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Originally Posted by SomeoneWhoIsntMe
the 7mgte is a huge pile of fuck, they're not solid with a headgasket or with anything else, and you're smoking crack if you put one back into a mk3 supra after you pull it out let alone put it into another car let alone an FT86
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Sounds like you simply didn't know how to build it
Stock rebuild with a MHG and proper supporting mods (including a standalone), the record is over 700HP. They're just as stout as a 2JZ, but the big difference is always going to be MKIV Supra owners throw more money at their cars and go to a standalone sooner.
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Originally Posted by Grim-Reaper
The 7M-GTE can be absolutely reliable with an Ajusa head gasket and opening the partly closed cooling channels that weren't used. Plus other mods if you want like electric water pump, new electric fans...
But I stick with you that it's not a great choice for the 86.
It's big, heavy, old and it needs some mods as well to really gain power.
My Toyota mechanic over here in Germany owns an Mk3 Supra like me. Daily driven 7M-GTE, built to >450hp and fully street legal. But the money and time spent to get there...
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Ajusa is rare and expensive, HKS is easier to come by and better. There isn't any issues with the cooling channels, they don't need to be opened up. Electric fans are a downgrade, and electric water pump is fine so long as it's a helper and not the only pump.
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Originally Posted by GTV86
There are parts. You just won't find them at Walmart or on ebay. Kelford have about 10 off the shelf cam options, for stock ecu, race NA, FI, and everything in between. They're also able to advise on a custom grind. I was in there the other day, and the UZ cams are still one of there more popular moving lines.
You can buy pistons and rods, valves and springs. ITB manifolds. Flywheels. Bellhousings to suit common gearboxes. Headers. Modified stock looms. Wiring kits with Links.
What more parts do you need!
7M is the older generation straight 6's that lead to the JZ. They have their good and bad points, but they don't suit the purpose of this thread (that being lightweight toyota V configuartion motors)
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Coming from the Supra community, the 1UZ is a nice motor, but a hell of a lot of work and money to get it anywhere near the power level of a lightly modded 7M, let alone a 2JZ. There's far better options power wise because in the end you're dumping tons of cash on only 1 liter more displacement.
3UR-FE is slowly coming down in price as more and more Tundras are made and eventually end up in junkyards. Going to have to buy all the same parts to get a 1UZ in the car, and a 3UR+TRD supercharger is maybe about $10K. 500HP and 550ft-lbs might have other issues though