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Since I already had my engine out for the loose exhaust manifold
repair, I decided to do a couple of mods. These RC Engineering
injectors are 550cc's and 25% bigger that the 440s. This, along with the Lexus AFM (also 25% bigger) give more fuel and
air per cycle with no computer upgrades or other problems to
the Supra.
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Exhaust manifold repair...
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I purchased the injectors straight from RC, and they even came with
a piece of paper showing the flow rates. I noticed that the
RC's spray out of one big hole and the stock ones spray into a "Y"
pattern. The difference in horsepower is supposed to be
negligible. I had to go to 4 junkyards to find the injector
connectors off of an RX-7, but now the connectors can be purchased
along with the injectors. I would definitely spend the money
for new ones if I had it to do again. I spliced my new
connectors right into the wiring harness as I am very familiar with
wiring repairs and a soldering iron. Some have actually made a a jumper connector
to allow removal later. During installation of the injectors, I put a
small amount of Vaseline on the injector seals to make sure that
they slid in straight and didn't get kinked or pinched (fuel leaks
are a bad thing).
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Difficulty. |
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The AFM part of this upgrade was very simple, but this part is not.
Since the injector upgrade requires access to the wiring harness, it
is a lot more involved.
2- To me it seemed the best way to get
access was to separate the upper and lower halves of the intake
manifold. So be prepared for this extra step.
3- I had to be extra careful with the spring clips on the new
connectors. The connectors themselves were old and a little
brittle.
4- I did this upgrade as part of a larger repair and already had an
upper end gasket set. I'm not sure if one can get just a
manifold gasket or if the old gasket will have to be reused.
It is just paper, so be careful taking the intake manifold halves
apart.
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The Problems. |
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1- I recommend buying new connectors along with the
injectors.
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This upgrade was expensive, difficult, and time consuming.
However, it is also almost necessary when going for large amounts of
horsepower. I
did not included the manifold gasket cost as I already totaled it as part of a
larger repair.
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Back to top... |
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1 hour (done with larger repair) |
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Total Cost |
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$547.50 |
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Difficulty, 1
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Problems, 1 - 10 |
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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Payoff, 1 - 10 |
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
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Materials/Parts |
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Injectors- $500.00 |
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Connectors (x6) (used)- $25.00 |
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Injector gaskets (x6)- $15.00 |
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Solder- $2.50 |
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Flux- on hand |
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Heat shrink- $2.00 |
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Alcohol- on hand |
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Spray can of contact cleaner- #3.00 |
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Dielectric compound- on hand |
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Vaseline- on hand |
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Tools |
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Ratchet and sockets |
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Phillips head screwdriver |
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Flat head screwdriver |
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Needle nose pliers |
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Wire cutters |
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Wire strippers |
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Soldering iron |
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Stiff bristle brush |
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