Originally Posted by dasboost
A 600 hp 7MGTE? I'd have to see it to beleive it. Pretty rare to get that kind of power on a 7MGTE without blowing it after a few runs. The cranks were redesigned in the last few years of that run because of the balancing problems, among other things. There are a few guys who have spent upwards of 10k on their motors and are producing pretty nice numbers, but I would rather spend that on a 2jz.
Good luck on the work though. Those cars can be a major pita if you let them. I have had my share of them.
I know of two people personally that have 600+hp on there 7MGTE. The 2J has better volumetric efficacy but is not far off on design. Too many poor people own 7Ms and too many well off pll with expensive mechanics own 2Js.
Now if your looking for 8000+ redline... A 7M is not a good idea.
If you keep up on maintenance, replace the head gasket with a Metal one, and get your block balanced and blueprinted(needed for reliable high HP) with better rods and pistons the 7M will handle 600HP DD.
BTW there are a couple 1000+HP 7M's. Yeah a lot of money
