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well my '96 has almost 175K on the clock. 75% is highway driven and 99% is adult driven prolly without bein taken past half throttle. oil was changed every 3-5K miles. i just dunno if i wanna throw the money for a swap if im only gonna drive the car for a year and a half or so.
what engine? come on dude, learn to give allll the info. also, if you did a search, you would find that the only way to know if your engine is ok for boost is to have it checked out, seals, gaskets, compression, etc... i hope you are having someone do a turbo on your car if you plan to do that... cause you obviously dont know much... get readin on the forum!!!
Originally posted by Zoni_Camry what engine? come on dude, learn to give allll the info. also, if you did a search, you would find that the only way to know if your engine is ok for boost is to have it checked out, seals, gaskets, compression, etc... i hope you are having someone do a turbo on your car if you plan to do that... cause you obviously dont know much... get readin on the forum!!!
LMAO!! yea, i dont know shit about cars
its the 5sfe...i've already done a compression check and it was fairly consistent across the board: 145, 150, 150, 140. i dont have the time to tear apart the head and check out/replace the valve seals, and i'm damn sure not trying to replace the bearings. judging from the compression numbers im sure the rings are fine. the car is driven everyday, so i KNOW the seals arent about to dry rot. i just dont know how relaible these bottom ends are after being forsefed. im used to working on honda motors, this is the first non-honda car i've owned in 6 years. we've thrown a t25 on a single cam vtec motor with 187K miles last year and run it at 6 psi every day, and its still running. my buddy put a volvo turbo on a b20a5 w/ 165K miles on it TRYING to blow it up, and its still running 5 months later. i just wanna know if this motor is cool to turbo charge w/ high mileage too or not. so blow me for not having experience on toyota motors
Zoni's post wasn't immature... Sounds like something I would post...
It is better to post a topic with all the necessary details... I am sure nobody can ever guess what engine the post was referring to
A high mileage 5S-FE should handle 6 psi everyday on the smaller turbos you have mentioned (T25, Volvo, junkyard turbos, or even DSM, etc...)... The stock Toyota ign/fuel maps is also very conservative, so you can probably skip over the management at such a minor increase of power. The 5S-FE is not as sturdy as the Honda D-series though... I have seen far too many stock single cams making 200+ WHP beyond 120000 miles.
EDIT: changed the error If the engine is high mileage, you would want to check how well the engine can take the boost... One of the most important thing is to check for is the lubrication system. Check the oil pressure readings to get a good idea of the bearings and oil pump's condition.
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Last edited by Tony the Tiger; 12-27-2003 at 11:26 AM.
Originally posted by Zoni_Camry yo tony, reread... he said 5sfe haha
I always thought he meant 3S-FE, hence, the reason why he asked the question.. If it's 5S-FE, then perhaps that makes it even better to boost He should have done a search because there are way too many threads about boosting the 5S-FE already. Or else, I wouldn't even have posted
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i did some searches and didnt really find the answers i was looking for. but dont worry about it anymore, i've decided im just gonna save the money and put it towards a downpayment when i get a new car next year. but thanks for yalls help guys.
and Zoni, i didnt mean to say your post was immature, i just took offence to it cause you automatically assumed i dont know anything about turbo's or motors by the way i worded the post.
Dirty, I just read and reply bro. I read the words, and thats all. I dont know you, i just know what i read. Its as simple as that. If someone who has only a few posts on the forum starts a thread talking about a swap and it looks like he knows nothing, I am going to assume he is a complete noob. Every noob starts a thread about an engine swap, and it is getting to be very annoying. Sorry to assume you know nothing, but i just figured you were just like the rest... Try and give all the info in the future though. Welcome to the board, and I hope you find some good advice and give some as well.
Oldman, grape...
5s-fe compression should be between 142 psi (981 kPA) and 178 psi (1,226 kPa). The compression difference between each cylinder should be no more than 14 psi (98 kPa).
3vz-fe compression should be exactly the same per factory service manual.
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