 Head Work on a 3sgte, Is it a good idea? |
 Mar 30, 2005 - 3:54 AM
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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 - 6:40 PM
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andy, tell us what the readings are a idle. that will halp you figure out if your have a leak somewhere. what brand of boost gauge do you have?
you really dont have much to worry about. remember this is an oem toyota turbo motor. right now you are running less boost the what toyota built the motor to handle. youll be amazed at how much faster the car is by just turning up the boost. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Mar 31, 2005 - 4:06 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '05 From Portland, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ok when I'm at idle it reads like 18 hg below zero or something like that it is and spw boost gauge.
I'm pretty sure I don't have a leak unless a very small one, I just don't understand why my car would being running such lower boost than stock with out a controler. Do you remember what your boost was at stock, or did you turn it up right away QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 30, 2005 - 6:40 PM) andy, tell us what the readings are a idle. that will halp you figure out if your have a leak somewhere. what brand of boost gauge do you have? you really dont have much to worry about. remember this is an oem toyota turbo motor. right now you are running less boost the what toyota built the motor to handle. youll be amazed at how much faster the car is by just turning up the boost. [right][snapback]264310[/snapback][/right] |
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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 andy, i never noticed your car before. your swap s... Mar 30, 2005 - 1:50 PM AndyST4 QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 30, 2005 - 1:50 PM)andy, i ... Mar 30, 2005 - 2:29 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 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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