Few cars embody the spirit of old-school Japanese performance quite like the Toyota Chaser. With its rear-wheel-drive layout, spacious four-door body, and legendary 1JZ engine, it’s earned cult status as both a drift machine and a fast-road sleeper. Recently, we had one in at Motorworx for mapping on an Apexi PowerFC ECU, running a Greddy TD06 25G turbo.

The Setup

This Chaser came well-prepared with a strong 1JZ build, upgraded fueling, and supporting modifications to match its big single turbo conversion. The Greddy TD06 25G is a proven unit that delivers serious top-end punch while retaining good response for street use – perfect for a car that’s equally at home going sideways or blasting down the motorway.

On the Dyno

After careful calibration of the Apexi PowerFC, we extracted an impressive 520 horsepower and 530 ft-lbs of torque. At the wheels, the Chaser delivered a solid 443 whp, showing just how capable the 1JZ platform is when paired with the right turbo and a precise tune. The power delivery is smooth yet ferocious, with torque available throughout the rev range to keep the car both drivable and explosive on demand.

The Result

The result is a true old-skool powerhouse – a four-door Japanese “taxi” with the heart of a drift car and the manners of a fast-road monster. With its combination of raw power and refined drivability, this Toyota Chaser is now set up perfectly for its dual role as a street cruiser and sideways machine.

At FC Tuning, we understand that every build has a purpose – whether that’s competitive drifting, track days, or spirited road driving. This Chaser now embodies the best of all worlds: reliable, responsive, and brutally fast when called upon.

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Stunning Lexus Altezza now fitted with Toyotas 1JZ VVTi engine and fitted with a small quick spooling Tomei single turbo now producing enough power for the street.

The turbo is Perfectly matched for the silky smooth Toyota VVTi straight 6 engine.

Great body kit on a rare motor

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Looking forward to putting the icing on this customers cake in a few days after some road testing and exploring the quick spool EFR unit on the 1JZ stock engine.

The Toyota 1JZ-GTE is a popular conversion with many Japanses and German chassis in the current aftermarket petrol head climate. I’ll be featuring more of these later on in the year as we have a number of project conversion in progress.

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The Toyotya 1JZ-GTE was back, but this time the owner NEEDED more torque Who doesnt eh.  So a 2JZ GTE block was mated to the VVTi Cylinder head and a Ford Lighting MAF was fitted along with a set of slightly larger injectors.

The Goal? A Solid 550hp. But this went on to make ALOT more even though the tune was still on the conservative side.

Stock Block (2JZ-GTE)

Stock Cylinder Head  (1JZ-VVTi)

AP Engineerings PowerFC Electronic Control Unit were keeping things in check and many thanks as usual for DP Engineering for accomodating a selection of FC Collectives that were in on the session. See you later in the year for the final session of the year before 2015

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