so i recently dropped in a 1989 fully rebuilt 7mgte into my 1988 na chassis. i bought the engine off of a friend with estimated 30,000kms on it. mods are:
the hks 2.0 mhg and drift motion ss braded main oil feed line that goes in after the pump.
cooleeze 2.5'' ic and piping with greddy type r bov.
lexus afm and rc 550 injectors
stock oil cooler and a used dual pass haste rad i bought off of spaniard from sm.
walbro fuelpump
bosch dual electric fans
removed egr
brand new toyota clutch
turbosmart manual boost controller
the initial start up was good. everything running great and all fluids topped up. but the rad i bought was repaired by "professionals" and they killed 9 fins and used apoxy to fill in the holes. well the apoxy melted and my coolant leaked while on the highway not realizing what happened because the highspeed kept the coolant gauge normal. so i get off and see my gauge clime drastically and redlines i shut it off and open the hood to find my fans didnt kick in because the wires melted. so i wait for it to cool and drive back home with the heater on full blast keeping the coolant temp down.
i install stock hydrofan and do a quick rad patch job as i try to deal with spaniard but no luck.
i also bought new rad cap and 183 F thermostat and now at 3,000- 4,000 rpm my car shutters and vibrates like crazy under boost. its not the transmission or drive shaft or diff. its something mechanical. anyways im scared what damage i have done. the turbo also now makes a whining noise as i reach 3,000-4000 rpm, almost like someone is dropping a bomb.
the hks 2.0 mhg and drift motion ss braded main oil feed line that goes in after the pump.
cooleeze 2.5'' ic and piping with greddy type r bov.
lexus afm and rc 550 injectors
stock oil cooler and a used dual pass haste rad i bought off of spaniard from sm.
walbro fuelpump
bosch dual electric fans
removed egr
brand new toyota clutch
turbosmart manual boost controller
the initial start up was good. everything running great and all fluids topped up. but the rad i bought was repaired by "professionals" and they killed 9 fins and used apoxy to fill in the holes. well the apoxy melted and my coolant leaked while on the highway not realizing what happened because the highspeed kept the coolant gauge normal. so i get off and see my gauge clime drastically and redlines i shut it off and open the hood to find my fans didnt kick in because the wires melted. so i wait for it to cool and drive back home with the heater on full blast keeping the coolant temp down.
i install stock hydrofan and do a quick rad patch job as i try to deal with spaniard but no luck.
i also bought new rad cap and 183 F thermostat and now at 3,000- 4,000 rpm my car shutters and vibrates like crazy under boost. its not the transmission or drive shaft or diff. its something mechanical. anyways im scared what damage i have done. the turbo also now makes a whining noise as i reach 3,000-4000 rpm, almost like someone is dropping a bomb.
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but who are you talking about.
