Ohur 1JZ-swapped Volvo 240 that we affectionately named ‘Trolvo’ has now become one. Massacre A fan favorite, but unfortunately it’s been on the back burner for the past couple of months.
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That’s because when Scotty was doing a general autopsy on the engine after the race weekend, he found a large amount of metal shavings in the oil. He then opened the oil filter and found even more flashing trouble, so it was clear the stock-bottom-end 1JZ wasn’t in great shape.
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In this episode, Scotty pulls the engine out of the car to properly assess the damage. Funny thing is, this was the first time we got a 1JZ from Trulove since we got our hands on it, because the donkey was already in the car when we snagged it for $1000.
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With the engine out, Scotty began pulling the bottom end down.
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Removing the sump revealed even more sludge that indicated bearing material, and removing some of the rod caps confirmed the theory. Nothing was spun or off, but the rod cap bearings were completely toast.
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To be honest, we knew this was coming. During some of our 8000rpm launches the Haltech ECU only applied 30psi of oil pressure, as the front-sumped 1JZ must have lost oil in the rear.
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Trulove’s plan from here is to take our aspirated 2JZ bottom end and put some nice internals into it with a 1JZ head to make our own 1.5JZ. The car has already run the nines with its stock bottom-end combo, so a stronger unit with more capacity would really spice things up.