Soo I have a vvti 2jzgte swapped r3 and here to contribute what I can to the community since finding info has been a nightmare.

 

18x10.5 +12 Rays Gramlights 57CR 245/45 square

 

Probably my favorite mod so far would be these Valenti tails

 

Welcome!
where abouts in TX are you?
tell us more about the swap: did you do it yourself? have you had a chance to dyno? how do you the powerband, etc

interesting tallights. have more pictures?

 

 

Fc vert I'm restoring

 

I was hoping to post a build thread on everything so far but I can't yet despite having 10 post lol.

The car as of now is as bolt on stock as can be. It did 289whp on 7lbs of boost. Tunes by st00pidfast in Houston TX. I'm from east Texas. Engine mounts fabbed up by a friend and the rest I did in my garage
power band is great even running in TTC mode. Gearing is miserable for now. The r3 has a 4.7 rear which with the r154 trans and actual torque means I'm shifting like an s2000. 65mph at like 3100rpm

Despite all of the internet myths of the added weight ruining the handling etc I call bs. You can notice the weight but with decent coils and good tires I can't see much difference compared to similar cars. To be fair I've never driven a running rx8 so idk how far from that actual driving it experience. Haven't dealt with several jz swapped s chassis I can say this car out handles those without even trying.

 

If you want to do a build thread, start a thread here and I can move it into the correct subforum for you since you're still restricted due to joining less than 30 days ago.

 

Ah ok thought it was an either or thing but cool I'll do that

 

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Thanks for the offer bro, but right now it's not for sale. Also I've somehow dumped another 15k in it since this thread was made

 

Nice build. Car looks good.
Was the 13b busted when you got the car?

 

Thanks and yea the coolant seals had blown. Car had 142k ok the clock which is impressive imo.

 

I sold mine back in 2019 with 30k miles. Best car I ever owned. This one makes me miss mine.

 

I'm so happy I chose to keep mine.

It likely cost me more than it's book value to get it on the road again, but I'm very happy I did it.

 

I wouldn't mind having another r3 that was bone stock just to have a base line comparison but my stable is bursting at the seams right now lol.