Jim@foreign

by **SC V6** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:16 pm

How good are these pistons? Exactually what are the ups/downs to them? How much horse do u lose w\ swapping the stock pistons out for his? and how much boost could u run w\ them?

by **Yanks0114** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:31 pm

you do not lose any hp on a stock engine. They do lower CR down to 8 or 8.5:1 but they flow 24% better so you'll possibly get better gas mileage and you're engine could handle up to 7-8LBs of boost safely. CDSolara was looking into getting these, best bet would be to contact him or Jim.

by **SC V6** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:34 pm

nice.. where do I contact Jim and that other guy... i really want to get these before Toyota puts my engine back togehter.. these would KICK ASS.. thanks
Scott

to run 8 pounds of boost.... what else would I have to upgrade? and where would I get those items

by **SC V6** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 2:17 pm

these are forged right?

by **cdssolara** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:33 am

Scottv6 wrote:nice.. where do I contact Jim and that other guy... i really want to get these before Toyota puts my engine back togehter.. these would KICK butt.. thanks
Scott

to run 8 pounds of boost.... what else would I have to upgrade? and where would I get those items

I have ordered new heads from Jim, but they have not been produced yet. I'm expecting to have them installed next month.

Your best bet would be to contact Jim. He owns a shop in Portland, Oregon, and has done a lot of engine work on his Solara. He doesn't post on this forum, so you should either submit a post on Camryman.org or e-mail him directly. His email address is ForeignAffairs@aol.com.

by **SC V6** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 8:41 am

are these new heads? or new pistons? and are they forged?

and why so long to get them?

by **Mole** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 8:59 am

Scottv6 wrote:are these new heads? or new pistons? and are they forged?

and why so long to get them?

they are cylinder heads that are custom made from existing ones.

that is why they take so long to make since they are not mass produced.

by **SC V6** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 10:35 am

I WANT THESE HEADS! I can't seem to get ahold of him at all... I WANT THESE>. if anyone talks to him, or anythign.. let him know to E-mail me.. thanks
Scott

by **cdssolara** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:24 pm

Scottv6 wrote:I WANT THESE HEADS! I can't seem to get ahold of him at all... I WANT THESE>. if anyone talks to him, or anythign.. let him know to E-mail me.. thanks
Scott

Don't worry, he'll get back to you if you've sent him an e-mail. He's very conscientious about returning messages. I always hear from him within a day, assuming he's not out of town. Did you send your message to the e-mail address I gave you above? If you submitted a post on Camryman.org, that may take longer for a response.

by **SC V6** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 7:55 am

I responded to his e-mail adress, and I have heard nothing.

by **cdssolara** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 9:12 am

Scottv6 wrote:I responded to his e-mail adress, and I have heard nothing.

Give him a few days; maybe he's out of town. He mentioned something to me about going to Las Vegas. If you don't hear from him in a week, put up another post on this thread and I'll contact him on your behalf.

by **SC V6** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 10:23 am

I want to get these heads before the shop puts my engine back together.... id rather not pay for them to do it twice, they said it would eb 900 to swap the heads out later...
thanks
Scott

by **cdssolara** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 5:34 pm

If your shop is going to put the engine back together soon, then getting Jim's heads probably won't work for you. As someone else said, this is a custom job; he doesn't have a bunch of cylinder heads sitting in inventory. You have to send him a $1000 deposit, and then it will usually be about 4 weeks for them to get the heads out to you. Again, because it's a custom job, the machine shop that he uses has to slot these jobs into their work schedule. It's not a quick turnaround type of situation. It's possible that you might be able to get head more quickly someplace else, but it will still be a custom job.

by **SC V6** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 7:04 pm

Yeah, im not looking for it to be lickty split, but It would be nice... i dunno.. i just want him to respond.. later
scott

by **cdssolara** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:32 am

Scottv6 wrote:Yeah, im not looking for it to be lickty split, but It would be nice... i dunno.. i just want him to respond.. later
scott

I may be able to help you get these heads a lot sooner. I know someone else who ordered the heads for his Solara, but since he just destroyed his car in a rollover, he probably won't be needing them. I will ask him if he plans to get another Solara. If not, he might be interested in having Jim send the heads to you if you can reimburse him for his deposit. He ordered the heads about 3 weeks ago, so I assume that they will be ready very soon. Let me know if you are seriously interested. Once I hear back from my friend, I'll send you a private message one way or the other.

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