Hello, new member here

[Vip09]

Hello, all.  I'm Ryan from the US.  I have a '92 ST185 that I bought in January of 2006.  Glad to be here!

[Driveby]

Hi mate, lovely looking motor 
Welcome to the club!

[fifegt4]

Welcome to the club mate. Cars looking good any specs of it?

[paul_gt4]

very nice there buddy, what manifold is that your running and wttc

[Vip09]

paul - not sure what you mean by wttc.


Here is my mod list.  The forged shortblock parts aren't relevant any longer because I melted the pistons a couple months ago (oops).  I'm building a 5S based stroker right now with all the goodies.  Hope to get her back on the road soon!



3S-GE block bored .040 over
Balanced crank
Wiseco 9.0:1 compression forged Pistons
Eagle forged Rods
ARP Head studs & rod bolts
HKS 1mm Head Gasket

Greddy TD06L2 20G Turbo kit
Greddy Tubular Exhaust Manifold
Greddy 47mm External Wastegate
Greddy 3" Downpipe
Custom 4" Intake
Custom Front Mount Intercooler
Custom Oil Cooler
Audi TT Diverter Valve
Perrin Manual Boost Controller
Fidanza flywheel
Southbend DXD-F Clutch

AEM EMS
Wolfkatz 780cc Injectors
Extreme Boost Fuel rail
SX Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
Supra TT Fuel Pump
Custom -6AN Stainless Braided fuel supply line
Custom -6AN Goodyear Hysunite fuel return line
Earls fittings throughout
Zeitronix Wideband AFR Meter
Nology Hotwires Spark Plug Wires

Whiteline rear swaybar
TwosRus Rear swaybar endlinks
Speedsource shifter linkage bushings
Speedsource shifter base bushings
Speedsource Polyurethane Engine mount inserts
Speedsource Crossmember Bushing kit
Speedsource TD06 Replacement Oil Drain
Mario Koenig Rear Subrame Polyurethane Bushing Kit
Mario Koenig Solid Aluminum Rear Differential Mount
SuperPro Polyurethane Bushings Complete Suspension Kit
935 Slotted Rotors


New OEM:
Water Pump
Oil Pump
Distributor Cap and Rotor
Complete Toyota Engine Gasket Set
Oil Pan
All new oem bolts on underside of car
Fuel Tank
Fuel pickup
Fuel fill tube
Fuel tank support brackets
Fuel filter
Torsen LSD
Rear differential: seals, pinion bearings, and axle bearings
All new wheel bearings

[paul_gt4]

nice spec there and WTTC means welcome to the club

[Vip09]

 Thanks!

My best 1/4 mile time is 13.3 @ 102mph at 13psi.  This was before the EMS and fuel system.  On this run I still had stock ECU and fuel system.


After the EMS and fuel system I went to the 1/8th mile track and ran a 7.8 on 17psi.

[bazza2541]

OOOOOOoooooo, you said S.T.R.O.K.E.R.
Why are you using the 5sfe block over the 3sgte block, if you don't mind my asking?

[Vip09]

The 5S block is stronger than the 3S block.  The 3S block is notorious for cracking on the corner by the water pump when you get around 500hp. 

I can get complete 5s shortblocks from the junk yard for $50usd here.  And there are countless to choose from.  I didn't want to risk cracking the block in the future, so I decided to use the 5s.

[bazza2541]

And if I told you thsat a 3sgte is a sleaved 5sfe block?

[Vip09]

Then I would probably take it with a grain of salt until there was sufficient proof provided.

It doesn't change the fact that countless 3S blocks have cracked around the 500hp mark.

[bazza2541]

Even though this is news to me, I will concede your point.
However wouldn't a $500 block girdle be a much cheaper fix than trying to achieve high horse power from the 5sfe?

[Vip09]

Even though this is news to me, I will concede your point.
However wouldn't a $500 block girdle be a much cheaper fix than trying to achieve high horse power from the 5sfe?

I'm not sure that you understand what I'm building.  It is fairly common on this side of the pond to build a 5S based stroker.  Also known as 5S-GTE (5S block with 3S-GTE head).

Like I said before, I got the 5S-FE block for $50usd.  So it was even cheaper than finding another 3S-GTE block to build from.

I have a 5S-FE crankshaft ground for 3S-GTE rods.  I'm using 3S-GTE Eagle rods and Wiseco stroker pistons from ATS.

Besides being stronger than the 3S block, the 5S block's stock bore is 87mm which gives a small displacement advantage over the 3S based stroker. 

[bazza2541]

I know what you are building.
I am doing one myself.
But my research has led me away from the 5sfe block and after a conversation with ATS the decision was clear, 3SGTE all the way.I can even get it sleaved for 87mm pistons.

[bazza2541]

You say the 5sfe block is stronger, I'll counter that by saying the 3sgte is better engineered.