PROJECT UNDERDOG podcast/ update/ mass unboxing/ plans/ details/ parts - PROJECT UNDERDOG #9
00:00 Behind the scenes
01:44 Weldspeed exhaust manifold
03:37 The story behind the manifold
08:13 Manifold length and flanges
10:39 Stealthy hose clamps
11:20 Rotating assembly
18:45 Oil pump, studs, bearings
22:10 Head gasket
28:28 Gaskets
31:21 GFB BOV
32:22 Transmission and MRP clutch kit
34:58 Flywheel
37:11 Ignition coils
39:52 Analog to CAN
41:11 Fuel pressure reg
41:59 MAP, IAT, switchable maps
45:54 AEM Inifnity 5 ECU
48:21 Educational value
50:55 Fuel pump
52:04 Boost control
52:46 Other sensors
55:24 Digital dash
59:36 Time frame and other mods
-- BUILD SPECS --
- ENGINE BLOCK -
Stock 2nd 4AFE 7 rib engine block
OEM 4AGE late bigport and 20v Toyota crankshaft. Part no: 13401 - 16020
OEM 4AGZE low compression 8:1 semi forged pistons. 0.5 oversize
Part no: 13103 - 16100
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MaXpeedingRods connecting rods: www.maxpeedingrods.com/produc...
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King racing main and rod bearings
ARP main cap studs
- CYLINDER HEAD -
Stock 4AFE cylinder head with stock cams. Lightly ported
4AGE valve springs
Head porting video: • PORTING the F out of i...
4AGE vs 4AFE head: • CYLINDER HEAD Face Off...
Midship Garage supplied custom 1.4mm/ .056" 4AFE MLS head gasket
midshipgarage.com/
ARP head studs
- INTAKE AND EXHAUST -
Stock intake manifold - to be upgraded during the second or third stage of the build
Weldspeed 321 equal length stainless steel exhaust manifold. T25 flange
www.weldspeed.com.au/
MaXpeedingRods billet wheel GT2871 turbo: bit.ly/3lUQuzO
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- FUEL -
AEM fuel pressure regulator: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
AEM fuel pump: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
- ECU, IGNITION AND SENSORS -
AEM infinity 5 series: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
AEM MAP: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
video: • BOOST pressure vs. MAN...
AEM smart coil: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
video: • Distributor VS Wasted ...
AEM IAT: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
AEM CD-7: digital dash www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
AEM 3 Port boost controller: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
video: • ALL BOOST CONTROL setu...
AEM fluid temperature sensors: www.aemelectronics.com/produc...
- TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL -
Rebuilt E51 transmission with Quaife ATB differential
MRP clutch kit: www.mrpltd.co.nz/product/4agz...
Related video: • CLUTCH: Organic vs. Ke...
4AGE 20v OEM blacktop flywheel. Part no: 13405 - 16110
- GOALS, BOOST, COMPRESSION -
300 hp available
maps switchable on the fly
1 - 1.3 bar of boost
9:1 static compression ratio
Educational value
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That short header is a work of mechanical art. Love the symmetrical look, the weld quality, the beefy flanges.
I think a good video cannot be ''too long''. It's more about density than it is about lenght, for example I regularly find myself fastforwarding 13min videos because they just talk about unrelevent topics. However I'm 40 minutes into this video and I haven't felt bored for a single second. this is great really, keep it up !
I am a just a stupid Plasma physicist, mechanic, blacksmith, farrier, welder and very interested as well as appreciative and thankful for your unusually intelligently done video. Please do not change anything in your future videos. Thank you again.
As blabbery as that was I do really appreciate the overview at this stage of the build, exciting times to come!
I always love your videos. The normal, structured videos are great. This, "unprofessional" video, is charming and totally relatable. I'm a professional tech that does restorations and high horsepower custom cars, and my unboxing process is not much more different than this. Lol
Funny enough, I used that exact AEM EBC on my customer's GTR32.
I love how he's holding the turbo manifold like it's his child.....because, well, in a way it is! Anyway, I think a Garrett GT2560R would be the PERFECT turbo for that engine.
