Aristo vvti turbo---4 speed auto?

[Coke]

Looking at a nice vertex 98 Aristo.
Do these have a 4 speed auto?
Are the turbines steel or ceramic from factory?
Anyone have any experience with these cars?

[ihavelift]

really good cars mate, so economical for what they are, comfortable as all hell but they haul arse when the need to. Typical toyota reliabilty, can't go wrong with them. sweet $&#$% rides

[Phothog]

Are the turbines steel or ceramic from factory?

The 1jz VVti turbos i have seen have had ceramic turbine wheels.

Chris.

[~SlideWays~]

really good cars mate, so economical for what they are, comfortable as all hell but they haul ar*e when the need to. Typical toyota reliabilty, can't go wrong with them. sweet $&#$% rides

How economical? I've been thinking about simething with a 2jzgte.

I can't imagine such a big car plus auto (probably) would get near 10k's per litre would it?

[FLAWLES]

Are the turbines steel or ceramic from factory?

The 1jz VVti turbos i have seen have had ceramic turbine wheels.

Chris.

can confirm this two fold.............have my old one thats if naffed and a spare ct15b thats naffed ( 1jzgte vvt-i )

im 50% sure that the vvt-i 2jz turbos are ceramic, from what i have herd, but in saying that the turbos seam to be different between both gen 2jz's, part number wise, so maybe...........lol pull one apart hahaha
but look here
jzs161 ( vvt-i 2jz )
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_2002_T ... 701.3.html

jzs147 ( 1st gen 2jz )
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_J_1995_T ... 701.3.html

the a340e trans are bulit proof man, and can handle alot of abuse and HP, even more so when you shift kit them and or "up the line pressure" so they say

[ihavelift]

really good cars mate, so economical for what they are, comfortable as all hell but they haul ar*e when the need to. Typical toyota reliabilty, can't go wrong with them. sweet $&#$% rides

How economical? I've been thinking about simething with a 2jzgte.

I can't imagine such a big car plus auto (probably) would get near 10k's per litre would it?

I can't give you an exact figure, but on open road the figure drops below 10, around city is a bit more but still a lot more economical than you'd expect. All that low down torque is a real plus in the economy department

[Jason T]

Looking at a nice vertex 98 Aristo.
Do these have a 4 speed auto?
Are the turbines steel or ceramic from factory?
Anyone have any experience with these cars?

4 speed paddle shift drives like a manual

turbines are ceramic .9 bar stock same basic set up as first gen

Typical toyota reliabilty, can't go wrong with them. sweet $&#$% rides

Bad points = lower arm suspension bushs & ball joints 2 pot fronts brakes

How economical? I've been thinking about simething with a 2jzgte.

I can't imagine such a big car plus auto (probably) would get near 10k's per litre would it?

7.2 town with 98 bp 11.5 open road legal speeds Big car with 1600+kg to stop

Some good info here http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-second-generation-184/

[Py7h0n]

Just be warned the brake system is extremely expensive to fix if it goes wrong.

[the fallen303]

do the 161's still run the nitrogen setup like the turbo 147's? i'm going to look into converting my 147 to the normal vacumn setup from my parts car and spares from dads mk4, haha.

bw jason did you say the 147's run .9 bar boost? ours only runs .67

[FLAWLES]

are the a340e trans on the jzs161's paddel shift?

if so that is sweet

[Coke]

Thanks for all the input guys.

The brakes are weird but may have been adjusted? The dude that used to own it was apparently 6'6 tall. There is alot of travel before there is any kind of engagment. Not mushy or sloppy just takes a bit to get them to work.

Any thoughts?

[FLAWLES]

pads, check the front and back ones
most likely worn
and give the fulid a once over/change

you will find that once you change these things the pedal feel will be 100 times betterererrrr

[Crampy]

Looking at a nice vertex 98 Aristo.
Do these have a 4 speed auto?
Are the turbines steel or ceramic from factory?
Anyone have any experience with these cars?

Nice dude. I want one of those as well.
How much are you getting that one for?

They are 4 speed autos and as stated they are paddle shift (well buttons on the steering wheel)
From what I've read they are ceramic turbos.

Some specs here:
http://www.cars-directory.net/specs/toy ... 998_8/515/

[Jason T]

do the 161's still run the nitrogen setup like the turbo 147's? i'm going to look into converting my 147 to the normal vacumn setup from my parts car and spares from dads mk4, haha.

bw jason did you say the 147's run .9 bar boost? ours only runs .67

JZ161's have upgraded to a more expensive to repair electrics system no more nitrogen setup

My JZS161 runs .9 bar stock

Paddle shift drives as good as a manual

Car porn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fvs4LL7n88

Thanks for all the input guys.

The brakes are weird but may have been adjusted? The dude that used to own it was apparently 6'6 tall. There is alot of travel before there is any kind of engagment. Not mushy or sloppy just takes a bit to get them to work.

Any thoughts?

Yep has no "feel" to pedal but stops damn well

[Crampy]

Buy one then slap on a T04Z:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-5dJjcj2U
"woo hoo, holy $hiiiiit!"

[ihavelift]

which one on trade me is it? blue one with 20s? if so that's a SICK car, if you don't do it then you should hang your head in shame haha.

[4bid1n 2jz]

There is alot of travel before there is any kind of engagment. Not mushy or sloppy just takes a bit to get them to work.

i have this problem in my supra must be about 40mm of travel then they work good and brake fluid has been changed

[Makaveli]

Aisin A340E 4 Speed Auto. I think only V300 Vertex comes with Paddle shifters and also it comes with four wheel steering as well. Some buy Tom's lock bar to disable the rear wheels turning. They don't come with LSD. They have plenty of torque from low down. Turbos are most probably ceramic, same as JDM supra. I believe on US Spec supra came with steel. I don't see the point in screwing around with upping the boost and damaging the turbos as such. They are a nice VIP cruiser with plenty of power from factory.

There is a nice blue one on trademe. V300 Vertex with full leather.

Brake pedal travel could be normal. I have the same thing with my Celsior. They have a bit of travel, this is normal as have been verified by Toyota. So that Aristo might have the same thing. Could be normal.

[docTRD]

Hey Armin howsit man, geez stepping up a bit from the old auto supra then ay going to some turbo grunt did u sell ur mk4?