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 Mar 11, 2006 - 7:58 PM
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so about a month n a half ago, my original head blew. Valve guides all out of round, valves slapping, dumpin oil into the back of the head and the threads where my plugs go on my #2 cylinder were all shot. So i bought a new head, got it installed, paid nothing for the head..2 weeks l8er, i start brunin oil, coolant, leakin oil ever where. So i just got pissed off and didnt drive the celi for a week or 2. Not relizing how much oil it was leaking..it pissed out and burnt up almost all of the oil in my car. So i needed my car one day and i started it up. CRUNCH!!! Metal on metal grinding for the first 20 seconds of the car being on. So i said..thats enough. Parked the car for another 2 or 3 weeks just to do some research on where to get a motor/where to get it installed/costs..etc. So i finaly found a motor out of a JDM Camry for $500 with 50xxxKM on it. So i bring my car up 2 this place that had the engine, paid $500 for the engine, $700 for the install, and another $300 for replacing gaskets, switchin my painted valve cover, cover all the lubricants and coolant and because of that $300 i get a 3 month warrenty, unlimited KM, covers engine and labour. IE, any thing under the hood messes up, i get it fixed for free
 . So i finaly have my car back, and i forgot how much fun it is to drive. So now, all i have to do is get my sway bar end links replaced, grease up and re-pack my wheel bearings, clean up my rear calipers and paint em, and im gonna be set for a mechanicly sound Celi.
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Mar 11, 2006 - 8:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '05 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Congrat on the swap man
 That motor should still have alot of life in it. You shouldnt have any problems with it in the near future. --------------------  98 ST204 ZR - Black Beauty - Roaming the streets of Sydney 73 TA22 LT - Tiffany Blue - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 75 TA22 LT - Snow White - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 77 RA28 LT - Flubber Green - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 94 MX-5 NA8 Clubman - Red Racer - Looking for corners WIP Project: 69 RT40 Corona, 2nd WIP Project: 66 RT40 1600s Corona 86 Corona RT142 - Daily Driver 6GC 4 Life Baby!!! |
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Mar 11, 2006 - 8:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 22, '03 From Tracadie-Sheila, NB (Canada) Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
V6??
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Mar 11, 2006 - 9:00 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 12, '03 From Portland , Oregon , United States Currently Offline Reputation: -1 (33%) |
HaRv3sTeR - Camry's came with the 5sfe and 1mz, and "switchin my painted valve cover" I would assume 5sfe.
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Mar 12, 2006 - 2:08 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 24, '03 From Milton, Delaware Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Is there any difference between the 'jdm' camry 5sfe and the usdm one? How bout the jdm 7afe vs usdm? I'd think they'd be exactly the same but i dunno for sure...
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Mar 15, 2006 - 5:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
the guy at the shop i bought the engine from said the JDM one puts out about an extra 10 HP, nothing much but a lil better. He also said that the car puts out less emmisions.
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Mar 15, 2006 - 6:02 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 5, '05 From NE Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
So i guess you didn't trade your celi for that skyline you were talking about?
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Mar 15, 2006 - 10:24 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 19, '04 From Strongsville, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wow, he was going to trade his celica for a skyline?
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