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by **Ao?** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:53 pm

Hey looking at buying one of these, what are the 2ZZ-GE engines like any one owned one before???

Whats fuel economy like etc and performance wise?

by **flygt4** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:33 pm

awesome engines, very peaky,they don't come alive until after 6000rpm though. they are prone to imploding when trying to change down to 4th and hooking 2nd instead, they don't like high rpm when downchanging.
the gearboxes are really nice 6 speeders, i think most or all have LSD's.
the seats are some of the nicest around outside of recaro's etc, nice and comfortable and quite supportive.

I think someone on here found the oil pump to be a weak link on the engine, something to do with the material they are made from and there is a fix or replacement for it.

by **Mr Revhead** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:39 pm

oil pump is only an issue if you fit sub quality aftermarket pulleys or the stock pulley is dodgy
the only 2zzges i have heard of blowing up were due to either aftermarket pulleys or in one case a crash damaged stock pulley

by **shihad** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:23 am

what was the story with barrogens one?

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:21 pm

aftermarket pulley

by **ihavelift** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:55 pm

Yeah I have a toyota allex with the same engine. Really fun car to drive, I'm moving on now but you can buy mine off me if you like? haha ... no but really ...

by **gurutasker** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:23 pm

shihad wrote:what was the story with barrogens one?

Still runs like a dream

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gurutasker wrote:
shihad wrote:what was the story with barrogens one?

Still runs like a dream

even tho a blind car crashing midget and a pirate now own it......

by **B1NZ** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:48 pm

It's slow though, they should have stuck with the 20v's

by **Twolitre** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:05 pm

Ao? wrote:Hey looking at buying one of these, what are the 2ZZ-GE engines like any one owned one before???

Whats fuel economy like etc and performance wise?

Fuel economy should be about 9-10L/100Km
Definately better than a corolla with the same engine as they have double wishbone rear suspension and superstrut models come stock with an lsd.

by **gurutasker** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:39 pm

B1NZ wrote:It's slow though, they should have stuck with the 20v's

I've still got one if you remember

Goes about as fast as yours at the moment...which is not very far haha.

by **B1NZ** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:20 pm

gurutasker wrote:
B1NZ wrote:It's slow though, they should have stuck with the 20v's

I've still got one if you remember Goes about as fast as yours at the moment...which is not very far haha.

Thats why I said 20v's in the plural sense :wink:

And I dont own a 20v anymore, The good old 16v smallport for me, It goes ok, its just the govt wont let me drive it with out a WOF or REG :lol:

by **Caldina3SGTE** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:58 pm

i use to own a 00 celica with a 2zz-ge quick lil car kept up to my mate 96 ITR, its quicker then my others mates ae111 the 6speed 4age,
i mastered the 1st to 2nd gear change by keeping it in lift,
i loved it was guted when i had to sell it as i need something bigger
if i had the money i would have kept it,

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