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New build and using a catch can for the first time. The unit came with an open drain pipe and no valve to shut off drain. Without a valve, the drain port seems to be a dead vacuum leak, true?

Can anyone tell me exactly what is needed for the 7M GTE PCV system to work correctly when after market turbo and Intercooler pipes are being used? The "3000" pipe no longer has a port for some line and just want to make sure I have this system hooked up correctly. I am also using a catch can...

So my fresh engine had a few issues at first (too much boost because of wastegate linkage hitting IC pipe) but now runs strong, except that at about 500 miles it began smoking when backing of to a stop. Large cloud comes up and surrounds car. 7M GTE with minor mods--big intercooler, 3 inch...

Fresh engine with drift motion 3" downpipe and exhaust and aftermarket intercooler, drift motion modified oil pump, oil thermostat, cooler and filter relocator, now makes so much boost I get 12lbs at about 5000 rpms and hit fuel cut. Running stock turbo and wastegate, what is the easy way to...

Hi everyone, finally got my fresh 7M GTE running and at first all seemed well. Cranked with fuel disabled to build oil pressure, then fired right up. 1st test drive seemed good until I decided to do some WOT runs from 30MPH in 3rd gear up to about 60 or 65 MPH. First few runs were good, but...

Just about to finish up 7M GTE rebuild with some mods. After market intercooler and pipes, the "3000" replacement pipe does not have bung for hose that goes to the vacuum switched 1/2" hose that I don't know the function of. Does someone have a diagram of all the vacuum lines and what is...

Does anyone sell a complete kit for 7M GTE to relocate filter and add cooler, thermostat? For street use is it necessary to use expensive fittings and hose, or will push lock with clamps do the job? What size minimum hose and fittings are recommended? Thanks!

Those of you who have read my earlier posts already know the long sad story, but a brief re-hash in case you don't. Bought a "good" JDM turbo 7MGTE to replace tired NA engine. After finding the correct wiring harness, ECU ect. ran it 2000 miles, changed to full synthetic and spun #6 rod...

Less than 3000 miles on rebuilt 7m gte (arp rod bolts, arp head bolts, metal gasket, turbo rebuid, etc. but started to have a top end valve type "tap" and thought it had broken a valve spring. A so-called race shop in Nashville, TN did the head overhaul and other machine work, and I've been...

What is the most common hatch leak? It gets wet inside the rear hatch lower plastic cover where the wiper motor and antenna stuff is.

Fresh rebuild, stock crank polished and checked, new oil pump, spun engine with fuel inop and ignition inop until oil pressure began to rise. Shimmed both oil pump bypass valve and oil pressure regulator valve 5mm. Upon cold start, aftermarket (cheap) mechanical oil gauge reads 60 psi at fast...

Just finished rebuild of 7M gte and runs fine, but when trying to set timing, shorting the two pins in the test port has no effect. Timing at idle shows 13 BTDC at max adjustment, so I pulled the CPS and moved one tooth but would then could not adjust enough to run at all. Moved back and runs...

How come when I buy a "complete" gasket set is does not include the o ring between the oil pump pick up and the pump? And what about the metal gasket that covers the spark plugs? These seem to loose their coating and thus do a poor job of sealing off the plug area, but where can I get a new one...

I have just been around and around with two machine shops trying to insure that my re-worked crank and rods have the correct side play. All except the one journal that had spun a bearing check within the spec's of .063 to .0118 (max) as listed in the Chilton manual for this engine, however, the...

Are the crank and rods the same in a 7M-GTE and a 7M-GE?

Just installed rods/pistons and I checked side play of rods big end and found that the one replacement rod (due to extremely spun bearing) measures .016 whereas others are about .011. My machine shop guy was glib enough to say "gee, 4 thou is nothing", but I will check with the re-builders group...

Maybe a dumb question, but my machine shop removed pistons from rods to re-con and change pistons to +.020, but now I'm ready to reassemble and unsure which way oil spray hole in rods should face. Makes sense they face the thrust side so that would mean oil holes face passenger side as seen from...

This all began as a swap from a n/a 7m auto car to a turbo 5-speed. I bought an ebay engine with trans from a Canadian vendor that promised "the pictured item is what you are buying" only to receive an engine with an auto trans flex plate and a 5-speed locked in 2nd gear. After buying the...

Just tore down my JDM "low mileage" that trashed a rod bearing within 100 miles of changing to synthetic oil. The rod bearing for # 1 was entirely gone (remnants in the pan) and I've built many engines but this is the first time I've found the bearing entirely gone. Usually the spun bearing is...

Maybe it was just a coincidence but after reading the oil info article I changed my perfectly running GTE to 0-40 mobil 1 ( the only 0- oil I could find locally) and the car spun a rod bearing withing 100 miles with the oil pressure never dropping from normal. Before the change pressure was a...