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Rusty
#91
great progress thumbsup.gif

and yes knock sensor
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sodap0pWRC
#92
that pitting is from detonation, not from debris bro.
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KAOS
#93
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QUOTE (sodap0pWRC @ May 5, 2012 - 3:04 AM) *
>that pitting is from detonation, not from debris bro.


Thanks Steve. are those detonation pits repairable or do I need to replace the parts?
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DKGT4
#94
Very nice. Great work so far.. This will be done very soon as I need to replace the valve cover gasket... I think I'm getting some oil leak and therefore the exhaust spewing out some smoke.... But we'll see.

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sodap0pWRC
#95
It should be ok bro, that pitting could have weakened the ringlands below, but I doubt it. I'd check on a price for a set of pistons, if they are cheap enough, I'd go that route. The head should be fine too, not a lot of pitting
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KAOS
#96
Got the block and the pistons back from the machine shop today - CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

Block looks great... needs a little bit of a pressure wash to get rid of the flaking paint on the block (from the hot tank, I'm assuming). I didn't realize how much gunk/build up there actually was in the cooling chambers of the cylinders until it wasn't there anymore. The chambers look great now, could probably use a little pressure washing themselves. (I can still see a few rust chips inside... )

The block came back with what appears to be some pretty big scratches in the cylinders... I'm a little concerned because they weren't there before I took the block to the shop and now I'm worried that the block might not be usable. frown.gif

Unfortunately, I'm heading out of town for the long weekend and won't be able to take pictures, etc until I get back. frown.gif

...or maybe I'll try to snap a few in the sunlight in the morning before we leave, get your opinion(s). biggrin.gif

The shop said the cylinder walls and pistons were still well within specs, so I can reuse them for the rebuild. thumbsup.gif
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Box
#97
Maybe do a light honing on them? Just enough to smooth things out some.
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KAOS
#98
Took a vid:

Cylinder Walls

Looks like scratches from the honing tool - doesn't seem like a crack, but I might do a dye test just in case.

Looks like they're high enough in the cylinder wall that it might be higher than the TDC. wink.gif

This post has been edited by KAOS: May 20, 2015 - 1:19 PM
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bsamps4
#99
Looks like some tooling marks from the machine shop. I'd take that **** back and have them fix it!
Rusty
#100
dang I hope its not a crack. Wasn't there before was it?



one thing you could look at further down the rebuild, is getting some of the heat reflective wrap and putting it on the underside of the intake manifold to prevent heat soak. (GT-4/3S-GTE owners do the same on their factory intercooler) I'm looking at doing the same, but can't find it for sale here in NZ.
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KAOS
#101
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QUOTE (Rusty @ May 21, 2012 - 5:23 PM) *
>dang I hope its not a crack. Wasn't there before was it?



one thing you could look at further down the rebuild, is getting some of the heat reflective wrap and putting it on the underside of the intake manifold to prevent heat soak. (GT-4/3S-GTE owners do the same on their factory intercooler) I'm looking at doing the same, but can't find it for sale here in NZ.


That's a good idea, but you think it'll make a noticeable difference?
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Rusty
#102
When I made and installed my cold airbox, my intake manifold was cooler to touch afterwoods. So I'm sure this would help a bit with keeping intake temperatures down - seems to work for 3S-GTE guys. I dont think its too expensive and its pretty easy to install.
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mkernz22
#103
What exactly do you have to do wiring wise to put this into a GT? I know everything is basically bolt in with mounts, transmission, etc.
I don't know how much longer my engine is going to last, still running strong, but I have my doubts. I'm not spending the money to put my other 5s block back together if it's going to cost about the same, or a little less, than it would for this engine. I'd rather have the tad bit more HP and more respect from teh friends lol
NYp8tBaller07
#104
Great work. Can't wait to see it running :-)
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KAOS
#105
Some key components to the rebuild finally came in:




Cometic Gaskets (including metal headgasket) and ACL Race Bearings. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

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This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:05 PM
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NYp8tBaller07
#106
nice =)
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KAOS
#107
Managed to clean up the surface rust and run a quick wire wheel along the block.

... THEN PAINT!

BEFORE:



AFTER:






This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:05 PM
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enderswift
#108
good work dude, block looks good.
sodap0pWRC
#109
done yet? you now have less than 1 month smile.gif

just thought I'd remind you wink.gif
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jcbass7
#110
Engine work is looking good, I wish I could have tore my block down to the ground and built her back up. Maybe next summer haha, keep the updates coming!
HerCelica95
#111
[quote name='KAOS' date='May 20, 2011 - 12:12 PM' post='917217']
After becoming more comfortable with the 6GC, and where to source parts from... I had the mod bug baaaaad:

In 2008; I purchased my first suspension mods; Tanabe D210 Lowering Springs & a GT-Four Rear Strut Bar:




And in 2009 decided to spice up the interior...

From this:


To this:



aaaaand somewhere in there a 7th Gen Short Throw Shifter was installed... smile.gif




...Where do you find the JDM gauge faces??? i have been looking all over and cant find them frown.gif do you have a website i can go to so i can order them??
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bsamps4
#112
lower oil pan gasket? You just use FIPG???
KAOS
#113
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QUOTE (bsamps4 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 11:55 AM) *
>lower oil pan gasket? You just use FIPG???


LOL - i didnt actually see a gasket in the kit there... Was totally planning on FIPG on the lower oil pan.

Love that stuff.

Speaking of the lower oil pan; I took it off and cleaned it out real good and it looks like it got dinged in a previous life and the paint on the INSIDE of the pan is flaking away in one spot... Something to worry about if i reuse it?


As for the gauges; they're the furthest thing from JDM you can get - they're simply custom reverse glow gauges from SpeedHut.com.

This post has been edited by KAOS: Jul 8, 2012 - 5:34 PM
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HerCelica95
#114
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QUOTE (KAOS @ Jul 8, 2012 - 4:41 PM) *
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QUOTE (bsamps4 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 11:55 AM) *
>lower oil pan gasket? You just use FIPG???


LOL - i didnt actually see a gasket in the kit there... Was totally planning on FIPG on the lower oil pan.

Love that stuff.

Speaking of the lower oil pan; I took it off and cleaned it out real good and it looks like it got dinged in a previous life and the paint on the INSIDE of the pan is flaking away in one spot... Something to worry about if i reuse it?


As for the gauges; they're the furthest thing from JDM you can get - they're simply custom reverse glow gauges from SpeedHut.com.



i dont see celica on the site for speedhut... do supra gauges work? or what did you use?
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KAOS
#115
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QUOTE (HerCelica95 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 4:53 PM) *
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QUOTE (KAOS @ Jul 8, 2012 - 4:41 PM) *
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QUOTE (bsamps4 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 11:55 AM) *
>lower oil pan gasket? You just use FIPG???


LOL - i didnt actually see a gasket in the kit there... Was totally planning on FIPG on the lower oil pan.

Love that stuff.

Speaking of the lower oil pan; I took it off and cleaned it out real good and it looks like it got dinged in a previous life and the paint on the INSIDE of the pan is flaking away in one spot... Something to worry about if i reuse it?


As for the gauges; they're the furthest thing from JDM you can get - they're simply custom reverse glow gauges from SpeedHut.com.




i dont see celica on the site for speedhut... do supra gauges work? or what did you use?


Oh noes, doesn't look like they sell the overlays for the Celica anymore. I'm sorry for misleading you.
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This post has been edited by KAOS: Jul 8, 2012 - 6:17 PM
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mkernz22
#116
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jun 18, 2012 - 4:45 PM) *
>What exactly do you have to do wiring wise to put this into a GT? I know everything is basically bolt in with mounts, transmission, etc.
I don't know how much longer my engine is going to last, still running strong, but I have my doubts. I'm not spending the money to put my other 5s block back together if it's going to cost about the same, or a little less, than it would for this engine. I'd rather have the tad bit more HP and more respect from teh friends lol


Any word on what you have to do to wire this bad boy in? It is literally plug and play or are there a few things that need to get changed around?
KAOS
#117
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jul 8, 2012 - 5:33 PM) *
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jun 18, 2012 - 4:45 PM) *
>What exactly do you have to do wiring wise to put this into a GT? I know everything is basically bolt in with mounts, transmission, etc.
I don't know how much longer my engine is going to last, still running strong, but I have my doubts. I'm not spending the money to put my other 5s block back together if it's going to cost about the same, or a little less, than it would for this engine. I'd rather have the tad bit more HP and more respect from teh friends lol


Any word on what you have to do to wire this bad boy in? It is literally plug and play or are there a few things that need to get changed around?



Sorry brother. I haven't gotten that far yet.
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KAOS
#118
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jun 18, 2012 - 2:45 PM) *
>I'm not spending the money to put my other 5s block back together if it's going to cost about the same, or a little less, than it would for this engine. I'd rather have the tad bit more HP...


thumbsup.gif ENTIRELY the reason I'm doing the swap. That, and its still going to be my DD - I don't want to worry about forced induction components at this time.

I'll gladly take the ~50HP bonus for less than the cost of ground cams or any other mod that would make that much HP in a 5SFE without going forced induction. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by KAOS: Jul 11, 2012 - 4:33 PM
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mkernz22
#119
Exacttlyyyyy haha
Does this engine have a MAF sensor or is it the same as the 5s?
KAOS
#120
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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jul 26, 2012 - 9:06 AM) *
>Exacttlyyyyy haha
Does this engine have a MAF sensor or is it the same as the 5s?


No MAF. biggrin.gif
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