A little back story here, but I now own Mattjk's red supra and yes it is still smoking. The PO didn't fix the problem, however he did buy a used set of turbos from BIC in Vancouver but never got around to installing them. I'm going to swap the turbos this winter however I am not sure what gaskets I need to purchase or which can be reused. I'm doing it as a stop gap measure until I know which single turbo I want to go with. I'd consider fixing/upgrading the twins, but I'm still waiting for someone who's upgraded their twins to post a dyno sheet.
From what I've been able to find out so far, I can buy a CT-26 turbo gasket kit as it contains the water and oil gaskets (probably need two of them actually, one kit for each turbo?). Beyond that I'm not sure what the other gaskets are that I need to buy or whether they can be reused.
I think I need to buy this gasket from Driftmotion, however not sure if the one in place can be reused?:
http://www.driftmotion.com/1JZ-GTE-non-vvti-Exhaust-Manifold-Gasket-2pc-p/dm3109.htm
I'm also a bit confused about the following areas:
1. Turbo(s) to manifold gasket(s): Can these be reused? I have not seen them sold anywhere. If I need to purchase, is this gasket identical to any other Toyota turbo gasket used on another model car (i.e. 2JZ, 7M)? I've heard you can spray these gaskets with copper spray and reuse them as long as they aren't ruined from removing the turbos.
2. From some blown up pictures I've seen, it looks like the twin turbo manifold is attached to the head through a two step process or in other words, there is a removable piece between the turbo manifold and the head (so a gasket on either side of this piece). Am I correct in this or am I imagining things? :icon_bigg
Thanks for the help!
The "how to" I'm going to use for doing the swap is this link:
http://www.thepointnet.com/Lenticular/Turbo/
From what I've been able to find out so far, I can buy a CT-26 turbo gasket kit as it contains the water and oil gaskets (probably need two of them actually, one kit for each turbo?). Beyond that I'm not sure what the other gaskets are that I need to buy or whether they can be reused.
I think I need to buy this gasket from Driftmotion, however not sure if the one in place can be reused?:
http://www.driftmotion.com/1JZ-GTE-non-vvti-Exhaust-Manifold-Gasket-2pc-p/dm3109.htm
I'm also a bit confused about the following areas:
1. Turbo(s) to manifold gasket(s): Can these be reused? I have not seen them sold anywhere. If I need to purchase, is this gasket identical to any other Toyota turbo gasket used on another model car (i.e. 2JZ, 7M)? I've heard you can spray these gaskets with copper spray and reuse them as long as they aren't ruined from removing the turbos.
2. From some blown up pictures I've seen, it looks like the twin turbo manifold is attached to the head through a two step process or in other words, there is a removable piece between the turbo manifold and the head (so a gasket on either side of this piece). Am I correct in this or am I imagining things? :icon_bigg
Thanks for the help!
The "how to" I'm going to use for doing the swap is this link:
http://www.thepointnet.com/Lenticular/Turbo/
