For the love of a tractor engine: The life and times of the 18R-G

[RT104GT]

hi,any more details on this ?
would i have to swap all my input senders over ?
water temp, airflow , throttle position sensor ?
dizzy ?
old post i know but im scratchin for options if i cant find an airflow meter...

Its pretty easy to adapt ECU's to work on other engines.
I have run a 3TGTE on a 2TG and 1G ECI way back in 1985 long before the current generation even had licences.

A 2VZFE engine in the V6 NB Camry will run OK using a 2 Litre 3SFE airflow meter/box.

The 3SFE RAV4 both COIL pack and DIZZY run TPS and Butterfly so if you look at the ECU circuits in the CAMRY wiring and again in the RAV4 wiring and compare the differences you wills ee how to make the transition between the two technologies.

All the circuits are available on line in PDF Format.

[jabbatron]

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[o_man_ra23]

Crank to Aux shaft isn't much of an issue, rule of thumb is set them both with the keyways facing up. Once you have all the tensioners and guides in, then get the upper chain in, and set the cams up. Rule of thumb again is to have the crank at No. 1 TDC, and both cams with the notches at 12 O'Clock. Willofan has shown the generics of setting cam timing from there. There have been publications on how to set cam timing up done before, it is all quite generic on the actual setup, working out what overlap you want will be a bit of trial and error based on what rev range you want to work at.

Have a look through here, there should be a link to the green bible in electronic form, which will tell you exactly how to set it up.

[jabbatron]

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[RA35GT]

Thanks for that bit of info .

The link i found to the green bible is dead (http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/manuals/R/) does someone have another link or can it be emailed to me?


Thanks
Damien

Sorry, that was me being an idiot.

its actually http://members.iinet.com.au/~stepho/manuals/18R/

[jabbatron]

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[TRD184]

hey 18rg guru's, im hoping someone can help me out here! im in desperate need of part of the throttle linkage'sthe part number is "21905-88231" but there is obviously nil stock in new parts now, is there something else i can use? or does anyone know where i can get a replacement from? its a smakk rod about 10cm long with 2 ball joint likages either end, simialer to this http://www.mgcycle.com/images/atrex/30258160.jpg thank you!

[S. Lowlux]

I have one that goes from top linkage down to carb link. The female sockets are white plastic & 90 mm centre to centre. The balls should be on your linkages.
Yours if you want it.
Owen.

[jabbatron]

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[Omegaman]

check out this site for 18rg parts, incl cam gears
http://toyheadauto.com/PerformancePages/18RG_Parts.html

[jabbatron]

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[Omegaman]

I agree, to pricey. But at least we know there out there and available.

[jabbatron]

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[Suavemechanic]

Are there any adjustable cam gears available for the 18rg, other than the stock gears with a few dowel holes.

cant see why you couldnt just drill a new hole where you need it

[Unda Presha]

give Mark Ashford at Ashford Race Engines in Brisbane a call on 0418 282 383...he built mine for my race motors..not sure on pricing..

unfortunately I dont have any photos on my web site for you to look at but he does an excellent job and worth the call...