Not bad but he has tubular manifold so he will rev and maybe something that has more leaned graph, if he takes EFR 6758 (or similar) it will be in sweet spot at 6 to 6,5k RPM. EFRs spools quite fast, can take some beating, and makes a lot of turbo noise :)
Lol I did same thing when I got mine
That exhaust manifold was so skilfully made, beautiful welds! As an Australian, I am very proud of the fantastic custom parts we manufacture down here, keep up the great content!
Finally an unscripted motor boost & rebuild mod video I can relate too, as I'm trying to swap parts for my k24a4 with OEM & aftermarket parts for track, drag & rally use. Awesome to follow up with a project from someone who has also been deemed my "Engine-ering Guru". Arigatho!!
i liked a lot the unscripted video, makes you more human than only scripted imo can´t wait to see the build move foward!
More human. I like that. *opens up chest to do regular maintenance on cyborg innards
Yes, 1 hour of 4A and MR2 content :D Looks like I was very lucky when I bought my oversize GZE pistons last year from MRP and still got OEM piston rings. Also you can get OEM oil pump for cheap from Aisin (OPT-036) which is 100% identical to the later GE oil pumps, except that they have the Toyota logo machined away ;)
Thanks for the part no. Im always on the lookout for Toyota parts in OEM packaging and price.
I've always had a dream of twin charging an AW11. just for kicks. A 4A-GTZE build, like the one that polish guy did to his FX16 on youtube.
Personally love the “unprofessional” video. Dying for you to start the build. ♥️
Your 321 stainless turbo exhaust manifold is a work of art!!! 👍😎. My name is Arnie K and I used to build Unlimited Heavy SuperStock Triple turbo intercooled pulling tractors and I was running up to 1400 degree exhaust temperatures and 90lbs of boost pressure and 90lbs of exhaust pressure. Due to the extra cost of 321 over 304 my partner ordered 304 2.375 180 degree U bends from Burns Stainless because they were half the price. Well I'm the one who did all the fabrication, cutting and fitting before I purged and tig welded all the joints. It takes me two weeks to create a beautiful manifold like you have and that's working 13 hours a day 7 days a week. I will verify that what you have said about 321 being a superior material to use . I was so angry when I started seeing cracks developing on the 304 material thinking even if 321 cost 4 times as much , I would still use it because building a exhaust manifold is very hard work .
There was a factory Turbo 7AFE ( 1.8 7AFTE) only available in Australia, ironically. Came in the limited edition AE112R Corolla Sportivo Levin.
Oh my God, that manifold looks good enough to sleep with!
Man i dont mind the audio or video quality at all it shows your 1 of us , a car guy just making informational videos and your human it dosnt have to be perfect man. Love seeing ya go into detail and the entire build start to finish , parts used , time taken and youv got documentation of the entire build so if down the road your asked what parts what , you end up selling the car etc etc you have these videos of proof that really at to the car. Awesome video dude !!
Now for the RE-boxing video! 😁 Looking forward to seeing your upcoming work and videos! Loving all your content!
Thanks so much man. I'm looking forward to it too. I just kicked everything into the corner into a single pile 😂
Very fun video! I really love and appreciate this kind of video. Relaxing, fun and full of knowledge at the same time
This build is fireeeeee!!!!! I’m so excited for this build!!!
Currently on a train trip, i like long videos in general but this is some really nice timing :D
I'm happy to hear that 😊 I won't be doing this again.
Cryo-stress relief the piston head, conrods bolts and valve train, brake rotors. Arrow Cryogenics in Minnesota does it by the pound. You can get it single cycle cryogenic frozen (way cheaper) or multi cycled. Single cycled gives you 70% of the total strength benefit increase. In high carbon steels it increases hardness (micro surface smoothness) 15-25%. Overall strength by 5-12%. Welded joints by 7-18%. I used this company on bicycles parts and car parts. Everything runs smooth. 👍
you speak very well and explain things clearly and the fact that English is not your mother tongue makes it more impressive, I really enjoy your normal videos and find the content aswell as your calm and concise delivery of concepts educational and entertaining. However I did still really enjoy this different style video as you have made all these parts and the gathering/matching of them very assessable and understandable to the average person and I feel like I'm in your house with you showing us the parts. keep up the good work can't wait to watch this project develop!😎👍
Love it and looks promising too ! Just keep up the good spirits and remain faithful to the car! :-) Really looking forward to follow the process !
