7afte Build North Carolina, USA, 7afe turbo build Options

[celica74]

Ive had my 94 celica for almost 2 years now. Bought it with 184k miles on it and in very good condition. Once i started automotive school my little 1.8l four banger wasnt enough. Found me a totalled 95 celica with a 7afe and only 120k miles on it and swaped that in. Then i found 6gc and read The DCW turbo build, stef's turbo build, and the one made in germany. Started seraching online for parts and then crunched some numbers. Didnt seen too expencive at first. Although i had never worked on a turbo car or known anything about a turbo or the amount of parts and time put into building one from scratch.

Parts Bought:

4afe turbo kit (turbo manifold, .50 ar to .63ar Hybrid t3/t4 turbo, FM Intercooler, piping, Slim fan, turbo timer, and dump pipe) $599.99

BOV RS style
$69.99

Oil drain and feed line kit with fittings
$89.99

7mge 315cc Line green top injectors (reverse flow cleans, tested)
$79.99

Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
$49.99

Fuel Management Unit 10:1 ratio
$99.99

TRE 255 lph fuel pump (reviews say its quieter and lasts longer then Walboro)
$69.99

40mm Wastegate with 10psi spring and 14psi spring adjustable
$79.99

I might be missing a few things, but these are the nessecity's i have bought. I know most of it sounds cheep, but i made up for the lack of cost by doing research on the actual item i was buying. Has taken me 4 months to collect all the basic parts i need.
Total cost: $1069.93

Which so i hear is very cheep for a turbo setup.
This does not include labor(im installing and fabricating everything myself), tuning, or misc. things.

I will have pictures up of my swap, and what ive done so far, i will do my best to provide details, hints and tricks.

[celica74]

I live in Cary, North Carolina, about an hour away from Fayetteville. Im out at the drag strip out there twice a month.

I should have photos up later tonight once i get them on my computer and figure out how to post them.

I was the same way about the 4afe kit for about 3 months. When it got here i checked everything over. Slim fan is already installed on the front of the condenser and working great. Piping you can go ahead and throw out, curves are all wrong, tried test fitting it 3 different ways. Just going to have an exhaust shot bend and weld the piping for me. Shouldnt be more then $50 at $5 a foot. The dump pipe if i put it on the way it came, the exhaust gases would shoot straight at the radiator, already have that fixed (ground the pipe off the flange and had a buddy weld it at the correct angle. Manifold has clean welds on it, just have to get the wastegate flange welded on and a flange either a wideband or o2 senser put on. Thats the only thing thats holding me back right now. I pulled the t3/t4 hybrid turbo apart and as far as i can tell all the seals are good and everything is tight. I dont think im going to use the turbo timer, dont see the point of a kitchen timing counting down when i can just let the car run for 3 min. I already test fitted the intercooler, fits right under the crash bar and the skid plates very well, just havent decided how to mount it though. All in all i think it was a good buy. Considering most turbos are 700 by themselves. And it doesnt bother me if this one lastes for 3 months, ill already have saved up to by a nice garret.

The only major problems ive had was the oil feed and drain lines. the kit i bought had the t fitting for the oil pressure senser for a feed, but the line for it wouldnt fit the flange that came with it, either i become inventive or buy a new flange that might work. But it came with a banjo fitting for the oil pan drain plug and bolted right up to the turbo.

FYI- I have my 315cc injectors on the car right now, i got 16mpg without adjusting the fuel pressure and hotter plugs.