I got kinda bored at school today and started looking for 7a-fe turbo kits, the only ones I can see are the corollas. There should be no diff. between our engine and theirs right? So technically a corolla turbo would work on a celica st? Also, what do you guys think of turboing a car with almost 100k miles on it? I don't want anything insane, maybe 6-8 psi, just something to give the car the kick in the ass that it needs.

next time your that bored .. do a search.... j/k

well you just have to get a custome down pipe and mufflor shop should be able to do that for you... your'll be fine just if your car hasn't been abused.. if it has .. get a rebuild first..

How'd I know someone ws gonna tell me to search, I guess I'm just lazy! Thanks mac!

Id say dont buy a kit.. go the custom root.. thats what iam doing... T3 >>

i went custom

just dont forget a fuel pump

LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!!!!!!!

the ST-T is a very fun car to drive, i really miss it, and when your car was 100% stock on the outside except 17 inch wheels, it makes a great sleeper.

Fuel Pump... Check lol...

Sorry to hear about that man..

What were u boostin on your stock injectors?? 8PSI?? and will they last??

I found this kit it looks decent but then I don't know anything about turbos.turbo kit

William >>

What kind of horsepower increase did you get from the turbo. I am going with that turbo kits kit and I was just wondering about how much will I gain do you think. I got a g-tech so Ill be able to tell once I put the turbo on I would just like to have a number to look forward to.

my guess is the 170's but you'll need an air\fuel computer to keep from getting detination.

i was a 8psi when the piston melted

but the problem was caused a few weeks earlier when i got the new turbo on there, the spring on the new actuator was of a different strength.

i had everything set the same as with the old turbo, and expecting 5psi, the boost went up to 10psi in first and spiked to 12 in the 1-2 shift

that was not a problem for the engine, but the stock fuel pump gave out(12:1 FMU times 12psi, makes for a 144psi increase in fuel pressure, too much for the pump to handle)

car had a lot of detonation, a few weeks later i was making some runs in an industrial area of town and i cruised, made a u turn, came to a stop, and the car started shaking badly.

i was making a lot more power than stock, from 15mph to 115mph the car would not stop accelerating.

i used to go from 0-115-0 in around 45 seconds, rolling at 40, just under 4 seconds at WOT and i would be at 80. take an auto ST and see what speed you hit after 4 seconds of WOT from 40mph, i think i manage 50mph now, lol

from a roll, lightly modded mustang GT's were no problem(even from a stop, i would pass them by the end of second gear), no NA honda(that i came across) stood a chance, celica gt-s owners learned to pay respect to older generation celicas, and one 6gc GT owner learned to not judge a car by its badging >>

i would say, that compaired to a stock ST, at 8psi, i had an approximate 100% gain in power(@crank)

the best part was that i STILL GOT 23-25MPG in city driving, 30+ on the highways

because i had a t3 turbo, it was easier to drive around with out making any boost at all.

the small turbo's that come with those kits will spool faster and more easily. they also will run hotter, but on a mild setup, it wont make much of a difference

just remember, if its for a corolla, then its not going to be 100% bolt it. charge piping/intercooler piping will most likely not work with out modding and im very sure that the downpipe wont bolt in place.

so just replace the stock fuel pump.... and i can run 8psi on the stock injectors...

well sence this is alreadyt an open topic, why wouldnt you just want to do an engine swap, i mean 220hp stock.. and its made for the boost, wouldnt that make more sence?? an how much exactly are the cost for just turboing or re-build an turbo?? Thanks

-Digndoug+Apr 4, 2004 - 3:26 PM

Preach on brotha'..!

-hyp3rk1d+Apr 4, 2004 - 1:33 PM

no but just bc i haven't doesnt mean i don't semi kno whats involved.

adding a pacemaker is a lot easier than a heart transplant.

just give me 3 days, 3 more days..... >>

-forkee+Apr 4, 2004 - 7:20 PM

john,

the piston didnt melt till a few weeks after i changed the fuel pump. althought i am very sure it was severely weakened buy the failure of the pump.

the pump didnt completly quit, but it would cut in and out when under load

that pressure was only a guess, going by the ratio of the fmu and the psi that was made at the time

most likely the pressure rose to a point where it overloaded the pump, made it shut down, then detonation.

what it felt like was the car accelerated hard and fast, then felt like i had let off the gas, then came back on, and repeated the process in a matter of a few seconds. i pulleded over as soon as i realized what was happening and bypassed my MBC which made the car run at 4psi, but the damage was done

the compression test was 209, 0, 180, 207 before toyota pulled the engine and put in a new shortblock under warranty

i got to look at all the internals and everything was in good shape, even the rings on the #2 piston(the one with 0 compression) were intact.

i think that 8psi is a good level to keep things at with the setup i had, as with other similar setups.

honestly, i never wanted any more than that, it was fast enough for me.

Interesting.

yea, the HG was ok too

i was very impressed

considering i drove the car 20 miles after the pistons melted

did you not see the pictures i posted? you could look thorugh the #2 piston and into the oil pan.

it was bad, but i got a brand new short block for $0

This post has been edited by 97sccelica: Apr 6, 2004 - 9:53 AM

Ok heres my deal. I am getting the the "extreme kit" from turbo kits.com I am not trying to sound like a badass by getting it . I just as many of us think our cars look great run slow. If you could take a look at all the extreme kit comes with and tell me what else I need to buy. at the same time I am getting the kit I am also ordering an apexi SAFC just hit me back with what you think I might need. also what psi will I be able to run safely on the turbo kit once bolted on. Then hit me back with what else is needed and how many psi you guys think it will run. In my town there are some punk ass kids who think they are the **** and I have one of the nicest looking cars in town so everyone wants a race. I am not trying to say my car is the nicest by any means but in this town we have kids with like a stock 84 civic with absolutely nothing on it thinking they are the ****. I know I can beat them now I kjust want to be able to run circles around those bitches. Also I bought a g-tech so my horsepower on my st is 127 right now hit me back with what you think the turbo and intercooler with hit me with. Thanks

http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/pages/d...sku=TSI-TC25B1X

Ohhhh, I get it. This comment confused me:

Hey Politics, did you end up buying that turbo kit then? I was just wondering if you did and if you were installing it yet or anything...

This post has been edited by celicaman96: Apr 13, 2004 - 4:53 PM

No I havent bought it yet but I will be soon. I cant wait. I am going to post a formal write up on how to install the turbo kit step by step I also have a g-tech pro so I will put up my horsepower increase also

Also the turbo kit I am interested in comes with an injector control unit with two more injectors do you think that will help with the leaning out problem?????

-politicsareevil+Apr 13, 2004 - 2:06 PM

so the extreme kit will be good and reliable with the injectors it brings and which fuel pump will you guys recommend for running over 8psi? also what injectors?? thanx guys i also checked this kit out but i wanted to do more research

-initialdrift55+Apr 13, 2004 - 9:15 PM

For $2800 why not put a 3sgte in?

This post has been edited by Rjb23: Apr 14, 2004 - 12:40 AM