 7a-fe turbos? |
 Apr 2, 2004 - 1:48 PM
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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.
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Apr 5, 2004 - 1:31 PM
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Have you done either? I think you're seriously underestimating the time it takes to turbo an ST. I've been working on it for over 6 months and I'm not there yet. I'm pretty close, and my setup will be top notch, but theres a LOT to it. The cheapest you can do it is still going to be over $2k (not $1500). I think its really a toss when it comes to the swap vs. the turbo. It really depends on what you want out of it in the end. The swap is more expensive, but can yield higher power numbers with less work (and less additional money past the initial work). The turbo is cheaper but a lot more complicated if you're not experienced in such things. Yes, the wiring in the swap can be tricky, but now you can just send the harnesses off to Mike and have him do it all. That makes it a LOT more simple. I wish I would have done the swap now, but I think I'll be really happy with the results I get with the turbo.
Did the pump actually stop working for good? Injectors are simply not made to withstand much over 100psi. 144psi would have stuck them open (if the stock pump could have produced it) and caused all kinds of bad things to happen. More likely the stock pump wasn't ever capable of 144psi (very, very few pumps will do this under ideal conditions). You probably ran out of fuel pump at just under 10psi, went lean, and burned the piston. You really really really needed bigger injectors (and therefore lower fuel pressure) with a higher volume pump to keep things from going bad. So you're partially right, the fuel pump would have been great insurance at 8psi, but without bigger injectors, you would've been screwed at 12psi anyway.
8psi yes, any more and you'll need bigger injectors as well. |
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TRDCelicaST 7a-fe turbos? Apr 2, 2004 - 1:48 PM
macavely next time your that bored .. do a search.... j/k
... Apr 2, 2004 - 1:59 PM TRDCelicaST How'd I know someone ws gonna tell me to searc... Apr 2, 2004 - 2:23 PM hyp3rk1d Id say dont buy a kit.. go the custom root.. thats... Apr 2, 2004 - 6:15 PM 97sccelica i went custom
just dont forget a fuel pump
LEARN... Apr 2, 2004 - 11:07 PM hyp3rk1d Fuel Pump... Check lol...
Sorry to hear about tha... Apr 2, 2004 - 11:45 PM celimanST I found this kit it looks decent but then I don... Apr 3, 2004 - 12:39 AM politicsareevil What kind of horsepower increase did you get from ... Apr 3, 2004 - 2:48 PM FallenHero my guess is the 170's but you'll need an ... Apr 3, 2004 - 11:17 PM 97sccelica i was a 8psi when the piston melted
but the probl... Apr 4, 2004 - 4:00 AM hyp3rk1d so just replace the stock fuel pump.... and i can ... Apr 4, 2004 - 4:33 PM Digndoug well sence this is alreadyt an open topic, why wou... Apr 4, 2004 - 5:26 PM forkee QUOTE (Digndoug @ Apr 4, 2004 - 3:26 PM) well... Apr 4, 2004 - 9:20 PM 5sfeTurbo Preach on brotha'..! Apr 4, 2004 - 9:58 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (hyp3rk1d @ Apr 4, 2004 - 1:33 PM) so just r... Apr 5, 2004 - 12:26 PM forkee no but just bc i haven't doesnt mean i don... Apr 5, 2004 - 6:50 PM blkGT QUOTE (forkee @ Apr 4, 2004 - 7:20 PM) QUOTE (Dign... Apr 5, 2004 - 7:29 PM 97sccelica john,
the piston didnt melt till a few weeks afte... Apr 6, 2004 - 3:30 AM SpedToe169 Interesting.
QUOTE i got to look at all the inter... Apr 6, 2004 - 8:33 AM 97sccelica yea, the HG was ok too
i was very impressed
cons... Apr 6, 2004 - 9:52 AM politicsareevil Ok heres my deal. I am getting the the "extre... Apr 6, 2004 - 11:45 AM SpedToe169 Ohhhh, I get it. This comment confused me:
QUOT... Apr 7, 2004 - 8:40 AM celicaman96 Hey Politics, did you end up buying that turbo kit... Apr 13, 2004 - 4:43 PM politicsareevil No I havent bought it yet but I will be soon. I ca... Apr 13, 2004 - 4:59 PM politicsareevil Also the turbo kit I am interested in comes with a... Apr 13, 2004 - 5:06 PM 97sccelica QUOTE (politicsareevil @ Apr 13, 2004 - 2:06 PM) A... Apr 13, 2004 - 11:46 PM initialdrift55 so the extreme kit will be good and reliable with ... Apr 14, 2004 - 12:15 AM 97sccelica QUOTE (initialdrift55 @ Apr 13, 2004 - 9:15 PM) so... Apr 14, 2004 - 12:25 AM Rjb23 For $2800 why not put a 3sgte in? Apr 14, 2004 - 12:40 AM SpedToe169 QUOTE the 255lph walbro pump for a mk4 supra TT, ... Apr 14, 2004 - 8:24 AM doGGy Well, i used GT4 pump, it fits perfect, it is quie... Apr 14, 2004 - 8:46 AM celicaman96 QUOTE (Rjb23 @ Apr 13, 2004 - 10:40 PM) For ... Apr 14, 2004 - 12:00 PM celicarocker maybe one day ill be able to boost my 7a Apr 14, 2004 - 3:18 PM nik well i started ordering stuff to turbo my 7afe
li... Apr 14, 2004 - 7:57 PM politicsareevil http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...sspag... Apr 20, 2004 - 9:46 AM forkee i heard 9-10 is the magic number, lol. and 8 is pu... Apr 20, 2004 - 9:57 AM hyp3rk1d i heard with a FMIC and the right fuel settings, y... Apr 20, 2004 - 10:10 AM 97sccelica depends on how much money you want to spend
get t... Apr 20, 2004 - 10:59 AM zipstrips ill sell my kit if the price is right. Apr 25, 2004 - 2:54 PM celicarocker didnt doggy say he was planning on running like 12... Apr 25, 2004 - 4:28 PM FallenHero Doggy is also building his engine strictly for boo... Apr 25, 2004 - 9:09 PM rlan214 it makes me wonder how come everybody that does 7a... Apr 25, 2004 - 11:04 PM
doGGy QUOTE (rlan214 @ Apr 25, 2004 - 9:04 PM) it makes ... Apr 26, 2004 - 2:45 AM |
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