3SGTE valve question

[dylmrt]

Hi all,

I'm rebuilding my gen3 3SGTE and am in the process of sourcing valves. As far as I know, the valves on the gen2 and the gen3 are different, however haven't been able to find out if they are interchangable (gen2 valves going into a gen3 head).

Has anyone gone through this process before since toyota want an arm, leg and ball for a set of 16 gen3 valves, i'm seeing if the after market gen2 (ferrea) can just drop straight in.

Thanks in advance.

[dylmrt]

Got an answer from WTFAuto (tristan hewitt).

Apparently no mods required. they drop straight in, only require shim adjustment like any other valve replacement.

[Howieau]

Thanks for replying with the answer, bit of extra info I just learnt. Good luck with your build.

[Joshstix]

They're the same in all the normal measurements of length diameter and stem etc. The only real difference is the wasted stem behind the valve head on the Gen 3.

I put 1mm oversize ferrea valves, which are listed only for Gen2, in my Gen3 when I built it.

[dylmrt]

Yes that is the path i will be going. 1mm oversized ferrea.

Thanks for the reply josh. How'd those brake brackets end up on the a dub?

[Sam_Q]

how are ferrea bits sourced in this country?

[dylmrt]

Ebay is your friend. haha

[The Real Roadrunner]

straight from ebay motors or some other US source seems to be the best bet, double the price seems to be a RRP in aust.

cheers
linden

[Joshstix]

Thanks for the reply josh. How'd those brake brackets end up on the a dub?

Pretty good. They needed a bit of grinding of hte hub to fit on and seem like they'd line up better with a 1-2mm washer between the bracket and the hub but they work fine.

[terryo]

the lengths are different by about 1mm. not hard to solve if you know about it when building the head.