Can you say, grease and dirt?
I pulled enough off the engine today to remove the injectors. The gaskets were crispy and the cushions like hard candy—not so cushiony anymore. Anyway, I’m certain the injectors have been in there since day 1 in 1988, so they’re being sent to RC for a good chemical scrub and flow test.
I really meant to snap some pics of the injectors before I packed them for shipment, but here’s a nice picture of the fuel rail.
So I contacted the turbo rebuilder today, and confirmed that progress is under way. They’ll be getting a shipment of T04E/46 wheels in within a couple of days, and then they can get started on the rebuild.
I am still looking for a used manifold without cracks. Here are pics of the current, cracked manifold:
I may just have to buy one new.
And here is an entire engine picture:
More news to come!
It was clearly leaking oil anyway, and had a wee bit of shaft play. So off to the rebuilder it was shipped!
It will get a Supra 7MGTE turbine housing, allowing a lot more top-end flow than the stock housing, at the expense of a small amount of lost low-rpm spool-up. Of course, a wide-open exhaust compensates for this dramatically.
The cold/compressor side will be upgraded to a T04E wheel, with either a 46 or 50 trim. The jury is still out on this one, though I only have one day to decide. I’m leaning toward a 46 trim, since this car will not be mine, and will be sold to someone mostly likely not to put the mods into it to support the increased capabilities of the 50 trim. On a basically stock engine, with upgraded exhaust and some tuning which is all most people will ever do the 46 trim makes more sense. See how I convinced myself? 46 trim it is.
Back to the wide-open exhaust. I’ll probably throw a quality Aussie Exhaust 3†downpipe on this car as added incentive to the buyer. This mod alone really helps spool-up, and considering the 7MGTE turbine housing which will be used, this will be essential. If fact, the new owner of this car will REALLY want to upgrade the entire exhaust to a 3†system to realize the full potential of this turbo setup.