Help needed with 1UZ: Brisbane

[Robbos_Toyotas]

Oops, sorry CrUZida

Thanks for the measurements guys. Prob should have reposted, the engine is in the car, engine mounts fabricated, engine bolted in, had to cut teh bonnet bracing, but the factory plenum clears the bonnet by about 10-12mm, when the bonnet is properly mounted it should have more like 15-20mm. The only real pain in the ass with this conversion is the sump. A front sump is where the crossmember goes, and becuase the RX7's run a steering arm, it sits right where the rear and mid sumps go.

I have fitted a rear sump, but even then, they are 90mm forward of the rear of the block, and half of the pan is chopped off to fit, so I'm probably going to get the sump drawn up and cnc cut a piece of alloy plate 12-15mm thick as the sump rail and make a whole new REAR sump, that actually goes all teh way to the rear. Other than the sump, the conversion is a piece of cake

As for the LS1, you can't legally fit a turbo 5.7 litre engine to a RX7, you can only fit a 4.4 litre turbo engine, they are longer, heavier, and pushrod AAAAAND, they aren't a toyota engine. The kits you speak of are for a series 6 anyway. As for the brake kit with the S4/5/6 brakes, they take custom disks and hubs, the hubs are $660, teh disks $220, the calipers and lines about 300-400 or more, Hopper stoppers makes a complete kit for $1200 with lines, calipers, disks hubs, bearings, everything, and uses AU falcon twin spots. Worked out around $600 cheaper and with new calipers, not reco.

If anyone knows a cheap source for the S4/5/6 kit with hubs etc, please let me know.

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I think youre playing with fire trying to get 500rwhp out of stock pistons, valve springs and cams etc...

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Aftermarket cams, head work, springs, 11mm head studs, cometic gaskets. The only stock part of the engine will be the bottom end, and Jamie (GT8) is making 388rwkw on 17psi, the celica in perth was making 650 off hp at the flywheel, I'm not worried about the pistons, more the cast conrods. I'll build a bottom end later, but will still push the bugga to see if it breaks at 500rwhp if I keep it from detonating.

Thanks Jamie, I knew they mde them, just didn't know where to source it, I remember the cortina, Daniel was a big fan of them. I just realised on teh link above they advertise for the ford 7 and 8", so I'll call them tomorrow. This is getting interesting, an 1100kg curb weight with V8 engine car, with a legal turbo conversion, mini tubs, coil overs(yes, already checked all the above), GTR rims rear, GTS rims front, big brakes, gonna be fun to drive If only I had the $$ for rods and pistons now, 700rwhp would sure be nice Traction?? What traction??

Pitty about the poxy steering box and squishy aweful feel at speed of the stock steering setup.

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