riseagainst88
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Post by riseagainst88 on Nov 15, 2007 17:43:01 GMT -5
I can smell tension in this post,
hey Sean clear some time up I think ToyotaMike is going to need some help rebuilding his engine the right way or else he will be rebuilding another vehicle for the 5th time!
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Post by bowshtr on Nov 16, 2007 10:09:33 GMT -5
I can smell tension in this post, hey Sean clear some time up I think ToyotaMike is going to need some help rebuilding his engine the right way or else he will be rebuilding another vehicle for the 5th time! OH BOY..... |
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Post by nothingface5384 on Nov 21, 2007 18:31:53 GMT -5
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Post by ToyotaMike on Nov 27, 2007 1:15:28 GMT -5
Well FIRST of all I have not rebuilt any of these motors before they died on their own after 225,000 miles and I have yet to finish the rebuild any of them yet but am almost through a few of them and the 22R I am rebuilding doesn't NEED it I just bought a used long block and want to make sure it'll last me for many years to come. And SECOND I'm not stupid enough to attempt to do this on my own I happen to be very good friends with a toyota master mechanic who is highly respected on and offline. And THIRD I've seen many Chevy V8's die after 100,000 of normal use. The only thing I've seen go on a toyota in that many miles is a timing belt or head gaskets on the ill fated stock 7mge's. Now any motor will go for ever if taken care of meticulously but under harsh and negectful care my money is on Toyota.
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Nov 27, 2007 1:33:27 GMT -5
The only thing I've seen go on a toyota in that many miles is a timing belt or head gaskets on the ill fated stock 7mge's. well my timing chain broke in 2 places just a few months ago on my 22re |
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Post by speedy on Nov 27, 2007 5:17:29 GMT -5
I personally spent a huge horde of cash rebuilding my 22R that had been through 335,000 miles. I had driven it home from the field it had been sitting in for over 2 years after charging the battery, firing it up and letting it get warm on a rare snowy night in Austin. Two of the exhaust valves were broke after hitting the pistons but it still drove. Two years later, with a much more capable truck due to upgrading everything I face a choice. Spend another chunk of change rebuilding and installing my 84 Celica fuel injected head and intake for little over 100hp, or move on past the 22 series completely. Personally I like having more of everything than I think I need. More traction, more flex, more safety equipment, and most importantly, more power. Mine will probably have a 302, 350, or 4.3 in it in a year or so, depending on if I decide to stay Yota! When you get out of the mud hole, or climb to the top of the trail, the only truly important things are that it was probably a S Load of fun and hopefully you didn't drop a load in your pants in the process! Peace!! P.S. the Celica's 22re was trashed due to a dual row timing chain failure.
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Post by ToyotaMike on Nov 27, 2007 22:20:52 GMT -5
Well Jeez what the heck abuse do you have to put a celica through to break a dual row? I mean the later model single row yeah but then again normally the guides fail cause they changed to plastic and then the chain just eats at the head.
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Post by speedy on Nov 28, 2007 1:49:12 GMT -5
Not sure what the idiot did to the car before me, but the chain had cut off half of one of the bolts holding the guides down. I think it jumped a cog or two. The head is trashed due to the timing of the engine being off. Looks like it led to a head gasket failure and coolant burns on the valves. The head isn't cracked and can be rebuilt, but the list of new parts is long and too expensive. I for one am not going to spend another $1000 on a 22re upgrade when what I really want is an excessive amount of power! Plus I just LOVE the growl of a 302 with a good exhaust, my buddy has a 94 Cobra and I am addicted to the sound and power! Screw the reliability folklore, any engine can be as good as you make it, or as bad as you screw it up. BTW I am mid 30's and have learned the vast majority of my knowledge from books, the net, and doing it myself and making tons of mistakes in the process, I have only modified a Dodge 360 and rebuilt my 22r. Cheers to cdc for going for the LCE engine setup, it is no doubt going to be an impressive setup with all the goodies he got. I would be pretty proud to keep my Yota all Yota, and I know his setup is going to rock some S$%t. But at the same time it probably doesn't mean as much to me to keep it Yota, I just want to crawl rocks in style and get up more than my buddies and have some $ left at the end of the day for a nice cold brew or two.
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riseagainst88
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Post by riseagainst88 on Nov 30, 2007 11:47:15 GMT -5
Beers are like chips you can't just have one, I agree the 302 is an awesome engine!
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