics the Boost curve

pretty good right so we had the Boost

come in soft and we ramped it out at the

higher RPM and that's what we see right

there we see the torque come in and then

gradually gain so if we look at our

boost boost curve well see this is our

boost curve right here you see how it

looks just like the torque curve

so we just have it slowly ramp up to 18

PSI by you know 6,800 RPM which is very

mimick to our to our torque curve like

it looks basically spot on so I think we

can get away we could definitely get

away with having torque come in a little

bit harder so let's work on getting that

torque a little bit more flat and uh I

think we're good to

go

better definitely

better good you look now our red is our

next B we had the Boost come in a little

bit more aggressively so it brings our

torque curve up a little bit lower makes

it a little bit more flat so this will

feel better and it's still very tamed so

we at the

difference so and then blue so that was

our previous one one so now look how

happy that curve looks that's so good

look at the power

Just 18 PSI just under 500 horsepower on

pump gas that's amazing a good looking

curve is a good feeling Power Band if

that makes a good looking curve is a

good feeling

curve Steve how me word is not weird a

good looking curve is a good feeling

curve what's what's wrong with that

that's tough uh a good looking curve is

a good feeling hey you know what let's

run with it put that on a t-shirt

looking over everything it's so happy

it's super conservative but it's loving

it it's producing plenty of power gives

us a f gives us an amazing Foundation to

start off of and then we can really

start leaning on it once we put the

ethanol in it that's why I have a flex

fual sensor so we can run both right we

can go between the two fuels even at

this power number this thing is going to

feel in insane and there's still so much

more to unlock but before we pull this

thing off the dyno there's always one

more thing that we have to do boys and

what is that steeve

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what was that

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spoon let's get it you guys ready don't

miss him see if he knows how to even

handle te these

T no wonder the din was

broken it can't survive that it ain't

surviving the streets so I love it I we

need a more aggressive limit on this

thing I was trying to keep it tamed I

feel like we always say we're trying to

keep it tamed keep it tamed there's got

to be one that's just like

obnoxious there it

is she hitting can we go drive this

thing now yeah let's go see how this

thing

drives

what are you talking about our dry

rotted tires no the the more rotted they

are the better they spit better they

grip

right

my turn the gears the gears are longer

than I thought it doesn't feel out of

place in here like it feels like normal

it feels nice like and it's nice and

Casual we got to be careful too because

the dyo didn't produce a lot of load

right so we're probably going to make

more boost on the on the road but

streets streets how's it sounds sounds

sick the turbo makes really good turbo

noises 2J is 2J you go launch

itly that thing is

Boosty you're going to go launch it go

launch yeah well I don't think we don't

have a spare set of axles and we'll find

out you'll be fine you got axles in your

car right I do the radial are dry rod

and old probably have too much pressure

in a minut it's wet out but it's still

fun

how'd that look 60 foot was mint it was

just a little quick you know Tire pass

it feels good though like it makes all

the right noises one more for the one

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time it whips that's for sure one more

time one more time side Block is Hot

Steve make it hot one more time spoon

give it a

shot spoon got right after it feels

thatal yeah feels like a the long yeah

right I don't know it's weird you get

some SWA cars and you're like ah it

doesn't belong in there but that feels

good doesn't it yeah you could daily

yeah it's good good daily daily you

driving at home tonight I need to get

some I need to get some plates on this

thing and we got to get it like ready

for the road cuzz I definitely want to

feel some like Highway pools with this

thing for sure quick like first start

was 2 days ago so you guys are

impressive go

team that was good good car how' it look

doing donuts f a little odd little

odd dude look how good this thing looks

outside though like when you get when

you get a fresh project outside in the

sunlight or whatever sunlight we have

left like it just

makes now the Artic V color dude this

turbo smart 6466 did not let us down

feels like a perfect fit for our

drivetrain Power Band everything it hits

so hard it sounds so good it makes such

good power even that low boost like I'm

impressed mind is mind is blown let's

get some more of these things on some

more cars with the de work system the

cord cams the link isue controlling all

of it we saw we D with that thing in 20

minutes like it's so good dude like it

looks sick with the purple with the

color in it look at it oh we that's so

all stainless

everything

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everything went pretty damn smoothly I'm

I'm I'm very excited very proud of us

very good setup it looks sick and now it

we need some dialing in we got a we're

going to move the battery to the rear

just it's ugly there do some wire

management heat shield he heat shield

Shields make another exhaust hanger cuz

it hangs a little bit low right now

probably do a break job they get

suspension for this thing get some juicy

wheels for this thing and we're thinking

about cutting this one up yeah she's

going to need some Meats I've never been

like a big widebody guy but I feel like

this is the perfect car for it's a call

up TJ hey TJ call it tjj stre Hunter on

this thing Michael kind of crazy also we

still got to get this thing on ethanol

and see what else I could do right right

now on pump we have it hitting 500 right

um I called I said 480

I mean we turn the boost up until we

made that right but you guys were close

everyone was pretty close so I'm proud

of you guys I kept it on the low side

technically on gate I was pretty close

yeah right yeah all right so uh yeah

let's get some e in this thing ASAP and

bring this thing up to like we needed at

least six like minimal got so much more

in it I want to hear what this turbo

sounds like over 20 psi cuz they be

waking up they like the tone changes it

always does like the coup when you go

from like 18 PSI to 22 PSI it's a

different everything so for now hope you

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shortly I was scared that I would never

look to gr and the processes are also

very slow and I'm falling

behind yeah sad because I want you to

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