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cressida turbo?
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Thu, 09 June 2005 23:54
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ok complete noob here i have searched and found alot of info, but what i want to know is i have a 85 cressida needs new head so i want to turbo it but unsure wheather to decompress and try turbo the original engine or stick a new one in, now ive looked in half cut mags and apparently there is a turbo cressida in japan, so i assume this is the chaser?? all i want is a simple turbo setup so what would be the best not necciserilly cheapest or fastest just most simple conversion. now im unsure what model and engine mine has but im sure its a 85 now in the mag the engine is a 7mg-det with auto gear box and all wiring would this be a good swap for basic turbo or there are alot of similar from the supra section too all help woud be great!!
Ryan.
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I supported Toymods
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November 2003
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 00:58
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If you have a 5M-E DO NOT TURBO IT
Buy a 7MGTE with ecu and loom and 'drop' that in.
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tas
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June 2002
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 00:59
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You'd be off going with a halfcut for sure.
I'm not real cluey on the 85 cressida and what halfcut you'll need
The engine you mention would be a toyota/nissan hybrid  which doesn't exist. (7M-GTE)
Again you'll be better off going with a 1JZ-GTE chaser half cut rather then the 7MGTE one. But someone else should be able to fill you in on the details.
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sunshine coast
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June 2005
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 01:04
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so the 7MGTE with ecu and loom. is that a basic fit into the 85 model, the mx73 as ive found out? less fuss the better
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Location:
sunshine coast
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June 2005
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 01:11
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excelent because as i mentioned i only want simple turbo with not too much modification to fit with minimul price any one know sumone in the queensland, brisbane area that can help? pref sunshine coast?
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 01:13
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being an 85, it would have a 5ME though, right?
I remember when I went through the "should i turbo my cressida" phase, but having a 5M-E meant that everyone said exactly what cruzsida did - dont bother turbocharging the 5ME.
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sunshine coast
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June 2005
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 01:41
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P.S i have a tight budget dont we all
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How tight?
Generally "engine conversion", "easy" and "cheap" cannot be mentioned in the same sentence together.
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sunshine coast
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June 2005
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 01:50
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there are a few mistakes in the article, the M-EU was released much earlier than 1979 in Japan.
also the 3M didnt have SU carbs it had mikuni's i think.
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sunshine coast
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June 2005
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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 02:34
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I wouldn't really recommend anyone on the sunshine coast for an engine conversion especially if you are on a tight budget. If the 5m --> 7m conversion is as easy as people make it sound then I would do it yourself. Buy a hoist for $300 or you can hire them for aabout $40 for a weekend. Once you get it all mounted, you would have to get it towed to an auto electrician and then exhaust shop.
If you didn't need it until October I would wait because Sideshow usually comes up to QLD and I would recommend him as he specialises in this sort of stuff and as far as I know has a set price, which most auto electricians will not.
good luck
Chris
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 02:49
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| Skip wrote on Fri, 10 June 2005 11:41 |
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P.S i have a tight budget dont we all
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How tight?
Generally "engine conversion", "easy" and "cheap" cannot be mentioned in the same sentence together.
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yep, its an oxymoron!
Cheers
Wilbo
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Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 03:38
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engine conversions arent hard,
actually, nothings hard,
people define "hard" by having to think and solve problems.
putting the engine in physically is "easy" and takes a short time.
then, install your loom, sit down with a wiring diagram and start, each wire is colour coded etc.
it just takes a while, its not "hard"
the only thing that sucks is not being able to produce headers, manifold, exhaust pipes, but these can be bought...
Eldar.O.
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Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 03:52
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| EldarO wrote on Fri, 10 June 2005 13:38 |
each wire is colour coded etc.
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Try telling my old cressida that!
and that was just a cd-player install that I did.... 
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: cressida turbo?
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Fri, 10 June 2005 05:09
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| EldarO wrote on Fri, 10 June 2005 11:38 |
engine conversions arent hard,
actually, nothings hard,
people define "hard" by having to think and solve problems.
putting the engine in physically is "easy" and takes a short time.
then, install your loom, sit down with a wiring diagram and start, each wire is colour coded etc.
it just takes a while, its not "hard"
the only thing that sucks is not being able to produce headers, manifold, exhaust pipes, but these can be bought...
Eldar.O.
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Putting a 1J in my landcruiser was not easy it was hardwork. Putting an engine in physically is not easy cause things foul, things have to be moved and you spend alot of time chasing things around to make it easy as possible. Anyone who has done a conversion will agree with me, it's far from easy even if it has been done a number of times.
Why cant you produce headers, exhaust pipes, manifolds etc? All you need is a welder and some material.
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dont we all