I'm putting my Supra in storage soon and I am planning on rebuilding the motor with my tax returns. I had a few options I wanted to do with it, rebuilt the 7mge and do an n/a-t swap, 2jzgte, or 1jzgte swaps. I'm leaning more towards the rebuild and n/a-t swap mostly for cost reasons and my budget it still unknown. I have a lot of questions as I have never rebuilt an engine before and I have no experience with Turbo charging. My buddy is most likely going to help me out with this but ill be on my own a lot.
I guess the first questions that come to mind are where I could find a good quality rebuild kit, a good quality Turbo and intercooler kit, and what I should do as far as the block, head, and transmission.
I've looked around on eBay and driftmotion for rebuild kits. I've seen a bunch of kits on eBay but I have no idea how their quality is. I know driftmotion is a reputable dealer but I couldn't find a complete rebuild kit on there site and I'm not sure exactly what parts I'd need to buy to do this rebuild and n/a-t swap.
I haven't looked much into the Turbo or intercooler kits but I've seen a few on driftmotion. Help would be appreciated with finding good kits.
Now I know I will want to have the block and head shaved but is it necessary to have the head ported and polished? I'm not even completely sure what that means... would bigger pistons be a good idea?
Now having an n/a car I have a w58. My w58 has a lot of miles on it. Should I continue using that w58 or should I look for a r154? My buddy has one along with a driveshaft that I could see if he'd be willing to sell to me.
I mostly need help with knowing what parts to buy and what to spend my money on. I would like to keep costs as low as possible (I realize it won't be cheap though). I don't need to go over the top with extremely high quality parts as I won't be racing or drifting it. I don't really have a power goal but I would like this to be a reliable summer/spring/fall daily driver that I can have fun in. If I have to throw a number out I guess I'd say around 300-350 HP.
I'd like to get all this planned out ahead of time so I know exactly what to do when the time comes.
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I guess the first questions that come to mind are where I could find a good quality rebuild kit, a good quality Turbo and intercooler kit, and what I should do as far as the block, head, and transmission.
I've looked around on eBay and driftmotion for rebuild kits. I've seen a bunch of kits on eBay but I have no idea how their quality is. I know driftmotion is a reputable dealer but I couldn't find a complete rebuild kit on there site and I'm not sure exactly what parts I'd need to buy to do this rebuild and n/a-t swap.
I haven't looked much into the Turbo or intercooler kits but I've seen a few on driftmotion. Help would be appreciated with finding good kits.
Now I know I will want to have the block and head shaved but is it necessary to have the head ported and polished? I'm not even completely sure what that means... would bigger pistons be a good idea?
Now having an n/a car I have a w58. My w58 has a lot of miles on it. Should I continue using that w58 or should I look for a r154? My buddy has one along with a driveshaft that I could see if he'd be willing to sell to me.
I mostly need help with knowing what parts to buy and what to spend my money on. I would like to keep costs as low as possible (I realize it won't be cheap though). I don't need to go over the top with extremely high quality parts as I won't be racing or drifting it. I don't really have a power goal but I would like this to be a reliable summer/spring/fall daily driver that I can have fun in. If I have to throw a number out I guess I'd say around 300-350 HP.
I'd like to get all this planned out ahead of time so I know exactly what to do when the time comes.
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