r/ToyotaCrown

Any other JZS171 owners in here? 👀

Been slowly building mine into a street / track car and keen to see what everyone else is running. Always interested in setups, wheel specs, etc

Toyota Crown Athlete V 2000
JZS171 Series 2
1JZ-GTE VVTI
Manual Swapped
JapDirect Billet 6+6 High-flow Turbo (GTX3071R Equivalent)
Tilton ST-246 Twin Disc Clutch
Toyota GT86 Y38 4.1 Torsion LSD Diff
Walbro 255 In-Tank Fuel Pump

Would be cool to connect with more 171 owners/builds.
Instagram: @mr_mayorr

​Hi everyone, ​I’m the owner of a 1996 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon E-Four (JZS153), and I’m finding it a bit difficult to track down specific information and community support for this specific configuration. ​I’ve realized that my car is a Sedan (framed windows), which seems to be much less common in the enthusiast space than the ubiquitous Hardtop models. Most of the information, parts compatibility, and aftermarket support I come across online are strictly for the Hardtop trims, which makes identifying parts for my build a significant challenge.

​I love the car, but it’s definitely a "deep dive" project given how different it is from the standard Hardtop community. Any leads on where to find more information, or tips on navigating the differences between the Sedan and Hardtop, would be greatly appreciated. ​Thanks in advance!

I’m currently thinking about buying a 98 crown for a daily and want to know what the community thinks about it. I’ve read previous posts and see the normal “it’s a 30 year old car it’s gonna break” and how parts can be hard to find but I work on my own cars and I have a 02 is300 and 99 gs300 also with the 2jz-ge so I don’t see it really being a problem to work on. I’m just a little nervous. I’m young and never had an imported rhd car or even driven one but I’m super interested in the car and think I would love it.
$9k 35k miles already registered in US

24 Limited with tech package so it has the 21' wheels. Currently averaging 40mpg and I don't use eco mode.

Here’s pictures of what it looks like without the front emblem badge. For those who are curious. I liked it even though I have the Crown emblem.

For context I’m driving a 2023 Crown Platinum, 32k miles in Arizona.

Got my front windshield and side windows tinted yesterday morning. Picked up my car yesterday afternoon and immediately noticed water dripping on my feet under the dash on the driver’s side. Before I even got out of the parking lot, these two warnings popped up back to back on the cluster:

•	“Braking Power Low - Visit Your Dealer”  
•	“System Malfunction - Visit Your Dealer”

Today, Check engine and hybrid system malfunction lights are on now, 24 hours later.

I reached out to the shop yesterday and they told me the car stays running during install so they can roll the windows up and down, and that the battery was probably just “a bit low.” They said park it in the sun and it should dry out and be fine by tomorrow. Well it’s now tomorrow and the warning lights are all still on.

Has anyone seen these warnings triggered by water intrusion or electrical issues? Trying to figure out how serious this is before I take it to the dealer tomorrow. The tint shop has it documented in text that they acknowledged it wasn’t “normal” so I’ve got that at least.

160,000kms
Things to be cautious of? What do you think will need replaced next? I’m all ears.
It’ll be my daily for a while and will aim to send it to the moon.

Could not figure out how to edit original post. Here are some photos. It needs a wash! But I want to wait to give the adhesive time to cure.