JD Automotive Team

Choosing the 2JZ was one of the big decisions for our Toyota 86 build. The next question was what we were going to put behind it. For the JDA 86, we're going down the Turbo 400 (TH400) route. But choosing the transmission is only the beginning. Before the final gearbox is built, we need to work out how the complete combination will come together in the car. Starting with the right pieces We've purchased a Turbo 400 gearbox to use during the mock-up and fabrication stage, along with the...

When we announced the JDA shop car, there was one question we left hanging: what engine is going in it? That decision is now locked in. The Toyota 86 is getting a 2JZ. There were plenty of directions we could have taken with the car, from staying closer to the factory configuration to moving to a completely different engine platform. For what we're building the 86 to do, we chose the 2JZ. Why a 2JZ? There's a reason the 2JZ has remained such a popular engine in performance builds for so long....

Something a little different is starting to take shape at JD Automotive. We recently introduced our 2015 Toyota 86 shop car, a project we are building in-house at our Moorebank workshop. This isn't being built as another lightly modified street 86. The plan is much more focused: a purpose-built car for drag and roll racing, and a chance for us to show more of the performance, fabrication and custom work that goes on behind the scenes at JDA. There's a long way to go, but that's part of the...