Hey all, I'm the owner of a mk2 and a mk3 turbo supra- I was thinking of doing a 7mgte swap, I decided against this for cost reason... my mk3 is in very poor condition -engine wise- The head is shot and the rest of it is beat on, however the turbo/manifold and intercooler are still good.
Since I have a complete turbo set up already, all I would need are the oil feed lines and a RRFPR correct? And to fabricate an exhaust set up-
So I did some searching on reliability- does adding the turbo to the 5m make it much less reliable? Does the stock head gasket hold up at stock boost (6-8psi) or should I go with a 7m metal head gasket/arp studs? This would add cost but still be less than a 7m conversion...
Also, I've read about how the oil pan must be tapped into, is there any way to do this without taking the oil pan off? Can the oil pan be removed with the engine still bolted into the car? I searched on this but couldnt find anything...
Im not looking for monstrous power obivously, just want to give the mk2 what it should have come with from the factory- a turbo
thanks
Chris
Since I have a complete turbo set up already, all I would need are the oil feed lines and a RRFPR correct? And to fabricate an exhaust set up-
So I did some searching on reliability- does adding the turbo to the 5m make it much less reliable? Does the stock head gasket hold up at stock boost (6-8psi) or should I go with a 7m metal head gasket/arp studs? This would add cost but still be less than a 7m conversion...
Also, I've read about how the oil pan must be tapped into, is there any way to do this without taking the oil pan off? Can the oil pan be removed with the engine still bolted into the car? I searched on this but couldnt find anything...
Im not looking for monstrous power obivously, just want to give the mk2 what it should have come with from the factory- a turbo
thanks
Chris