 7a rebuild and Vortech Supercharger |
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 Dec 7, 2011 - 9:35 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
QUOTE (evo_lucian @ Dec 7, 2011 - 8:22 PM)  Sad to hear you not keeping the SC . what are your future plans if you don't mind me asking ? Keep it mostly stock besides little things like header and coilovers and daily drive / auto x it. I'm going to buy another vehicle at some point and I've decided I just want to enjoy the celica as a reliable dd.
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Apr 30, 2012 - 8:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Just kidding, supercharged celica to return in a week or 2.
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Apr 30, 2012 - 8:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (al94st @ Apr 30, 2012 - 6:27 PM) Just kidding, supercharged celica to return in a week or 2.  best joke ever!
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Apr 30, 2012 - 9:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Very interesting build. Good to see you're putting the supercharger back on.
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May 1, 2012 - 2:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
A parts list would be awsome if i havent just skipped past it. Did you have it dynoed after the smaller pulley and fmic? When its make up and running take me for a ride.
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May 1, 2012 - 7:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (celica74 @ May 1, 2012 - 2:28 PM) A parts list would be awsome if i havent just skipped past it. Did you have it dynoed after the smaller pulley and fmic? When its make up and running take me for a ride. Parts list is pretty much on my profile (or whatever that's called). I didn't get to dyno it after the pulley change and fmic. I'm ditching the fmic though and keeping the smaller pulley. From the research I've done, I don't think the pressure drop from the intercooler and extra piping is worth is. The charge air isn't as hot as a turbo. I also had some compressor surge with the intercooler which I didn't like. Also have gone to a more stock-like exhaust, but still should flow alright. We're supposed to meet in Wilmington on the 19th. I just hope the toyota MLS head gasket will hold up to the boost better than the other one I had. It has been running great since I put it in. I'll get some pics up soon. |
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May 1, 2012 - 7:05 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '04 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
QUOTE (al94st @ May 1, 2012 - 8:00 PM) QUOTE (celica74 @ May 1, 2012 - 2:28 PM) A parts list would be awsome if i havent just skipped past it. Did you have it dynoed after the smaller pulley and fmic? When its make up and running take me for a ride. Parts list is pretty much on my profile (or whatever that's called). I didn't get to dyno it after the pulley change and fmic. I'm ditching the fmic though and keeping the smaller pulley. From the research I've done, I don't think the pressure drop from the intercooler and extra piping is worth is. The charge air isn't as hot as a turbo. I also had some compressor surge with the intercooler which I didn't like. Also have gone to a more stock-like exhaust, but still should flow alright. We're supposed to meet in Wilmington on the 19th. I just hope the toyota MLS head gasket will hold up to the boost better than the other one I had. It has been running great since I put it in. I'll get some pics up soon. Glad to hear it lives AJ and that you'll be posting some more pics soon. -------------------- Has no more Celicas
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May 2, 2012 - 12:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (al94st @ May 1, 2012 - 7:00 PM) QUOTE (celica74 @ May 1, 2012 - 2:28 PM) A parts list would be awsome if i havent just skipped past it. Did you have it dynoed after the smaller pulley and fmic? When its make up and running take me for a ride. Parts list is pretty much on my profile (or whatever that's called). I didn't get to dyno it after the pulley change and fmic. I'm ditching the fmic though and keeping the smaller pulley. From the research I've done, I don't think the pressure drop from the intercooler and extra piping is worth is. The charge air isn't as hot as a turbo. I also had some compressor surge with the intercooler which I didn't like. Also have gone to a more stock-like exhaust, but still should flow alright. We're supposed to meet in Wilmington on the 19th. I just hope the toyota MLS head gasket will hold up to the boost better than the other one I had. It has been running great since I put it in. I'll get some pics up soon. Whats the details on willmington. Like to see if i could make it. That is alot of volume to fill with an intercooler. And i guess depending on the intercooler you would get some surge. Good to hear it was the head gasket and not a piston with a hole in it. |
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May 16, 2012 - 9:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Still need to find my pix of the blown head gasket and new MLS head gasket installed, but here's some others.
 Ready for work  Piping mocked up  After the test drive, had to set my drink down to take the pic..not intended to be that way   So far I'm pretty please, it seems to be running really well. |
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May 17, 2012 - 12:57 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 4, '12 From US Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
How's that tiny honda radiator working for you? Might that have been the cause of the HG failure? I'm interested in having more space in my bay for other stuff and if it's working OK I might try it... I'm afraid our stock ones are so much larger that the smaller ones might not cut it for daily/traffic jam driving.
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May 17, 2012 - 5:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (Syaoran @ May 17, 2012 - 12:57 AM) How's that tiny honda radiator working for you? Might that have been the cause of the HG failure? I'm interested in having more space in my bay for other stuff and if it's working OK I might try it... I'm afraid our stock ones are so much larger that the smaller ones might not cut it for daily/traffic jam driving. The car never overheated or anything, so I don't think there's any connection there. The stock ST radiator isn't that big. The core is pretty small and this radiator is a lot thicker. It has worked great so far and I think I mentioned earlier that it will fit with stock radiator hoses. |
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May 17, 2012 - 9:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 18, '09 From Orlando Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
I'd feel dirty rocking a Honda part.
 Still a great setup though, I'm fairly sure you're the only active 7A-FZE. If you're ever letting go of those parts and moving on to another engine, I'd love to take the whole kit off your hands. This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 17, 2012 - 9:17 AM -------------------- '97 ST \ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+ [sold 10/18]
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May 17, 2012 - 4:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Haha, thanks. It's not a Honda part. It's just listed on ebay as acura/honda half radiator.
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May 17, 2012 - 4:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 16, '10 From Raleigh Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
bud light platinum gets me f****d up!
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May 17, 2012 - 7:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (bsamps4 @ May 17, 2012 - 4:24 PM) bud light platinum gets me f****d up! So i guess your buying the rounds saturday night then? Cant wait to see how you managed to make the supercharger fit. |
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Jun 8, 2012 - 1:42 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '11 From College Station, Tx Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Im using the same radiator on my turbo 7a been running good for like 2 months nows. Nvr over heated so far. Might I ask how much you paid for the mls 7a hg? I'm looking into getting some genuine Toyota parts for my rebuild(other than my pistons and Rods)
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Jun 8, 2012 - 3:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I'm not sure. I just bought the head gasket "kit" from toyota. Which includes your other other top end gaskets (intake, exhaust, throttle body..etc). I want to say that was about $160.
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Jun 30, 2012 - 12:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '10 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hows the car running aj? Any updates?
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Jun 30, 2012 - 5:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 30, '09 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Runs like this
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Jul 1, 2012 - 2:05 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
boo you didn't show us the speedometer!!
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