Hey guys,
I've been out of the loop for a good while now but am finally ready to get my car built up. I've had a mint 87 5 speed turbo sitting in the garage for close to 10 years now, but am kicking myself for selling the engine out of it. I blew a hose and badly overheated the original 7m I had which ended in a blown MHG on my freshly built motor and ended up selling it with the intention of going 2JZ later on. My plans have changed over the years I guess, and now I'm stuck kind of wanting to restore the car to its former glory and have a reliable, clean example of a MK3 rather than a high hp fully built race car. I would love to put a fresh 7m back in along with all these parts I purchased forever ago but am having a hell of a time finding the last few pieces. Mainly, I need a 7m longblock, and would love a good quality bolt on turbo upgrade. I had a Driftmotion 67mm T4 kit and ended up selling it because it just wasn't really the quality or kind of thing I was looking for. I'm not looking to make a ton of hp, but theres something appealing to me about the upgrades that were available in the 90's/00's and id like something similar if possible. I have an HKS intercooler kit, VPC, fcon, full exhaust, downpipe, BOV, RC 550's, Koyo rad, MK4 fuel pump, AFPR, Wideband, and a ton of other stuff for the 7m. Would be awesome to be able to use it all. Can anyone recommend a suitable turbo that would land me between say 350-400hp thats of half decent quality, or a place to buy a solid remanufactured 7m, or is my best bet going to be looking through the forums and for sale ads and trying to catch something as it comes up? Thanks!
I've been out of the loop for a good while now but am finally ready to get my car built up. I've had a mint 87 5 speed turbo sitting in the garage for close to 10 years now, but am kicking myself for selling the engine out of it. I blew a hose and badly overheated the original 7m I had which ended in a blown MHG on my freshly built motor and ended up selling it with the intention of going 2JZ later on. My plans have changed over the years I guess, and now I'm stuck kind of wanting to restore the car to its former glory and have a reliable, clean example of a MK3 rather than a high hp fully built race car. I would love to put a fresh 7m back in along with all these parts I purchased forever ago but am having a hell of a time finding the last few pieces. Mainly, I need a 7m longblock, and would love a good quality bolt on turbo upgrade. I had a Driftmotion 67mm T4 kit and ended up selling it because it just wasn't really the quality or kind of thing I was looking for. I'm not looking to make a ton of hp, but theres something appealing to me about the upgrades that were available in the 90's/00's and id like something similar if possible. I have an HKS intercooler kit, VPC, fcon, full exhaust, downpipe, BOV, RC 550's, Koyo rad, MK4 fuel pump, AFPR, Wideband, and a ton of other stuff for the 7m. Would be awesome to be able to use it all. Can anyone recommend a suitable turbo that would land me between say 350-400hp thats of half decent quality, or a place to buy a solid remanufactured 7m, or is my best bet going to be looking through the forums and for sale ads and trying to catch something as it comes up? Thanks!