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Re: Supercharging 18rc
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Sat, 27 September 2003 07:38
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hi chrisss
| chrisss wrote on Sat, 27 September 2003 00:03 |
hey charles - how good does your turbo 18r go.
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when in tune, clean air-cleaner, cool air, new oil - a lot of fun! serious improvement on the 18RC even at minimal rpm and is much smoother engine.
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reckon it was worth the effort? ie would you do it again or go the import motor? - seems a lot of money and effort.
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i think it was worth the effort as it was just part of the whole car rebuilding process - at the time i didn't know of my options but it made sense to retain as much factory standard stuff to minimise any engineering hassles.
for the next car, i'll start with EFI/electrics first and go newer engine - as there's not much more i can do to the 18RC without making it undrivable in street conditions. (note: i already have a 1G-GTE waiting for revamping before transplanting)
As for the money thing - it was too much for the post-install setup - but i didn't have anything to compare it too at the time. Had i known about toyomods back then, i would have rebuilt a newer engine that had a turbo.
It makes sense to start with a turbo motor - but it also makes sense to start by rebuilding your target engine if you don't know it's history. This way you get your big ticket items (like the rebuild, paint job) out of the way before you start driving it. Regardless of which motor i chose, i wanted something that would last a fair amount of abuse. So i guess i was prepared to pay for durability.
other important thing: one of my driving factors for spending (or was it wasting?) all this cash was to have an every-day driver that was a sleeper. I've got no turbo badges or 5inch cannon muffler or wanker stickers - it might sound like a turbo cordia, but visually it's just a repainted RA40 4-banger.
anyway, you try to buy a newly painted, no rust, 5sp, new/rebuilt 4-cyl turbo, no engineering defects, hatchback, new front/rear glass, new w/seals all round, new rubber, exhaust, new shocks, new seats, revamped/recoloured interior, trimming, etc... and doesn't require any significant work to get it driving and registered legally? and not pay under $10-12k?
plus it's great fun to drive - it's like a big RA23 with more room and better ventilation 
Charles.
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Supercharging 18rc
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chrisss | Fri, 26 September 2003 14:03 |
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