Bring my 7mgte back to life!!!

87soup

F*CK SMOG CHECKS!!!
Jan 23, 2006
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I recently bought a Turbo Auto, and it has 200K on it.... It feels a little sluggish and tired!:icon_conf

I want to bring the 7m back to life...

So far i changed the oil, flushed the radiator, changed the tranni fluid, new thermo, new radiator, new wastegate, and soon to be new AFM.

What else do you guy's think i should do or change for more power/ reliability???

This is just my daily driver so i dont want to do anything too major, My real love is waiting for a 1JZ clip...:evil2:
 

plaaya69

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Nov 18, 2006
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You should change your air filter, inspect the belts, change the fuel fitler, and clean out your intercooler pipes(because most likely you will have a little oil in them).
 

madseacow

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diff fluid! (because it's vary often overlooked), Test for boost leaks, replace head bolts w/ studs and apply torque, replace cat, test o2 sensor, check for codes just incase.
 

87soup

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Jan 23, 2006
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Yeah... I need to check the codes, the check engine light is on, but i think it' because of the bad AFM... How would i do this???
I went to auto zone for a free diagnosis but they only check 96 and up!
 

johnathan1

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Aug 19, 2005
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The benefits of Seafoam are debatable.

Also, it's good to see that you are doing all of the maintenance items first, before performance. :bigthumb:

Make sure the car is mechanically sound, and there aren't any problems, then I would put an intake & exhaust on, maybe an MBC to turn up the boost a little bit (I would recommend 9-10psi at the most)...that should make you happy for a while. :)
 

87soup

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Jan 23, 2006
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johnathan1 said:
SST=Special-Service Tool

You don't really need the SST to check the codes, a bent paper clip will do just fine.


But how do you know what the code is???

I just stick a paper clip into the two terminals and i automatically know what is wrong... Somethings missing!!!:1zhelp: