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It's both, I take her to shows (SEMA and HIN) and drive her as a daily driver when I'm in town. You can't beat the 1JZ swaps reliability and flat out tire shredding love.
I have no doubt that the 1JZ has a tremendous amount of torque compared to the "twin" that was in there before. Rotary's are notorious for a wealth of HP compared to size/displacement but lack in torque.
Anyway, nice job and certainly one of love and sacrifice.