Recent content by red90turbo

yea i thought about the heat soak, but to get around that i would get a custom hood that would help re-leave the pipes of the heat

yea on the first pic but i was thinking of taking the 1ggte over head pipes and make them fit to the 7mgte throttle body

Just wondering they looked cool, but not good enough to put a 1ggte in, sorry for the post in this section, i think i might make my own custom pipes that look like the 1ggte

Im wondering if i can stick a 1ggte style intake on a 7m like the pipes that sit over the engine on the 1ggte

ok is there a specific head gasket thickness to offset the machining of the head

Im not sure i just took a metal ruler and saw it wasnt level

ok thanks but i ment to machine the head because its warped

I am in need of a rebuild kit,( upper and lower gaskets, bottom-end bearings, piston rings, pistons and oil pump) Im just wondering if the ebay 7mgte rebuild kits are any good and im wondering if i can machine my 7mgte head because its warped

For a couple of days the car has had a misfire upon start up and idling , but once it has warmed up and i drive it, the car doesnt misfire ,but at stop lights you can tell there is a misfire(car shaking, rpms jump around)just this morning i replaced the plugs to see if that was the problem ran...

90 turbo targa auto 137,890 4500 on rebuild

how long does it take to rewire the knock sensors, and should i just get the knock sensors to avoid taking the intake manifold off again because ive taken it off 4 or 5 times cause of the fuel rail o-rings

I recently rebuilt my 7mgte with a new turbo, head gasket, water pump the whole shabang and i wasnt getting boost after i let the engine break in, went ahead and checked the check engine light and it came up code 52 knock sensor, could that be why im not getting boost?

Did you check for bubbles coming out of the radiator when you start it up, my car was doing the same and i nearly sold it because i didnt want to deal with it but i remember when i first got the car running there is a metal tube coming out of the egr cannister on the bottom of it and i just let...

How long does it take for the car to get hot

I put a new thermostat in a few days ago and i drove the car around quite a bit and it would never go above half on the temp gauge (good) keep in mind i dont have a fan shroud , i wake up and turn the car on and let it idle for 10 min (in 20 degree weather) and when i get in it its about 3/4 on...