 7AFE Re-Build |
 Aug 14, 2004 - 8:58 PM
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I have posted on turboing my st, but have came to the decision to do a performance rebuild on the engine first. I have about 3k to put into the rebuild, and I am not sure thats enough since a mechanic will be doing the rebuild. Well basically I want to know it 3k will be enough. Does anyone know any good helpful web sites with good info and parts.
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Aug 16, 2004 - 12:39 AM
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You DO NOT want to do that. Shaving a stock flywheel down to a weight that low is very dangerous. A stock flywheel is designed to be strong at the stock weight, and shaving lots of weight off of the flywheel makes it much weaker, increasing the likelihood that the flywheel will explode. And a flywheel exploding at high RPM is like a grenade going off. I've read about people losing their legs, and in more severe cases, their lives, due to lightened stock flywheels exploding. I actually knew a kid last year when I was at school who had a Volkswagen GTI. He was at the track and launched and his lightened flywheel exploded. My friend got lucky and made it out with only $4,500 worth of damage to his car. An innocent bystander watching, however, had to be rushed to the hospital because a fragment of the flywheel shot out of the car and fractured his skull. If you really want a lighter flywheel, get an aftermarket one, preferable made out of one-piece chromoly steel. I recently read about a multiple-piece aluminum flywheel coming apart in a Civic in a shop and causing all kinds of damage. The starter was the only thing that prevented the outside tooth portion of the flywheel from causing harm to the driver. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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scorpian3243 7AFE Re-Build Aug 14, 2004 - 8:58 PM
playr158 get ARIAS pistons from a 4age engine.......
and ke... Aug 14, 2004 - 9:14 PM initialdrift55 how much of a difference would just a lighter flyw... Aug 15, 2004 - 2:00 AM playr158 the difference in the flywheel will be just that y... Aug 15, 2004 - 1:11 PM spunky393 don't forget that the lightened flywheel is ve... Aug 15, 2004 - 4:55 PM scorpian3243 Well I am looking to Turbo my ST, but it has about... Aug 15, 2004 - 5:15 PM ghostdog seems to me if you have 3k for a rebuild and anoth... Aug 15, 2004 - 5:30 PM scorpian3243 Yeah it does seem that way but I don't really ... Aug 15, 2004 - 5:45 PM o8poa8o dude 10+psi on a 7AFTE! that'd be awesome,... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:06 PM scorpian3243 Well I will not be doing the work myself because I... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:13 PM scorpian3243 Damn I hate typing while allergies are acting up. ... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:15 PM o8poa8o heh dont feel bad most of us cant type anyways... ... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:25 PM scorpian3243 Yeah, I said I don't want to deal with a swap.... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:28 PM Sev408 take a look six posts down and you can see what ed... Aug 15, 2004 - 6:55 PM o8poa8o QUOTE (scorpian3243 @ Aug 15, 2004 - 11:28 PM) Yea... Aug 15, 2004 - 9:38 PM scorpian3243 Does anyone know how much psi EDO can push through... Aug 15, 2004 - 10:36 PM Sev408 probly like 10 im only guessing tho. and id say 10... Aug 15, 2004 - 10:45 PM scorpian3243 Thats cool. That is what my goal is. Right now I a... Aug 15, 2004 - 11:08 PM spunky393 Coomer, maybe you should let them know about your ... Aug 16, 2004 - 12:46 AM Coomer QUOTE (spunky393 @ Aug 15, 2004 - 10:46 PM) Coomer... Aug 16, 2004 - 1:00 AM scorpian3243 well tring to get back to subject. I have the 94 S... Aug 16, 2004 - 4:55 PM nik QUOTE (scorpian3243 @ Aug 16, 2004 - 2:55 PM) well... Aug 16, 2004 - 5:26 PM scorpian3243 Well as I asked earlier. I was refered to a book c... Aug 16, 2004 - 7:19 PM
nik QUOTE (scorpian3243 @ Aug 16, 2004 - 5:19 PM) Well... Aug 17, 2004 - 10:03 AM |
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