Yeah, glad to see you over here too! Lots of good guys over here. Did you find/or make a good cross-over to replace the stock one?

 

Any progress Dan?

 

None just yet other than research. I think that the 3VZ-FE exhaust manifolds actually merge in the downpipes. I think it's the 1MZ-FE that I was thinking of that uses the same crossover as our 3VZ-E. I could be totally confused though, so I'm going to try to get to the salvage yard next week.

I'll be building the bottom end next week. The fund is only up to $75, so I'll use that to get another head. I have a N02 kit that I have to get together to sell on ebay. It was intended for the Celica, but since I'm broke I figured I might as well try to finish this project first. The fact that so many people are wanting to see this done helps too.

I'll try to keep you guys posted on progress and there will be a write-up which I have already started.

 

Sweet, I'm excited. I donate more money, but I need to pay off my cc debt first. Weren't we supposed to get a sticky going for donations?

 

I have no idea how to do that......anyone want to head that up??

 

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Originally Posted by papas87
$$$ sent, Dan.

I too think it may be a good idea to create another post (or a sticky?) for funding and updating this project. - Jason G

Cebby:I'm on it...

I dunno what happened? Cebby where are you?

 

How hard is it to pull the heads and reinstall?

I imagine it's fairly laborious and long, but nothing overly complex?

 

I searched this thread and didn't see it - anyway...

I was talking to DMG (here and POR). He's got two 3.0's that he's working on and has also been following this thread. He mentioned that there were a couple of years of Camry's that had tubular headers from the factory. While they won't work with the application we are talking about here, but it would provide a flange and some of the tubing work for headers for this application...

I need to ask what year he said again - I can't remember...

 

The heads were a brease compared to the exhaust manifold. I have not done the assembly yet, but I imagine the hardest part is going to be making sure you have every stinkin hose hooked back up. There are lots! I just took more pictures then I could handle and numberd the hoses with tape and a marker so I could easily identify them for the install. I will let you know more in a couple weeks. But, time is the biggest factor I have come accross so far.

 

I'm finally gonna come clean: Heads: Polished, ported, new OS Valves
Block: Complete Rebuild from www. toyotaperformance.com
Injectors from the machine shop
I also got rid of the crossover: www.downey.com
Manipulated Aircleaner!
Once the 3.0 can breathe, look out! She'll run hard!!!
Most 3.0's are congested, they just can''t breathe! Let her inhale and exhale!!

 

The sticky is up.... I had to get approvals.

 

Good job Mike.
I noticed it earlier this afternoon.

 

Were the OS valves some of those 1mm OS SS valves I've seen on eBay?
Did you change the AFM?

 

I have the same questions as well.

Since you have a new exhuast better direct intake on the engine itself, wouldnt a supra '82 VAFM improve it even more?

Also whats your 0-60 time and is your 3.0 in a 4runner or a taco?

 

The 3.0 came in the 2nd and 3rd Gen Truck. The Taco (considered a 4th Gen truck) had the 3.4 for the V6 option.

 

Just my weekly check to see how its coming Dan Hope all is well.

 

How's it going? Any progress?

 

Thanks for the correction Cebby...all this time I have been calling every toyo pickup a "taco"...lol whoops.

 

Nice work Dan. I like the "budget rebuild with more power" concept. If my 3.0 could just somehow start wearing out, perhaps I could justify such an upgrade.

I read a comment regarding the use of high impedance injectors in a low impedance system. You can use a high imp injector in a system designed for low imp, but not vice-versa. The response time of the injector will be slightly slower though. The fix is to remove the ballast resistors that bumps the impedance from 13 ohms down to 2-3. I did this on my Supra so I could run Mazda RX7 550 cc high impedance injectors and it works like a champ with no side effects. That said, I can't find an injector resistor module on my 3vz-e, so I question if this motor actually uses high imp injectors. Typically low imp are only used in high performance applications.

On the AFM swap...it makes sense to use a 5M-GE Supra AFM on a modded 22R-E, however the 5M-GE made between 145 and 160 hp, so I doubt that it is much different than the one used on the 3v-ze. It might be better to use the 7M-GE AFM (it is also a flapper door style while the turbo version uses a Karman Vortex) and that motor made similar hp and torque numbers to what this swap will produce. The Camry AFM looks like a flapper door style too.

Perhaps these items aren't necessary. An adjustable fuel pressure regulator can go a long way in increasing fuel delivery.

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any mention of whether or not all this will fit under the hood on a non-body lifted truck.

 

I have my injectors out in the shop, so I'll look them uo to be sure if they are high or low independence or not. Thanks for the info on the injectors though. I'll be able to use that later when I start working on the '93 Celica (next summer).

I thought that we were talking about using the AFM from the 7M......maybe I'm wrong....let me look at the start of my write-up to see. Yes, we werer talking about using the 7M AFM along with the injectors. When I looked them up before they were listed as the same independence, but I didn't have my 3VZ-E injectors in hand to be sure which I had. Reason that I say that is because I have 3 5S engines here......all have different injectors.

And lastly, I'm not positive about this fitting into a none BL Runner. That was one of my concerns. I just did a suspension lift and a 2" BL on my 4Runner a few months ago, so I'll have to take some good measurements. If not, the Camry intake should fit just fine. You'd just have to overcome the fact that it will face the back of the engine bay at a 45 degree angle.