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Damn long ways away.

So my contact in Japan got back to me. He said there IS a longer version of the R154 for the Soarer/Chaser. It doesn't have a longer shifter portion, the whole transmission itself is longer. This may be an option for me depending on the cost of the trans itself and the cost of shipping. I'm also ...

Thats all good and fun that the transmissions are the same length or the RX7 is a bit longer. But that only makes a difference if u hooked the RX7 trans to a KA motor. You still might have the same issues because of the oil pan with the 4g63 / RX-7 combo. What you need to compare is R154 vs the ...

I'm sorry if this seems like a thread hijack, but I really don't want to create another thread in the mechanical section to post this picture.

If what DoubleJ said is correct, and the motors are just about bolt-in, but he's having trans issues, then this could possibly be a solution.

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Ok...considering I was looking to do a 1jz swap a while back on the 240 I had I'll help ya out a little. I believe it was from a toyota soarer or chaser...cant remember 100% right now, but it also runs a r154 trans. The only difference (drum roll)...is the shifter is about 4?? inches or so further ...

Bill Hincher on this site has finished the 4G63/T56 bellhousings. the T56's shifter will sit three inches further back than the stock truck 5 speed- im not sure about its dimensions compared the the R154.

The stock exhaust manifold should work, but you have to rotate the turbo 180 degrees, and ...

Nice build for sure. What transmission are you using?

Subscribed. I am very interested in attempting this swap as well. Having someone else attempt it first will provide a lot of useful information. Get crackin'! Haha.

One of the main concerns with using the R154 transmission was that the shifter was wayyyy off. You mentioned moving the motor and ...