and so it begins

[IHateHacks]

Very well put supramacist!

Even with ARP bolts, the cams have to be just right to fit the socket in there.

*Sniff* *Sniff* I smell weed.....LOL

Funny shit man.

Ok back on topic.......

[supramacist]

Man, you can do as you like..., but I went and bought a fat tube of crc brand molly. It was right at 4 bucks. Lube everything as you put it together.

Cuz if your rides like mine..., I'll be working on it again.

Oh..., and Thanks Double H. I do what I can when I can do it.

[marc]

k well, i had my head inspected, and it does not need ot be machined, just having the gasket material taken off and smoothed. the block im ganna do myself.

whiel my turbo is pulledi ordered a 3inch turbo elbow, it came today..o soo polished and big. it looks so nice. i cleaned up my turbo too. and shimmed the wastegate 4 washers. i want ot know how much horses i will be puttin out with the 3 inch elbow, 3 inch down pipe, k&n intake systerm, and the shimmed w.g.

[supramacist]

I believe you get 4 to 5 hp from shimming the waiste gate but again that is all hear say.

Going to 3 inch exhaust all the way around will give you some nice top end. It shouldn't mess with your lower end torque too much sinse you're a GTE.

I would guess the exhaust swap would give you an additional 10 hp. But I am sure someone will correct me sinse I am ball park guessing. I think those are pretty safe or "close" estimates.

[1988gte]

Originally Posted by marc

well the bolt cant be reached w a nut buster, not enoug hroom. my dads bringin me a grinder from work and im just choppin it off.

but on another note, i hear u have to machine the block too to put a mhg in. do i needa pull the block too? or can that be done w the block in the engine bay

needs to be pulled out, check for tolerance, warpages etc.. don't want to go that far and something go wrong after all your hard work!! good luck

[marc]

what does, the head? i said the head has already been checked by a mechanic, just needs to have the gasket material taken off..the mating surfaces look better than brand new and are in excellent condition. just need ot remove the gasket material and ill be throwin the mhg in soon

[marc]

i thought shimming the wastegate made the stock turbo boost more..a couple psi i thought

[IHateHacks]

You said the mating surfaces are "better than brand new" yet you still have to get the gasket material off the block?

My friend, you have alot of work to do. How, may I ask, were you planning on removing the gasket material from the block surface?

Can you post a pic of your block surface?

A full 3" exhaust with no cats, including replacing or gutting the turbo elbow will net you 30whp on a turbo MK3.

Depending on what mods you have done, you can gain anywhere from 6-10hp per psi of boost you run, but you can't just keep uping the boost and expecting 10hp per psi with out the proper supporting mods like fuel pump, injectors, exhaust, etc.

You can't just slap on a metal head gasket with out AT LEAST hand lapping the block. Even then, you are rolling the dice. Only way I would put a metal head gasket on my supra is if I sent the block to a machine shop. Trust me, ddmcse told me ALL about how he thought he did a good job hand lapping and ended up doing the head gasket all over again.

But if you are hell bent on using a metal head gasket without machining the block, then I guess nothing we say can stop you.

[supramacist]

Man that's harsh'n.

[marc]

no like, the condition of the head and block r very nice..u can still see the marks where it was machined from the factory..no gouges, cracks, warpage..ill hand lap it...very well too