&M-GTE head on the 7M-GE

907mge · 10-21-2010, 02:52 AM

I think you need to go take a 7mgte for a test drive and you will forget all about the 7mge. I drove my friends 7mgte the other day and once you hit boost you will be addicted. If you are going to all the trouble of rebuilding a 7m why not make it a gte. A 7mgte stock will beat out a modified 7mge anyday. As long as you take care of the main wear items there is no way a turbo should not be as reliable as a na. I did the same thing with my na and it is still slow compared to a turbo.

The intake manifolds are different because the turbo forces air while the na sucks it in and I think it is the intake cam that is different.

zby67 · 10-21-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 907mge

I think you need to go take a 7mgte for a test drive and you will forget all about the 7mge. I drove my friends 7mgte the other day and once you hit boost you will be addicted. If you are going to all the trouble of rebuilding a 7m why not make it a gte. A 7mgte stock will beat out a modified 7mge anyday. As long as you take care of the main wear items there is no way a turbo should not be as reliable as a na. I did the same thing with my na and it is still slow compared to a turbo.

The intake manifolds are different because the turbo forces air while the na sucks it in and I think it is the intake cam that is different.

im sure it is lol. but with the mods iv picked with getting the GTE it would make the total 11,600 something with out the body. and as iv said ill wait to go out when i get the 1990 supra i want to get.

bioskyline · 10-21-2010, 07:33 PM

the heads are the same. the gaskets for intake and exhaust are the same for turbo or non. even a 5m head will fit the 7m (and thus the 6m), but i believe you have to change the pistons to match the head.

both cams (IN and EX) are different from what my interchange is showing me. from what ive seen around and heard, the ge cams on a gte give you about 15-30 hp gain, i guess it depends on if using new cams or used cams.

zby67 · 11-08-2010, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by bioskyline

the heads are the same. the gaskets for intake and exhaust are the same for turbo or non. even a 5m head will fit the 7m (and thus the 6m), but i believe you have to change the pistons to match the head.

both cams (IN and EX) are different from what my interchange is showing me. from what ive seen around and heard, the ge cams on a gte give you about 15-30 hp gain, i guess it depends on if using new cams or used cams.

how can the heads be the same if the GE uses a distributor and the GTE has coil packs...? would there be any issues with the GE if you put coil packs on it instead of the distributor?

bioskyline · 11-08-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by zby67

how can the heads be the same if the GE uses a distributor and the GTE has coil packs...? would there be any issues with the GE if you put coil packs on it instead of the distributor?

the gte has a cam position sensor that goes where the distarbuter use to be

zby67 · 11-08-2010, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bioskyline

the gte has a cam position sensor that goes where the distarbuter use to be

so if you get ride of that you can put the distributor there? say if i got the GTE head from supra store i could do that?

bioskyline · 11-08-2010, 06:21 AM

yes shoudnt be any problems

10-21-2010, 07:33 PM	#3
bioskyline 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: powell river bc Posts: 120	the heads are the same. the gaskets for intake and exhaust are the same for turbo or non. even a 5m head will fit the 7m (and thus the 6m), but i believe you have to change the pistons to match the head. both cams (IN and EX) are different from what my interchange is showing me. from what ive seen around and heard, the ge cams on a gte give you about 15-30 hp gain, i guess it depends on if using new cams or used cams. __________________ 87 silver turbo targa, bone ass stock (for now) Last edited by bioskyline; 10-21-2010 at 07:34 PM. Reason: typo

11-08-2010, 06:21 AM	#7
bioskyline 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: powell river bc Posts: 120	yes shoudnt be any problems __________________ 87 silver turbo targa, bone ass stock (for now)

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10-21-2010, 02:52 AM	#1
907mge 20psi boost Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Harrisburg Posts: 759	I think you need to go take a 7mgte for a test drive and you will forget all about the 7mge. I drove my friends 7mgte the other day and once you hit boost you will be addicted. If you are going to all the trouble of rebuilding a 7m why not make it a gte. A 7mgte stock will beat out a modified 7mge anyday. As long as you take care of the main wear items there is no way a turbo should not be as reliable as a na. I did the same thing with my na and it is still slow compared to a turbo. The intake manifolds are different because the turbo forces air while the na sucks it in and I think it is the intake cam that is different.