I LOVE MY 7A!, :-D Options

[JoKeRkId613]

Lol. Just came across this random picture of my engine bay. I looove my 7A. I'm not going to go with the swap anymore. I'm just going to go turbo, most likely. Going with a T3/T4. Not sure which one yet, anyone have any tips? I already got the mani and a couple extra things so it should be fun. Going to keep it auto and see how long it lasts and then swapping the manual in there. It sucks being 18 and on a budget!!! Lol. I wish I could swap for a 101GZE like FAQ, but whatever. Maybe one day...



This post has been edited by JoKeRkId613: Nov 26, 2005 - 8:29 PM

[Dr_Tweak]

Well, that's nice.

There are lots of threads about turboing the 7A, so get searching!

*edit* LOL



This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Nov 26, 2005 - 8:48 PM

[JoKeRkId613]

Yeah man. I've been searching for quite some time just so I have the knowledge and I'm going to have quite some help from friends of mine. I just don't want to do a half-ass job. I want the works. Fuel system, proper gauges, full exhaust setup, etc. If anything happens, I can get another 7A from almost any junky here. That was also why I wanted to stick with the 7A. I would love to go 7A-GTE like nik but I don't have the time/space/knowledge to do that. Who knows, while being turbocharged, I might get a friend of mine to help me build one heck of a 7A-GE and swap it in and decide to put the turbo on there. But for now, the plan is 7A-FTE. And that's exactly what I was saying "7A is teh HAWTNESS!!!" lmao. This car's going to be famous here in Miami. You'll see.

[dstrbcelica]

yeah...famous. goodluck man....

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Haha. I like the illustration, Doc.

Do as much research as you possibly can beforehand and you'll have yourself a nice project. Please....dont forget to use some kind of oil restrictor to the turbo though, otherwise you'll be saying bye-bye to alot of turbos and money.

[playr158]

wow i hope that you research a 7afte.....
T3/T04 is too big...........

[JoKeRkId613]

what would you suggest?

[playr158]

go to the forced induction section

go to FAQ

and read the entire right up on 7afte compressor maps and info

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

This post has been edited by playr158: Nov 27, 2005 - 1:06 PM

[JoKeRkId613]

i have read it. good stuff , btw, plyr. i also read nik's how-to and i've read over doggys setup. i just dont have much hands-on experience witht he whole turbo thing so im a little off on it but i have a lot of friends that are going to help me put it together and whatnot. im pretty sure i'll be fine. if anything, i'll change the flange on the mani.

[JoKeRkId613]

Ok. this is good stuff. sorry about the dumb questions but whats the absolute best/ideal turbo to go with on the 7a. i've seen mostly everyone's setup is a t3 turbo of some sort. i figure the green eclipse from fast and the furious has a t3/t4, why cant i? lol. on a serious note tho, which is the best to go. if it's t3, which trim? thanks.

[celicaST]

awesome, doing the same thing as me going 7afte and keeping auto as well. my goal is to have it completed by end of summer 06.

[Batman722]

I love my 7a too, until I had to change my starter 2X in 2.5 years

[JoKeRkId613]

awesome, doing the same thing as me going 7afte and keeping auto as well. my goal is to have it completed by end of summer 06.

Same here! What setup are you going with?

I love my 7a too, until I had to change my starter 2X in 2.5 years

Lol... Thats why you got the GT? j/k.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Nope. It was so he could have a 3SGTE.

EDIT- By the way JoKeR, thats an extremely clean 7AFE. Kudos.

This post has been edited by Silver94CelicaOwner: Nov 28, 2005 - 1:31 AM

[nik]

Ok. this is good stuff. sorry about the dumb questions but whats the absolute best/ideal turbo to go with on the 7a. i've seen mostly everyone's setup is a t3 turbo of some sort. i figure the green eclipse from fast and the furious has a t3/t4, why cant i? lol. on a serious note tho, which is the best to go. if it's t3, which trim? thanks.

for one the eclipse is a 2 liter and your 1.8L just go with a t3 50 because your staying stock internals doggy had 60 trim but had alot of other work done to it

here this is all you need for a basic turbo kit



This post has been edited by nik: Nov 28, 2005 - 1:33 PM

[bufferdan]

I love my 7a too, until I had to change my starter 2X in 2.5 years

Thats what happens when you buy autozone junk

[Batman722]

I love my 7a too, until I had to change my starter 2X in 2.5 years

Thats what happens when you buy autozone junk

the original went in 03, so I bought one online (rebuilt) and the finally crapped out. I just put in one from a 97 ST (169K miles), lets see how many years this one has left in it

[JoKeRkId613]

Nope. It was so he could have a 3SGTE.

EDIT- By the way JoKeR, thats an extremely clean 7AFE. Kudos.

Yeah, that's the same reason I want one! Lol. Why could it be a 3A-GTE with the same specs?!?!?! Oh, thanks for the kudos. Would you believe it has more than 200,000 miles on it? AND I'm still going turbo no matter what anyone says! Lol. Then soon after the turbo, or before(not sure yet), I'm doing a manual swap. So whent the 7A-FTE blows, I'm thinking of putting in a GZE since I can use the same tranny. Lol. Big hopes and dreams here that I'll soon turn into reality.

Ok. this is good stuff. sorry about the dumb questions but whats the absolute best/ideal turbo to go with on the 7a. i've seen mostly everyone's setup is a t3 turbo of some sort. i figure the green eclipse from fast and the furious has a t3/t4, why cant i? lol. on a serious note tho, which is the best to go. if it's t3, which trim? thanks.

for one the eclipse is a 2 liter and your 1.8L just go with a t3 50 because your staying stock internals doggy had 60 trim but had alot of other work done to it

here this is all you need for a basic turbo kit

Hey nik, you selling any of that sh!t in the picture? I'm not planning on staying with stock internals... so is t3 60 the best one to go with if I will be upgrading my internals??? Thanks.

[jayi12-15psi]

I don't ever want to hear another fast and the furious reference ever again.

[JoKeRkId613]

I don't ever want to hear another fast and the furious reference ever again.

No problem. Lol. I know I do too many of those. It's hard to resist. I just hate it when my friends make me hold the cash cuz I'm too slow to make away with the money, man.