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do you think how much boost has any affect? like stock boost is 12psi on the m62, on the TVS i was seeing 21-22, although with the ported head it would go down a little bit

this is true ^ my rings will be arriving this coming monday. Total Seal - comes with its own set of instructions for setting ring gap, but what would you recommend? motor will have the following : 2.0 block stock sleeves with 59K miles diamond pistons, stock compression/bore ported head, stock cams, stock valvesprings TVS 1320 supercharger to replace the stock supercharger (1.32 L vs 1.0 L) other bolt-ons

guess i could do that... first time i've gapped a set of rings before. last time i rebuilt an lsj we went with stock rings which are already set to the gap thanks GH

Hey all, putting new rings in my LSJ 2.0 Ecotec Supercharged motor, and would like to know if anyone has a ring filer that i could borrow? I am trying for sometime in the first week of may thanks

not all counties in arizona have emissions. and the counties that do have emissions shops and you have to pay for the testing.

that is very impressive.

eh.. it's cheap here in ohio. when i lived in az, it was 400 something for the truck when it was 6 years old, and 500 for the saturn when i bought it brand new. that's not even personalized.

god nissan makes some damn ugly cars nowadays

I know there is 2 chains. one for the cam gears and one for the balance shaft/water pump. i was referring to the timing chain only

guess i have not. as i have taught myself everything i know about cars/motors, i have only had a limited number of vehicles to "train" myself on. thank you for your insight. in my experience, my 06 saturn with the 2.0 ecotec DOHC I4 has a chain located on the inside of the block. my friends 92 4g63 galant has a timing belt located on the outside of the engine. so yes, my chain setup is quieter, much quieter

well... let's just agree to disagree on this one. thanks again for your help. i will probably start on this in the next month or so. btw, do you know if the 3.3 is an interference engine or no? some have said no, others have said it's the only interference-timing belt combo engine toyota had made

toyota wants just under 300 for doing it. but if it had a chain, as they do in the newer 3.5L V6's then we wouldn't be having this discussion, as there would be nothing to replace.

that was part of my argument was that chains are better, there's not a replacement interval... i'm laughing more

one of my sources : http://www.samarins.com/reviews/sienna_04.html for the ones equipped with a belt, the regular replacement interval is 90k miles. chains don't have a replacement interval

i read that was the reason toyota went to chains in the 08-present V6 siennas was because it was quieter. let me find it...

i understand what you are saying, gearhead, but if ford had decided to use belts instead of chains, you would have 4 belts, 2 of them long as fuck. belts are louder, require more maintenance (such as 90k mile interval i'm doing), and are more prone to slipping off the gears (this last one is my observation, not fact, as my buddy has had his slip off 3 times, no matter how tight the tensioner) it's probably just personal preference.

thanks for all the replies guys. it'll prob be another month or so before i try this. why did toyota use a belt again? chains are so much better in every way...

thanks for giving me a clear thought to begin wiht the little 4banger in my saturn is easy as shit to work on. this DOHC 3.3L VVT V6 is starting to scare me...

Just wondering if anyone can give me a quick run-down on how to change the timing belt in a 2004 Toyota Sienna with the 3.3L V6. It's just passed 90k miles and is due for its recommended replacement interval. I'm confident and experienced enough to do this in my own garage with my own tools, as I have done before. However, this is the first time working on any Toyota, and timing belt for that matter. My other car has a timing chain with colored links (06 Saturn ION Redline) and is quite easy to set time after you know where the colored links are supposed to go. Thanks!

make that x2. i have the same motor, and would like a high-rev valvespring install at the same time

yes sir. 2006 ion redline with 2.0 supercharged 4 cylinder. stock is 200hp, 205tq as rated by GM. i am not stock...

308whp, 268wtq

you don't have a dollar until you have 100 cents you start making a new dollar when you have 101 cents you're spot on, OP, i'm surprised more people don't know this

yep, on both css and rlf. i want complete wing-less. i love a little south of columbus, in washington court house. there's a red redline down here as well, but he's not aware of what he drives... lol what color is yours?

really? thought for sure they were different, as the tail lights and lip on the trunk... is there a part number?