Why Is The 2JZ Engine So Strong? This Breakdown Shows Why

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The 2JZ engine has a cult following, but does it deserve it? Yes

The 2JZ engine is a legendary powerplant in the tuner community and is what made the last year of the Supra so popular. The over engineered, closed engine design allows for the use of mass amounts of boost on stock internals. This, combined with the reliability that is ever present in any inline-six design, is mostly to blame for how much abuse the 2JZ is able to withstand, but the best way to understand exactly how Toyota designed the 2JZ to be so bulletproof is to dig into one.

To explore the design, Stephan Papadakis - owner of uber successful Formula DRIFT team Papadakis Racing - tears into the 2JZ engine and explains how it works.