7AFTE, Check out page 3, one last question before the car goes to the shop Options

[mikecelica]

Few questions i had about the 7AFTE setup:

1. Is a .45 trim t3 turbo ok size or too small? Lookng to make about 180hp or so
2. Is 3" exhaust too big, shud I go with 2 1/2?
3. Do i need an fmu if im gona use bigger injectors?

thanks for any help

This post has been edited by mikecelica: Feb 24, 2008 - 2:35 PM

[mikecelica]

I got about 105 miles on mine.. thing is i work at a toyota dealership (nothing mechanic related) just driving shuttle, picking up parts stuff like that..anyways i asked the mechanics and they all say the 7afe will not handle boost and say your gona blow your engine.. One of them actualy done it on a corolla and blew the motor at 12lbs i think... Plus what i meant was the 4agze oil pan sorry. Could i not take it off the mr2 and use it instead? We got an mr2 supercharged at work everyone uses for parts. thanks for the help

[trd94]

I got about 105 miles on mine.. thing is i work at a toyota dealership (nothing mechanic related) just driving shuttle, picking up parts stuff like that..anyways i asked the mechanics and they all say the 7afe will not handle boost and say your gona blow your engine.. One of them actualy done it on a corolla and blew the motor at 12lbs i think... Plus what i meant was the 4agze oil pan sorry. Could i not take it off the mr2 and use it instead? We got an mr2 supercharged at work everyone uses for parts. thanks for the help

well i can prove that the 7a well handle 17 psi , but can it take it all the time. no not with out a little help in the bottom and at a good tune 12 psi is do able . if you do the research you will find out that most motors blow not because of the turbo but because of the tune ,and the lack of doing it right the first time. i have guys at the track tell me all the time i am going to blow my motor and at the shops around here they say it cant be running with turbo, but for three years now they have been wrong. if the pan will match up with you bottom and is not to deep ,clears everything then it could work. ... if i remember correctly i think it may be to deep and wont work with your oil pump also at 105,000 i would check compression and do a timing belt ,replace any seals that leak or looks like they may leak, also do a tranny filter change if you are auto , and flush the cooling system and check for any leaks. the turbo well put more stress on your cooling system as it adds more heat in the cylinders.

This post has been edited by trd94: Feb 15, 2008 - 9:40 PM