7a-fe turbos? Options

[TRDCelicaST]

I got kinda bored at school today and started looking for 7a-fe turbo kits, the only ones I can see are the corollas. There should be no diff. between our engine and theirs right? So technically a corolla turbo would work on a celica st? Also, what do you guys think of turboing a car with almost 100k miles on it? I don't want anything insane, maybe 6-8 psi, just something to give the car the kick in the ass that it needs.

[97sccelica]

i was a 8psi when the piston melted

but the problem was caused a few weeks earlier when i got the new turbo on there, the spring on the new actuator was of a different strength.

i had everything set the same as with the old turbo, and expecting 5psi, the boost went up to 10psi in first and spiked to 12 in the 1-2 shift

that was not a problem for the engine, but the stock fuel pump gave out(12:1 FMU times 12psi, makes for a 144psi increase in fuel pressure, too much for the pump to handle)

car had a lot of detonation, a few weeks later i was making some runs in an industrial area of town and i cruised, made a u turn, came to a stop, and the car started shaking badly.

i was making a lot more power than stock, from 15mph to 115mph the car would not stop accelerating.

i used to go from 0-115-0 in around 45 seconds, rolling at 40, just under 4 seconds at WOT and i would be at 80. take an auto ST and see what speed you hit after 4 seconds of WOT from 40mph, i think i manage 50mph now, lol

from a roll, lightly modded mustang GT's were no problem(even from a stop, i would pass them by the end of second gear), no NA honda(that i came across) stood a chance, celica gt-s owners learned to pay respect to older generation celicas, and one 6gc GT owner learned to not judge a car by its badging

i would say, that compaired to a stock ST, at 8psi, i had an approximate 100% gain in power(@crank)

the best part was that i STILL GOT 23-25MPG in city driving, 30+ on the highways

because i had a t3 turbo, it was easier to drive around with out making any boost at all.

the small turbo's that come with those kits will spool faster and more easily. they also will run hotter, but on a mild setup, it wont make much of a difference

just remember, if its for a corolla, then its not going to be 100% bolt it. charge piping/intercooler piping will most likely not work with out modding and im very sure that the downpipe wont bolt in place.