SHouldnt be too hard man, toyotas are everywhere. Might take a bit of looking around but in the end it will prolly work out cheaper getting stuff locally.

Got my 4k today. It survived the trip from Enfield to Woodcroft in my boot haha, will get pics up soon. noot much to see really, just your average 4k....FOR NOW. Gonna get stuck into degreasing and hopfully painting tomorrow. Whats peoples opinions on engine paint? which brands give a better finish/ durability? Not looking to spend heaps of money on paint either.

Ordered a Mono-torque gasket kit from SCA today. $143.50 all up. should be in on thursday as its coming from melbourne.

 

Also pulled the head off the 4k and everything is pretty clean inside in the way of carbon build up, which leads me to believe the it was rebuilt not all that long ago as the seller of the 4k didnt know either.

Use the VHT engine paint. Not cheap but it will last for years. When youve got the charger on the car i wouldnt mind seeing it in person. Thinking of doing the same thing but i want to see one up close

Sweet, will head down with an over 18 mate to get some VHT then. Yea, will be keeping this thread updated at least 4 times a week or whenever i can get a chance to do shit. I will try to attend most RC meets and stuff when shes all done too

NEW 4K :P

 

 

Fuel pump block off plate

 

Pulled the head off ready for the gasket kit to come in, found it suprisingly clean inside (minimal carbon build up)

 

What can i use to remove engine oil sludge? everything seems to be covered in a thin covering of sludge like oil

 

Edit: Sludge is prolly not the right word to use, hopefully you get what i mean tho.

Edited December 7, 200817 yr by SLO-030

more degreaser and a whole heap of rags and old toothbrushes

 

4k looks good, the pistons are completely flat too, mine have like a lil bit out in the centre, make sure you scrap pistons clean

 

Travis

Just won this, $50.25 delivered to my door :P

to the pics that mulotix posted. looks like sc12 allright but outlets look a bit different to the one i have. but interesting no-one has picked up that it's mounted UPSIDE DOWN! the pivot mount should be at the bottom and the breathers and oil filler is at the top. so if this is the case.. basically all your sc oil has drained out the breathers and that whine could probably be the gears wearing out haha :P

 

theres nothing wrong with a blow thru setup. id do it this way myself. suck thru means you have an inlet tract full of unburnt fuel.. so any back fire and you're gonna blow that shit apart. boom! to get rid of the sc noise - run a bypass valve like the factory 4agze or 1ggze setup. basically this is a wastegate valve plumbed from after the sc back round to before it. so when you let off the throttle the air will circulate around the sc rather than out a BOV (noisy) or to nowhere which means the charger is loading up when it doesn't need to. (super boosted inlet pipes if blow thru or unnessary load on the charger if suck thru).

also if running suck thru without a bypass valve and the breathers aren't equalised you may end up with sc oil being sucked into the inlet which is why it's leaking. think about it.. throttle shut, sc spinning away means sucking a big vacuum after the carb before the sc.. any rubber inlet pipe there will collapse if not reinforced, oil sucked out of sc... sc is loading up which will cause it to whine so there's your noise problem when not boosting. oh and extra load on the belt could eventually cause wear and tear on it and also use more gas. hmm

even if you have a carby before the sc you should still run a recirculating valve as does the factory setup.

Edited December 8, 200817 yr by AE25

Thats why i like EFI,

 

TB before the SC, and no fuel is going thru the SC itself!!

Suck thru is the way all the V8's run them, but its all mounted closer together i guess. Just tune that Phucker so she don't backfire :P Gearbox and clutch getting sorted soon, hope to have the gearbox and engine together before chrissy. Even without the SC on yet, to hopefully get it running out of the car will be an epic present for me. :)

Ran out of brakes today on the way to work :D Bought a couple of new wheel cylinders, fitted one to the leaking one and doing the other one tomorrow. Need new master cylinder aswel. Should be up and running again tomorrow night, me hopes

Fuel reg came in on tuesday and so did the gasket set. Picked up the gasket kit tonight and woweee, it comes with everything you can think of, and some i don't even know what they're for haha. Should hopefully get a new master cylinder tomorrow. Me wants it going by saturday arvo at the latest.

 

ZOMG. Lotsa gaskets :D

 

WHat are these 4 rubber seals and 2 fibre washers for?

the 4x rubber rings are probably for the spark plug tubes.

 

:D Dunno about the fibre ones....maybe for the fuel pump?

Yea found out what they were for from Trav 555. thanks anyway.

 

I was thinkin bout the fibre ones being for the fuel system but the size seems a bit whack for that, will check them out. Wont be needing them i don't think ( different carb and no mech fuel pump).