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Originally Posted by Capt.Evergreen
Because son,,,
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This made me chuckle a little. I'm a grumpy old fart of 35, and I don't know quite what you mean by 'son'. Should I be insulted? Or is that like "my friend" in this case? Either way, I guess I should just move on to the rest of your post...
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I have the ****tyest job ever
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OK, so the budget is tight. We've all been there. Hell, I'm still there, and I will be for at least a few more years.
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and want to make a reliable motor...
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Reliable motors aren't generally built of "no name" parts. Brand new or not, cheap is cheap for a reason. Don't spend money on something that serves no purpose and provides no benefit.
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I don't know.... I've do serchen forever and I guess I'll just aim for 160 or so horses...
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That's plenty possible with a prudently built turbo 4AG.
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3s would be fun...
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Yes it would, but on a tight budget, it's not really feasible.
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4ag is ledgendary I just don't like the b power band to much of the tricky 4a...
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I don't know what you mean by "b power band", but 160hp out of an NA 4AG will not have the broad torque curve of a comparably built turbo 4AG.
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Ya... Turbo4a is what I was looken to go for...
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It makes sense *if* you build correctly.
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And reliability... Close to zero miles...
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You're looking at engines that have not been sold in the US since 1991. That's nearly 19 years. "Zero miles" is not realistic, and since connecting rods do not wear out (unless the engine is totally destroyed), you are looking for something that is not necessary, and does not exist anyway. You will be putting new bearings and bolts in the rods, so who cares if the rods have done 20 miles or 200,000? Seriously, the rod itself does not fatigue unless it has seen
serious abuse at
brutal RPM and/or horsepower levels. Don't waste your time chasing unicorns. Spend that time working, so you can earn more money to put into the things that really do make a difference.
If you are looking to build a mild turbo 4AG on a tight budget, find a good used 4AGZE to build from. It will have stout low-compression pistons and the strongest stock bottom end going, and will hold up to far more than the 160hp figure you are shooting for. Just do yourself a favor and use genuine Toyota parts inside the engine wherever possible. Skimping now and using cheap no-name stuff will come back to haunt you when this thing dumps its guts all over the freeway.
You always hear people say it, and it really is true: There's no such thing as a free lunch!