BassAckwards' AWD Turbo 2TR-FE

I dont think you have anything to worry about @Murphinator

Im definitely not trying to discourage you from installing it, im with Bananaman, install it and send it and see how it goes and go from there.

I just tend to have the worst kind of luck possible, so naturally problems follow me around

 

I dislike supporting companies who don't support their customers. What's done is done though. I am hoping your 2tr holds itself together this go around. I wonder if the 2tr is going to be a candidate for larger head studs..

Also out of curiosity sake do you vent your crankcase pressure to atmosphere?

 

Me too man! I am starting to go a little crazy so itd be a big win if it would hold together for a few months or longer. If this doesnt hold together something must be seriously wrong with my truck. I am already starting to wonder if its tune related.

No sir i do not, the pcv is routed back into the s/c inlet, which is not the way id like it.. i have been meaning to add a catch can, but there have been other problems that keep requiring my attention

 

Howdy John, hope you're having a good one my man!

 

Thanks brother so far so good. And thanks! Hopefully it kicks more ass when its back in one piece

 

Well, a little update from my clutch run around. The guys at LCE called me back and said they had come up with two options for my application.

Option 1: A single unsprung disc with a beefier pressure plate than what's currently offered, estimated cost ~500

Option 2: A custom one off twin disc setup, estimated cost ~2700-3000

Brian at LCE along with his higher ups recommended the twin disc setup for driveability, as they agreed that the single unsprung disc would be unpleasant in town or heaven forbid... traffic. They think I'd get more life out of the twin disc, and they said if I decided to go that route to let them know; as they would do all the heavy lifting with clutch masters to make sure the order gets put through and done correctly.

 

Morning Robert!!
Any word from the machine shop?

 

Very interested to see what you end up going with, i'd be leaning towards the twin disc just for better drivability

Good mornin John! Have a nice Friday buddy

Good mornin Matt! Yes sir, i got the head back Tuesday so turnaround time was super quick. Waiting on the gasket and FIPG to arrive and then it's time to start piecing this puzzle back together

 

Awesome!!

 

It’s turned out pretty good, hope yours was too man. Been a long week

 

Tore into the old motor tonight and plucked out 6 valve stem caps that i lost somewhere on i-10 while taking the head to get resurfaced. I wouldve bought new ones, but they were out of stock at toyota of boerne and i wanted to get this thing put back together. I am however running up to Boerne toyota tomorrow morning for some seal packing

$83 08826-00100 Toyota Seal Packing - 08826-00100

08826-00100. I ordered some on Amazon but USPS has failed me again so i am gonna pay a little more and just get some from the dealer since they had a tube in stock. Oh and the new head gasket came in today too!

 

We expect progress pix along the way

 

Good morning Bill! Just got back from Toyoter. This is by far the most expensive FIPG ive ever bought at 125 bucks

Hopefully it does the trick though, i dont want to do this again anytime soon

 

Holy crapola!

 

Got the threads for the studs chased, copper coated the head gasket, studs installed, and then dropped the head on there and its torqued down to 80 ft lbs. the factory manual calls for 29 ft lbs, then 90*, and then another 90* so i did 29, 55, and then 80 ft lbs.

About to start on lash adjusters, stem caps, rockers, cams, and then timing chain and cover

 

Just finished up, took 12 hrs from start to finish. Looking forward to having a day off tomorrow. Hopefully this does the trick, gonna wait till tmrw to start it so the FIPG can set up a little better. Not a difficult job overall, just a ridiculous amount of labor

 

Got it fired up this morning and no codes or oil leaks but i had a nasty fuel leak on injector four. I pulled the fuel rail out and replaced the lower injector insulators and checked the top ones while i was at it. Found this on injector four, must have been damaged when i removed the fuel rail. Anyways, it was an easy fix, grabbed an o-ring off my other motor’s fuel rail and im in business.

 

Interesting that your o rings are black. I just replaced mine and they were orange! (Including new ones).
Glad to see everything is back together. Fingers crossed it all goes well!

 

Yeah it's funny you mention that, the black ones were out of a 2005 and then when i pulled one to replace it from my 2009 motor, it was orange like you said. Seems good so far, but it had a bit of a ticking noise when i first started it up, but that has gone away for now.. hoping that doesnt come back

 

I wonder if the ticking was from lack of oil in areas. My builder told me I may hear a loud ticking until oil gets circulated everywhere it needs to be and it should go away and be fine after that.