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7A is non interference, and cams were torqued in correct order.
Considering the coolant level was half way down the block water jacket, I'd say the head is pretty toasted so there's a pretty good guess there.
Back to the reusable gasket question please xD

So basically my head gasket went, while changing it I popped in some ARP studs, cleaned the mating faces and popped in a new gasket.
The new head torqued down fine, but when I torqued in a camshaft it snapped!!
My head is warped it would appear, I don't have a straight edge so I took a chance and lost; but I digress.

My question is:
As my MLS gasket has not been heat cycled is it safe to reuse assuming it comes off clean?

thanks man, pretty sure I can manage that

would someone please explain the oil fittings to me please, i can't make sense of it and google yields nothing of use.
what lines and fittings do I need for 7afte?
thanks

thanks guys, I found one in the end, someone was offering a kit made from exedy parts. finished fitting yesterday, works nicely. 5 paddle ceramic.
I may have busted a drive shaft though, I dropped the gearbox while one of the drive shafts was still in, nasty knocking/grinding noise. its not the clutch cos it only happens whilst im moving. bit of a **** .

Driving down a fairly fast B road, doing about 80, and BAM! no drive. F#@*!
Got towed home, removed gearbox and this is what I find:





one popped clutch disk, and I do mean popped, like some kind of ballooooon.

I don't even have any engine mods yet... :S
I am going to be boosting soon so today I ordered a 6 paddle ceramic clutch on next day delivery.
I'll upload an install/review thread in the engine section tomorrow with lots of juicy juicy pics .

punch her out

so far:
Garrett T25 A/R 0.48 not sure about the trim.
Supra Injectors
APEXi Back Box
Butt Weld 1 1/4 setions for manifold
3sgte Gen 5 Celica Map sensor
Greddy Emanage Blue
Emanage 3 bar map sensor
Injector harness
Ignition Harness
Supra 7MGTE Fuel Pump

Still need:
BOV
Front Mount Intercooler
Saab 9000 downpipe (will be modified to fit)
2.5" Exhaust Piping
2 inch boost piping
Silicon Hosing
Gauges and Pods
Uprated Clutch
REMAP

I'm also gonna be the first person EVER to have Meister R coilovers on an AT200 Celica come Mid July.

Bring the Boost!

PS>Anyone know where to get a clutch capable of taking about 200hp in the Uk for a 7afe?

best technique IMO is to rotate to the indent so you can knock them out. don't use the hammer straight on the bolt as you may damage the bearing, use a piece of wood between the two to soften the force a bit. insert the new one, and use the wheel bolt to pull it through some of the way, then put the wheel on and tighten it the rest of the way,

actually, all things considered, on a street setup the stress is a fair bit lower than on a race car. still, be cautious

if its adjustable, don't touch it. a friend of mine works for a company that sells summit racing gear. they call them mickey mouse (not sure why) but in short they snap. needs to solid apparently, the hole + thread for the adjustable bit seriously weakens the bar apparently

could be a dragging caliper, although not likely, do check for it. missing wheel weight is most likely. just my 2 cents

Decided to get some new rubber a couple of days ago.

Did a little online research and decided the best tyres for my budget were Nexen N2000. Found a place that stocked them locally and drove down, all fitted and balanced in 30 minutes... WIN!

Size is stock 205/55/r15

The tyres are freaking awesome. I wanted a tyre that will handle well in wet and dry (living the UK, we love the rain =[ ) so I am aware I can have the best of both worlds, but I got pretty good for both. The amount of grip isn't astonishing but still impressive, the best bit is it doesnt dramatically alter even when the road is very wet.

The best bit about these tyres is the slip at the limit. The begin to let go very gradually, letting you know safely that this is as fast as this corner is going to get. Past that point the slide is smooth and predictable with no sudden slips. They were so predictable I even managed a little four wheel drift on the exit of a roundabout (it was 4am so pretty safe) and I'm not exactly Michael Schumacher.

Review concluded.
Recommended? Definately!

thanks for you concern dude , but my tuner didn't seem bothered when i told him, and the man's a tuning wizard, like properly good.
tbf, for me its probably good to have a limiting factor about there, otherwise i will just keep trying to boost more till i **** my internals. when i've saved enough for forged internals I shall buy 550cc and just go nuts with the boost. till then, having to stay in the limits of my injectors will keep me from raping my motor haha .

im only gonna be running 6-8 psi, on a 7afe not a 5sfe. about 170/180 hp, those injectors are good for about 220hp

hokey kokey. shouldn't be too hard to find one. thanks presure2. my setup should be pretty reliable when i'm done, don't wanna skimp out on teh map sensor. correct me if i'm wrong, but the map sensor for the 7afe and the 3gste has the same output range, but the 3sgte sensor puts out half the voltage for a given absolute pressure right as its 2 bar not 1 right? i'm pretty serious about the fueling, i got supra injectors, and greddy emanage with all the harnesses, anything i've missed?
thank's for the offer, but i'm in the UK and it won't be worth the shipping.

no good apparently. best info i can find says get one from a 3sgte, so in agreement with Johnnyny. should be able to get one out of a breaking car quite easily i guess. check its function before installing obviously .

johnnyny, are you sure it has to be that 3sgte revision, or could it be the map sensor from a 94-99 all trac?
damn boost is difficult. im about £500 in, and so far to go.

i cannot find a 3sgte map sensor anywhere and my turbo build is already spiraling wildly out of budget and i don't wanna fork out the cash for a new one. would the map sensor from a 7mgte equipped supra work? they're both 5v, but im not sure what boost the supra sensor goes up too.
cheers

problem solved =D
before

I was on the motorway yesterday, had a little blast at WOT. after a couple of minute my oil light came on, so i pulled over and shut it off. looked under the car and my sump plug was missing :S and it was pissing oil onto the road. i had a spare in my glovebox (don't ask why) so i put it in, crawled to the services only half a mile thankfully, as soon as i restarted the engine is was making a knocking noise *stomach sinks*. i put some oil in and got on with the journey. it was fine at first but the knocking noise has come back, i checked the plug and the oil level and they're all fine.

the noise is weird, its not like a bad rod where it gets louder with rpm, its loudest at idle and disappears above 3k. the engine sounds a little whineyer than usual. im very confused.

can anyone help?

thanks guys.

also, if i plug a 2 bar map sensor into the stock ecu, will the ecu be able to calculate fueling, i know emanage only allows +/- 20% thats clearly not gonna be enough for boost.
sorry to be pain, ECUs reaaally not a strong point of mine

Could someone please explain to me precisely how the E Manage blue system integrates into the stock ECU, how it works and what additional components I need. Ive search high and low, but i really can't find out any specific information.

Also if anyone has any experience with this on a 7AFTE, how effective is it? and did you encounter any problems?

thanks

i was just sick in my mouth lol. custom interiors are all good, but they gotta be tasteful... if its form following function then even better.

should look sick, gonna keep an eye on this one

props for tenacity btw

i reckon its simpler than that. if you've not had the car long and the previous owner had it down to metal on metal before, it scars the disc, its like rubbing your pads up a grinding wheels, eats them away like ****. i know from experience