playr158

#1

http://www.importperformanceparts.net/
this is the site i was looking around, and i went to toyota, then camshafts, then topline camshafts, then down to a 7afe celica, will this work?!?!? will it help me out any?

oh and also they say they have connecting rods under the connecting rods section and then in topline


This post has been edited by playr158: Mar 6, 2004 - 11:29 AM

SpedToe169

#2

Wow, good find. They actually have a lot of stuff for the 7a, but dissapointingly, most of it is OE replacement parts. The rods and the cams for the 7a are all stock parts.

I'm excited about their engine rebuild kits, thats going to save me a lot of time sourcing parts and buying stuff from toyota.

playr158

#3

so where can i find forged pistons ?>

S_C_M

#4

As far as I know, you'd need to have custom forged pistons made for the vehicle. Crower, J&E, or Wiseco should be able to help you... If there is an off-the-shelf option, I hope someone informs us both.

DustyBurns30

#5

i'm sure 90% of you know this by now, but when i talked to raeeng.com about custom forged rods to fit some 4a-gze pistons, they quoted me $700 just for the rods. i even sent them one of my old rods to see if any of there existing stock could be modified or machined to work but they had nothing. so if your looking to get a piston/rod combo, you will probably be looking at $1100 not to mention the rebuild kit and new rings/ bearings that your going to need. well worth it in the long run of forced induction but it will hurt at the time of transaction.

SpedToe169

#6

Yup, $1100 sounds about right. I'm keeping the stock rods, working them over and getting pistons made. I think I'm going to have Arias make my pistons. You really shouldn't need rods unless you're running INSANE boost (~20psi) or spinning the engine faster. I'm going to have my stock rods magnafluxed, beam polished, and shot peened and they should be able to take anything I can throw at them.

DustyBurns30

#7

how much will that cost to do all that machining on the rods? also, do you recommend performance rod/main bearings and those toga performance rings with medium boost pressures (like 8-12 psi)?

Hym3n

#8

I know this has been asked before, but on that site there's a turbo kit for the 7afe 'rolla. Quite some big gains on that, and the price is pretty damn nice IMO. What changes need to be made from that one to fit on ours?

-brian

toyotaspeed_90

#9

i'll keep you guys posted.... the guy who helped me with my motorswap (who has a te51 that turns technical peoples heads when the hood is open, 2 ae86's, an mr2, an ae92 gts, and 2 first gen celicas) is going to be building a 7a-gze.... i'll let you guys know how he builds the bottom end... i know he'll be using mainly 4a-gze parts.... & this guy DEFINATELY knows that he's doing....

FallenHero

#10

-SpedToe169+Mar 7, 2004 - 10:09 AM

initialdrift55

#11

to bring it up again what types of changes will this turbo kit for the 7AFE Corolla need to fit in our st's?

DustyBurns30

#12

i believe you will need a custom down pipe, and you may run into problems with the length on the oil lines and such. you would be better off just buy that turbo seperate (if that's the one you really want) and round up the other parts through jgstools.com, ebay, and performance import sites. that method will also save you money as well. if you look at the list of items that comes with the turbo kit, it doesn't quite come with everything you need.

can someone post a link to that page that has a basic list of items for a custom turbo setup?

thanks

SpedToe169

#13

zipstrips

#14

there are "off the shelf pistons" for the 7a.. qutoed from doggy the 4agZe pistons work.. i got my set (not yet installed) from my toyota dealer.. with rings $250.... rods will we are left from custom there. and about the corolla kit, your better off building from scrach.

FallenHero

#15

You need to get those pistons fitted to the rods and let us hear how it was done!!! Has doggy done it yet?