In the USA 3.0 is king. Where there's more drag racing, street driving, like fast cars, and don't care about balance or feel.
In Japan the 2.0 is very popular with the large tuners. it's lighter, handles/ balance better, cheaper. They tune them to 300hp, change the suspension and...
How often do you change your wheels? I get it for a track car/ race car where you are swapping brake pads and tires fairly frequently but if you are pulling your wheels a few times a year it doesn't make sense.
A friend that works for Bimmerworld in sales always steers people away from studs...
2jz is great if you straight pipe and/or add a muffler. All b58s have cat, muffler or dual exhaust. Single exhaust ones sound a lot closer to a MKIV. I've yet to see a b58 with the kelford cams. That would make it sound really good with the single exhaust.
Any stock 2jz that made...