Socks Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 hi guys, going to be building a forged engine up over winter!what would you recommend, whats the strongest?wiesco or wossner or JE pistonsscat or pauter or PEC Rods...which brand metal headgasket, and what thickness?likin the look of wepr's godzilla or a td05-6 conversion....any info wud be brilliant CheersMatt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiteglanzav Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I use wiseco's - they are the bestas for rods - pauter ones do not require the block to be knotched and scat ones do require itathena,zep,cruise headgasket if you want a td06 you' more than likely want quite a thick one - possibly 2mm ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 pauter rods the strongest then?you talking about clearnace at the bottom of the rods to clear the casing?is it just a case of dremel'ing away the casing till they clear? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr karnage Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 a thicker head gasket's used on turbo's or turbo conversion's to lower compression, but dont know by how much a thicker one will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 A list of things TM do for there engine forgeAll engines stripped and thoroughly chemically cleaned. Block rebored, crosshatch honed. Forged low comp pistons, 74.5/75mm, forged rods. Crank reground (if needed) with all new bearings. Head stripped and cleaned, valves re seated, new valve stem seals, New Head Bolts. New Toyota oil pump, new water pump, new cam belt and tensioner kit, new oil sender switch, new thermostat. All new gaskets and oil seals. Metal head gasket 1.2/2mmI know you might already know this but its useful for anyone reading this section who doesnt.As for makes id deffo say wiseco and wossner are good for rods and pistons, maybe a ZEP of TRD headgasket, cruise are good for the valve springs and a lovely set of TRD mounts to hang them on For new gaskets oil/water pump etc get them from toyota cant wait to see you do this mate deffo go with the godzilla kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 To add; I cannot really speak on personal experience or practical evaluation but I have heard/read enough to make some quasi-educated judgements! Basically;- Pistons -- JE are one of the top manufacturers for pistons in America, great quality items- CPP another high-end manufacturer, recently joined forces with Carrillo, and their conglomeration even supplies to F1, amongst other high prestige motorsports- Wossner, not heard much, but they are relatively new company seemingly- Ross are very cheap, but I've heard a lot of accounts of their piston rings being far too hard and greatly accelerate bore-wear- Connecting Rods -- Carrillo are one of the top manufacturers of rods, but also priced as such, don't need notching- SCAT, very cheap and economical, need notching- Pauter are another popular company- PEC have had some quality issues in the pastFor your setup, were you going for a 5E base? You have to make consideration of what you're looking for out of your setup as well - do want a responsive and tractable setup, or something that can take a lot of boost? The importance is to decide precisely what you want out of your setup, before selecting parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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