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Old 04-23-2010, 03:46 AM   #23
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My car is a daily driver and 10 to 12 psi on a higher compression GE engine is at the edge of reliability. Actually, I've just had to replace the OEM HG I put on some years ago with a thicker metal HG after the composite finally succumbed to heat. No damage anywhere else but there could have been. No the N/A does not have oil squirters, but then again nether did Toyota's race built MKIII's.... they had forged internals in N/A blocks.

If you want some good examples look here: http://www.gtepowered.com/index.php?...ml/site/7m.php

Your numbers aren't far off, but your cost estimates are miles off IMO. Ask some of the members there what they've spent and you may just weep.

I, and many others, do not believe the 7M to be a decent platform for high power builds unless you like seeing the bank balance drop and love constantly being challenged in ways that keep the car off the road. If you want an easy 800+ drop in a healthy 2JZ-GTE with some bolt on upgrades; doing it on a 7M's going to kill you. Maybe, I'm just growing bitter... but I've got a LOT of company and we've all got reasons.

I'm not going to nitpick this thread or your proposed plans, that wasn't my intent to begin with. Just pointing out that we've heard such bravado before, it ended very poorly and I won't have a repeat...
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