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Hi everyone!
I'm Luca, from Italy, and this is my 1990 MA70 Supra, 7M-GTE, R154 5speed.
It's FULL stock for now, but it's going to be slowly and vastly upgraded from now on!
Power-wise, my goal is somewhere between 400 and 500PS.
The car now has 200'000km (120'000mi) and makes knocking noises when revving it at partial throttle from about 1700 to 3000rpm.
Noise seems to come from the head, but I had people tell me it's either failed rod bearings or something wrong in the valvetrain (perhaps might be the cam position sensor coming loose).
The plan was to leave it on stock internals eventhough it's high mileage (I would've just upgraded the headgasket), but since I might have to change the rod bearings, I might even change piston rings, head studs and shim the oil pump.
Approximately, I'm going for tubular exhaust manifold, 3 or 3.5inch straight pipe exhaust+muffler, aluminum intake manifold and pipings, intercooler, something around 500cc injectors, t67/t78 turbo, thermostatic oil cooler, coil-on-plug ignition system, stock radiator and fans (might upgrade to alu radiator and electric-only fans), catch can and that's it. That's at least the setup I'm trying to follow, but I might have to change plans down the road if I see something wouldn't work right.
Advices and opinions are welcomed as long as they're respectful and constructive
Cheers
I'm Luca, from Italy, and this is my 1990 MA70 Supra, 7M-GTE, R154 5speed.
It's FULL stock for now, but it's going to be slowly and vastly upgraded from now on!
Power-wise, my goal is somewhere between 400 and 500PS.
The car now has 200'000km (120'000mi) and makes knocking noises when revving it at partial throttle from about 1700 to 3000rpm.
Noise seems to come from the head, but I had people tell me it's either failed rod bearings or something wrong in the valvetrain (perhaps might be the cam position sensor coming loose).
The plan was to leave it on stock internals eventhough it's high mileage (I would've just upgraded the headgasket), but since I might have to change the rod bearings, I might even change piston rings, head studs and shim the oil pump.
Approximately, I'm going for tubular exhaust manifold, 3 or 3.5inch straight pipe exhaust+muffler, aluminum intake manifold and pipings, intercooler, something around 500cc injectors, t67/t78 turbo, thermostatic oil cooler, coil-on-plug ignition system, stock radiator and fans (might upgrade to alu radiator and electric-only fans), catch can and that's it. That's at least the setup I'm trying to follow, but I might have to change plans down the road if I see something wouldn't work right.
Advices and opinions are welcomed as long as they're respectful and constructive
Cheers
