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MrTwinTurbo1988

MrTwinTurbo1988

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Ok, so I just bought a 1987 Targa Turbo 5 speed. There is 217,000 miles on the car. The guy said he just replaced all the gaskets. Should I do anything else (engine wise) to the car before I start putting aftermarket parts on it? Like, should I have the block rebuilt or anything? There are no leaks or funny sounds but I don't want start building it and then the car falls through. Help me out here
 
Shima

Shima

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the guy that i bought mine off said the same thing and turns out only 1 gasket had been replaced haha. just check compression and ur rad for compression or sludge hmmm personally i'd take a look at the torque on the head don't want that coming lose when ur doin upgrades :D
 
MrTwinTurbo1988

MrTwinTurbo1988

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supra_kid101;898241 said:
I'd do a compression test first. Thats a lot of miles and personally i'd rebuild before anything else. What exactly are you wanting to do to it performance wise?
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I plan on building it to somewhere between 400-500 horsepower. I want it to be my daily driver but still really ballzy!
 
NocturnalKitty

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that is a lot of miles. i'm w/supra kid...rebuild. the guy said he replaced gaskets....but did he do the hg? u will need a mhg and arp head studs and it would be a good idea to do a full rebuild especially at that mileage and considering ur hp goals, age of vehicle, etc (wear and tear over the yrs). good luck
 
MrTwinTurbo1988

MrTwinTurbo1988

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NocturnalKitty;898326 said:
that is a lot of miles. i'm w/supra kid...rebuild. the guy said he replaced gaskets....but did he do the hg? u will need a mhg and arp head studs and it would be a good idea to do a full rebuild especially at that mileage and considering ur hp goals, age of vehicle, etc (wear and tear over the yrs). good luck
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he replaced the headgasket also. Im just concerned about the internals with this many miles on it
 
Nomad707

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MrTwinTurbo1988;898110 said:
Ok, so I just bought a 1987 Targa Turbo 5 speed. There is 217,000 miles on the car. The guy said he just replaced all the gaskets. Should I do anything else (engine wise) to the car before I start putting aftermarket parts on it? Like, should I have the block rebuilt or anything? There are no leaks or funny sounds but I don't want start building it and then the car falls through. Help me out here
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you told me the engine was fully rebuilt

you might want to properly advertise your car so people don't think your tryin to jerk them around
 
MrTwinTurbo1988

MrTwinTurbo1988

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Nomad707;898551 said:
k sorry..


When did u get the turbo?

did u trade for yer car??? fill me in.
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Someone's planning on buying mine this weekend. And I changed the car Im getting also. Im getting a 1991 turbo supra. It has a blown headgasket but moe is gona help me fix it. Here's the specs on it....

-139k miles on it
- Port and polished head with only 10K on it,
- Competition valve job
- 2nd Stage gripforce clutch (less than 5K)
- JDM Competition flywheel with (less than 5K)
- K and N intake
- Huge aftermarket FMIC
- Faze A pillar (wide band air/fuel, Boost gauges)
- BIC Widemouth divorced wastegate downpipe
- HKS blow-off
- HKS Hi- Power Muffler
- 1 pc. Custom 3" mandrel bent racing back exhaust
- New Hi-Flow TRD water pump.
- 18X9 Ultralite Shuk Racing Wheels
- 4- good Kumho Z rated tires
 
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RiyadYar

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i would reccommend you do a compression test, and a basic tune up. change all fluids, spark plugs, spark plug wires etc.
 
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