allencr wrote:Also, a pump should Never be used without being disassembled, deburred and lubed, factory new - aftermarket - whatever!

Curious about this. I have a new OEM oil pump (smallport part # I believe) that I picked up for my turbo build.

OK, thanks! I'm debating whether to do this. 4A-FE is just so weak. ~30 HP gain would be nice. At least one of my 4A-FE blocks ('97) has the threaded hole for the knock sensor. Not sure about my '88 block. I don't have smallport rods / pistons or 42mm crank. That's part of my problem, I wasn't smart...

There are different sizes of the shims for setting proper cam lobe clearances.

What I'm curious about is how long they last and how often the clearances need to be checked. My Honda has me spoiled, with its adjustable jam nuts for setting the valve / cam lobe clearances.

OK, so here's the problem. I've only ever found a smallport 4A-GE once in my area, and that was over a year ago. At the time I didn't want the complete swap so I pulled the head, dizzy, ECU, intake, exhaust, and most of the connectors. But I didn't get the AFM since my plan has always been to go sta...

Needs a nice polycarbonate fastback engine lid to tie it all together. Turns out a lot of people don't like it ascetically lol but fkem. From this and other pics I've seen of your AW11, it looks very Mad Max! I love it :D The polycarbonate engine lid is a cool idea though. It will certainly look in...

jrarinas wrote:
Greddy weighted shift knob in great condition! Toyota pitch t-50 etc. $25 shipped to 48 states

I'll take that Greddy shift knob. OK, I mean I'll pay for it Does it have the other faceplate label things? Not a big deal just curious.

Geez, seriously, an oil leak in the dizzy killed the engine? I've had that happen with my del Sol which has the ignitor inside the dizzy (it was covered in oil, probably the original dizzy). I thought the ignitor was external for the 3S. Makes me want to go through with doing a dizzy-free / crank se...

It's probably a crime to post this here, but the ToyotaNation forum has a write-up for cleaning the canister:

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/129-o ... epair.html

Ah, damn. So the same as my 4A-FE. Hmm.

Saw the vids on FB, love that engine's sound!

I've found these for you: http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Toyota-AE91-AE92-Trueno-Coupe-2Door-4A-Kouki-Window-Visors-Rain-Guards-OEM-/321122190855?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ac45fc607 I'd love to have a set for my All-Trac wagon. They're not available here in the US, but I thin...

How about 4A-GE spark plug wire holders that replace the black plastic ones? They could attach to the OEM metal standoff piece by bolting onto it, I suppose. I know there are at least two styles of the wires holder, RWD and MR2. Not sure if the FWD piece is the same (bigport only, as smallport didn'...

Thanks for the reply. I'm debating whether to look at an MR2 for sale in my area... I have enough projects between my other two cars at the moment though. I think I'm leaning more towards getting an AW11 someday.

It must be too late and I'm too tired to be Google searching for info. I can't find what I'm looking for... how much oil does a 7A-FE engine / oil pan hold? More than the 4A-FE and 4A-GE? I'm looking at pics of that crazy two-piece sump, and thinking it must hold more oil. Also how difficult (or eas...

Your images of the flanges is partly what made me think about those thermal gaskets. I'm also unsure of their usefulness, but figured I would mention it in case you or someone else knows more about them and their benefits (or lack thereof). I think it was you in another topic that said you could do ...

Have you considered making thermal intake gaskets for the bigport and smallport? I've seen these out there for other manufacturers and engines. Like a friend of mine has one on his Honda B18. It's supposed to keep the intake (and the air coming into it) cooler since it's not fitted directly to the h...

I already have two cars, a del Sol and an All-Trac wagon. So I've got FWD and AWD. Been thinking about getting something RWD, and to that, thinking about either an AW11 or an AE86. I see pros and cons for both, with the most notable con (to me anyway) being working in the MR2 engine bay. I've only s...

Thanks for the reply. I did find that these were available in RWD or FWD. Did they make these for FWD / MR2 engines? I don't think there is a difference but I could be wrong. FWD & MR2 upper & middle timing covers have a cut-out for the RH engine mount. AE92s also have an additional square c...

I know someday I'll be contacting you about a turbo manifold for my build. I think we were sending PM back & forth on the previous C4AG forum. Oil pan with more volume might interest me, especially now that I'm doing a turbo build. But I have a transverse setup in my AE95, and not a lot of spare...

Bump... anyone?

Did they make these for FWD / MR2 engines?

I don't know the official name, but I'd call it a champagne gold.

Cavi Mike wrote:So the key only partially engages the cog? Seems like a design flaw to me.

It holds both the timing cog and the crank pulley.

That's one of the AC hoses. I don't know if it's high or low pressure, though.

Like title says, front and rear disc shields / dust covers / whatever they're called. '90-'91 because those are the years of the upgraded front disc brakes. I don't think the rears changed from '88-'89 to '90-'91. I'd also be interested in AE92 GT-S rear parking brake cables, and possibly both rear ...

Thanks. I think I asked this same question on the old C4AG before it crashed, and got the same reply (possibly from you, lol).

I have a smallport head that's been disassembled down to almost bare aluminum. And a second one that's untouched except for removing the cams to pull the head from the Geo Prizm I pulled it out of. One of those will end up getting the OST porting treatment someday. Probably the latter since the form...

Cams are generally one of the last things you will change on a turbo setup and only once you are chasing big numbers. The stock cams will give you quicker turbo spool and better off boost low RPM power than bigger cams will. How about stock early bigport cams on a smallport head, aiming for 250-300...

I need to know the length of the rear soft lines, the one that leads to the axle and the two that run to the disc brakes. I bought a Techna-Fit set for an AE92 GT-S ( # TOY-710 ) in order to have the correct fronts for my AE95, but the AE95 rear is more like an AE86. My AE95's rear soft lines (only ...

Interesting... thanks for the reply. I'll have to give more thought to selling off the Fidanza 4A-GZE flywheel that I bought...