3VZE Mods

**ToyMota 4Runner** · 31-08-2006, 10:39 AM

just found this so you will get an idea of what am planning to do

**thechuckster** · 31-08-2006, 12:21 PM

lag city; cooler exhaust gasses resulting in much less boost; highly exposed components; requires presurised oil supply and oil scavange to return used oil to sump ...

free advice: dont

**ToyMota 4Runner** · 31-08-2006, 12:25 PM

The guys at Squire turbo Systems in the states are getting great results from this setup and all the blurb from customers says not a lag problem

**thechuckster** · 31-08-2006, 12:48 PM

... it's the internet - my opinion may or may not be as good as theirs.

fwiw: anywhere that i've seen the remote turbo discussed, it's been negative.

**ToyMota 4Runner** · 31-08-2006, 12:54 PM

oh ok kool
hey everyone has the right to an opinion and to be honest someone local is going to be more honest and open than some webpage from the yanks .But that being said they may have figured out ways to get around these problems .I am just looking at all my options as my truck needs some extra power , not a lot but still needs something to help it along .

**Toysrme** · 01-09-2006, 04:08 AM

Yeah I know what you're doing. Already been there on my car.

Don't wait on STS... They're not going to do anything for the 3.0L trucks. I highly doubt it. There's just not much market for it. Make sure you're going to get a GOOD oil scavange pump & restrict the feed line like a bear. 3AN + restricted, or 1/8" + restricted.

People that don't believe in remote mounted turbo's don't put logicat thought into it. Is it as good as a manifold mounted turbo? No. Is every non manifold mounted multiple bank single turbo already remote mounted? Yes. Does heat play a critical role in spooling a turbo? No. Does the resonce time suffer? Not really. Nothing PROPER turbo choice will fix.
I'll put a remote mounted turbo that's sized correctly to the powerband wanted against any common oversized turbo mounted on the manifold any day to spool first.

I don't see why people are saying the heads are a problem. DOA long ago claimed to be able to make 300-320bhp on N/A 3vz-e's. Sure, the SOHC is

, and the cams are

, but that doesn't stop anything. Keeping the head gaskets down is using a head gasket that can handle the *peak* effective compression ratio, and propor force on the gasket.