 Head Work on a 3sgte, Is it a good idea? |
 Mar 30, 2005 - 3:54 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 3, '05 From Portland, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I have a stock 3rd gen 3sgte from a 96 jdm gt4 in my car and I'm thinking New cams, valves, head gasket, head studs, valve springs, and a port and polish. My car is a daily driver, so i don't want the reliability to got to s***. I also don't know if the power gain would be worth the money.
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Mar 30, 2005 - 1:50 PM
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andy, i never noticed your car before. your swap sounds really nice, got any pics of your engine bay?
in your profile you said you were running 10psi. thats a 3rd gen motor out got there with a better turbo, injectors, and ecu. if you want more power, turn up the boost before you do anything else. you should have no problems running at least 15psi on that motor. the 10psi you are at now, is less then the stock boost that motor runs at from the factory. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Mar 30, 2005 - 2:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '05 From Portland, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 30, 2005 - 1:50 PM) andy, i never noticed your car before. your swap sounds really nice, got any pics of your engine bay? in your profile you said you were running 10psi. thats a 3rd gen motor out got there with a better turbo, injectors, and ecu. if you want more power, turn up the boost before you do anything else. you should have no problems running at least 15psi on that motor. the 10psi you are at now, is less then the stock boost that motor runs at from the factory. [right][snapback]264127[/snapback][/right] I'm gonna post new pics right now. How much does it run out of the factory, because before I got my boost controller my boost would only get up to 7 or 8 psi according to my boost gauge |
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AndyST4 Head Work on a 3sgte Mar 30, 2005 - 3:54 AM
Clipsetuner Its just like any other car in the world, add powe... Mar 30, 2005 - 1:00 PM
nik QUOTE(Clipsetuner @ Mar 30, 2005 - 11:00 AM)I... Mar 30, 2005 - 1:05 PM lagos stock boost on an st205 is between 11.9-16.7psi. s... Mar 30, 2005 - 2:33 PM AndyST4 QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 30, 2005 - 2:33 PM)stock bo... Mar 30, 2005 - 2:43 PM lagos QUOTE(AndyST4 @ Mar 30, 2005 - 2:43 PM)QUOTE(... Mar 30, 2005 - 3:16 PM AndyST4 it does sit at 0 when the cars off, if I do have a... Mar 30, 2005 - 3:33 PM lagos i dont think it would cause the boost to drop, but... Mar 30, 2005 - 3:52 PM AndyST4 QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 30, 2005 - 3:52 PM)i dont t... Mar 30, 2005 - 3:58 PM celica3sgte What does your boost gauge read when the car is at... Mar 30, 2005 - 4:32 PM celica3sgte Just looked at your pics. I don't know why yo... Mar 30, 2005 - 4:34 PM AndyST4 it does read below zero when its idling I guess I... Mar 30, 2005 - 4:48 PM lagos andy, tell us what the readings are a idle. that w... Mar 30, 2005 - 6:40 PM AndyST4 ok when I'm at idle it reads like 18 hg below ... Mar 31, 2005 - 4:06 AM lagos the vac in my car is at about 20 when everything i... Mar 31, 2005 - 11:56 AM AndyST4 I think you got it. My car throws a check engine ... Mar 31, 2005 - 5:20 PM carlosfandango rather than do head work why not fit a bigger turb... Mar 31, 2005 - 12:02 PM lagos QUOTE(carlosfandango @ Mar 31, 2005 - 12:02 P... Mar 31, 2005 - 1:20 PM lagos i would keep it at 14-15psi, but take care of the ... Mar 31, 2005 - 6:28 PM carlosfandango but the ecu will be telling the fueling the charge... Mar 31, 2005 - 8:09 PM AndyST4 ok the reason my car was inly at 7psi is because i... Apr 1, 2005 - 6:16 PM |
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