Now I know why my car was boosting funny and "had a leak" Options

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Wastegate was dangling by ONE bolt!

No clue how it got to that point.


My friend tightened all the hardware, replaced gaskets and everything is merry. Car is pulling very hard now. He alligned it...now it drives straight like an arrow...until boosting. Torque steer is still an issue. I wish it was a little bit but it's too much. Either pulls to one side or the other. Another friend of mine drove it and he got scared and almost hit the curb. And he drives an 11 second flat Mirage. Anyway, the serious stuff will happen next month...I'll be able to install the EMS and the forged goodies. Anybody have a cure for torque steer? I have never experience such amount in any other turbo FWD car.

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Yep, rebuilt. I only replaced the pistons and rings because #3 broke by the ring land...product of a little boo-boo I did. So just a little over $100 in parts.

[FallenHero]

Yep, rebuilt. I only replaced the pistons and rings because #3 broke by the ring land...product of a little boo-boo I did. So just a little over $100 in parts.

Did you use the old OEM rods? Did you get Toyota replacement pistons and rings, or did you go aftermarket with a different brand? What sort of re-build kit did you buy for gaskets and such, OEM or E-bay special?

Sry for the questions, but I am afraid this is the route I have decided to go.

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Yep, rebuilt. I only replaced the pistons and rings because #3 broke by the ring land...product of a little boo-boo I did. So just a little over $100 in parts.

Did you use the old OEM rods? Did you get Toyota replacement pistons and rings, or did you go aftermarket with a different brand? What sort of re-build kit did you buy for gaskets and such, OEM or E-bay special?

Sry for the questions, but I am afraid this is the route I have decided to go.

Yep. I used the old rods, and just replaced the pistons with some replacement ones...I can't remember their brand. I think they're King or something. To be honest, I trust those stock rods...the pistons are the ones that scare the hell out of me. They are so fragile and thin. But the rods I would trust them...they are thin compared to other rods, but I have trust in them. I already pushed the engine to dangerous TGTs and boost levels on stock injectors with that one broke piston for over 6 months and nothing got worse. I have beaten the hell out of that engine and it's still brand new looking and working.

Oh, and I replaced the cam gear seal and all the other gaskets with original Toyota parts. Only non-Toyota parts are the pistons and rings and the reason is because they were in stock...Toyotas were not.