Now it's my turn... my headgasket

[LX_TREME]

Any other suggestions and advice, before I put everything back for next week.
Right now I can't think of, I don't know what else to replace.The only thing I'm not replacing is the block

I do appreciate all your thoughtful, thank you to you all

 

[GXO]

Want to do mine next? I will even pull it out to save your back

 

[e9999]

did you have the head checked for warpage and shaved for extra ponies?

if I ever do a HG job, I'm taking the wheels off and have it kneel in the front....

 

[GXO]

My hood is up to my chest and it doesn't fit in my garage. I think I might just let someone else do it. I am getting lazy

 

[Beowulf]

A complete engine rebuild in situ.

Impressive.

-B-

 

[IBCRUSN]

wow! You are one dedicated individual to go that far into just for the sake of doing it. Great pics and documentation.

Kinda like an in-frame on the large diesels in OTR trucks.

 

[LX_TREME]

Want to do mine next? I will even pull it out to save your back

My back is killing me, next time i'll pull the whole thing out.For sure no more this action hero

did you have the head checked for warpage and shaved for extra ponies?

Yup E, The one I marked it with the red square where's the warpage on the head, took it buddy machine shop and he cut it little just to make it even.

And thank you -B- Okay im going to start working again today, to do some cleaning..and sorry I wont be able to reply some of your post it here.. until 8.00pm PST (Both hands, cloths full of grease, dirt )

 

[94landcruiser]

did you have the head checked for warpage and shaved for extra ponies?

if I ever do a HG job, I'm taking the wheels off and have it kneel in the front....

The shop mine is at has it on the lift wheeless with the disks just off the ground. Hoping to get it back today. Hating this pos cobalt rental.

 

[e9999]

only shaved for flatness, eh?
not tempted by a mod a la Robbie? what was it? 15 thous and 50 ponies extra or something like that...?

 

[Hants]

only shaved for flatness, eh?
not tempted by a mod a la Robbie? what was it? 15 thous and 50 ponies extra or something like that...?

I think he did 15 on mine (along with injectors, porting & polishing)... noticeable difference!

I'm not sure how well shaving the head plays with the dual turbo's LX is planning to install next.

IIRC, spec is for up to 20 thous before a new head is required.

 

[e9999]

did you check the cylinder walls?

 

[Ruadhrigh]

did you check the cylinder walls?

x2 I was also curious about this

 

[turbocruiser]

x2 I was also curious about this

x3 I was also curious about this, especially because if i remember right, LX was always the one who thought that just doing the top end was silly without also doing the bottom end. So far, from what i have read here, there was nothing wrong at all with the bottom end, any second thoughts on that? Thanks.

 

[cpg]

Are you not pulling the intake and cleaning it?

 

[LX_TREME]

My my... you guys the cylinder walls fine nothing wrong with it.And robbie aka (powderpig) 50hp extra eh?

Well..back to my thread here.. Fri 05/11/07 installed new rod bearings, piston rings etc.. and my OEM injectors calibrated, blueprinted by RC Engineering.

 

[LX_TREME]

Don't need 4.6 or 4.8 etc... I just need to install custom made my JDM mandrel bent that already give 40hp extra

Pic 1 and 2, what the JDM exhaust manifold look like..these guy in Japan sent me pic's of it.

 

[turbocruiser]

LX, I think that you should clean those pistons alot more before you button up.

Comparison Pic.

Not intended as insult; I know you can get em good, but like I wrote, now's the time to do it before you button up. BTW, how are you going to get the twin turbos on with that manifold there? You are playing coy!

 

[LX_TREME]

BTW, how are you going to get the twin turbos on with that manifold there? You are playing coy!

No more twin turbos I changed my mind.It's just gonna be stock normal aspirated 4.5L with the JDM exhaust manifold and thanks for support cleaning up we'll see about that okay?

 

[landtank]

How much are those headers? If it's like the rest of the stuff you've gotten you could probably get a turbo on there.

 

[cruiserdan]

IIRC, spec is for up to 20 thous before a new head is required.

The spec is check the head for warpage. If the warpage is over spec the factrory states that you replace the head. Toyota does not recommend or endorse doing any work on the head sealing surface. It's either OK to begin with or you replace the head.

That being said, many have had fine results when surfacing the "non-surfaceable" head.