Ah one thing I just remembered is that you need to put a second breather port on the other cam cover for crankcase ventilation after about 230 hp (boosted) on the 4ages, very common for people turboing 4agze's to put dual oil cap covers on their engine for a cheap port, but you can weld a bung on as well.
Love the format of this video. Felt like getting a little tour of your place and being brought up to speed on how things are going and what your thoughts are. I appreciated the time stamps, so I can watch this in segments. I also enjoyed your low tech but totally functional filming setup. I'm thinking you must have an amazing skin care regiment for you to look that good from a single fluorescent tube light lol. That Weldspeed turbo exhaust manifold is beyond awesome looking! Can't wait to see how the project pans out!
Hey man how you've been?! I have terrible scin, had massive problems as a teen. Zero skin care now or any care, I'm a manly man 😂 actually I just suck at it so I don't bother. But fluorescent lights are magic, try it, they make everyone pretty.
@@d4a haha, well you certainly fooled me. I've been good. Just been working and trying to wait until some travel opens back up. Really wanting to go see Japan at some point. How about you? Seems like you've been working hard!
All these parts from around the world coming together, super pumped up for the build! With the exhaust and the adjustable blow off doodad there are quite a few bits from Australia now. I live in Australia but I had to order parts over from England and Europe to fit my Suzuki, strange world of postage we live in.
Time to get building already!!!
While these sort of videos won't get massive views I found it refreshing and informative on the progress.
looking forward to the engine build👍
Nice! I’m doing basically the same kind of build with a 58 VW Beetle. A lesser used type air cooled VW boxer, custom supercharged, Megasquirt EFI.... We have almost all the same obstacles. I literally have to make and do everything and have similar knowledge of my car. Good thing I’ve owned it for 20 years. I AM jealous of your ability to get original parts at a dealer, VW does not support the aircooled cars at all. I am fortunate enough to have metal fab experience, a MIG, TIG welder, etc. I think that would be a great next step for you. I like your project and ideas!
This is my favorite car channel on youtube
I'm from the UK and must say keep up the great Work. can't wait to see this and how power it will make nice 1👍.. really do enjoy the program you make and find them very informative..
I appreciate the detailed update
This engine won't even break a sweat at 300hp.
I hope so
Those are some gorgeous welds!
Cant wait until next episode! Awesome!
Great video as always man, had to save it for when I had time but really glad I did 👍 can’t wait to see the updates
There,s no need 2 fear - Underdog is here !
I like the 4AGE/GZE, but I like that the 4AFE has only slightly less power and a lot more fuel economy. They put them in EVERYTHING because they are very reliable, cheap & easy to get parts for.
Dude you're amazing, I swear.
You are superhuman! Do you read a script or it just flows out? All your videos, almost no word out of place!
This video is completely unscripted and zero prep. But most of the other videos I make pointers but I don't read. I do take breaks and make cuts in the edit of course.
That hour odd went a lot quicker than I thought 🤣 Good job mate, can't wait to see it on the track👍
That manifold is a masterpiece, this video was amazing unscripted and raw you can hear the excitement in your voice - absolutely love it. Amazing you have the disease to push the limits, to teach yourself and to research and conquer, I did an engine swap in a Peugeot 106, 3 engines into one, one for the block one for the head and one for the inlet manifold, took me hours and hours to complete it and many many late nights trying to work out what parts to use and modify plus the wiring to get it running but when it do oh boy was it worth it also did a quaife gearset and LSD myself all self taught and it is now a track day weapon and a half, when I blast past a fast bought for cash car I think - I`ve made this by myself gives you so much satisfaction and pleasure - good luck can`t wait to see the next video.
Great video, especially the tour of Studio 1 and the props Dept!😅
You have my full support. I can't wait to see you put it all together
This is a sick video man. I'm so excited for you.
You're the best! Always look forward to your videos, and this one did not disappoint!
Yeah! great to see some Aussie stuff!
Thats a very serious looking header Reminds me of my decades old E34 Racing Dynamics stainless header off the M20B25 engine. Sounds absolutely outstanding....
One minute in and I'm already hooked
King Bearings are great. I use them in all my Honda engine rebuilds. Never had an issue.
Good video! Sure, a bit of blabbering on, but it feels like hanging out with you hahahaha I was going to ask about the low compression at first, then you explained it quite clearly :p I have a 4A-GZE myself running a turbo and tempted to go higher compression on it, but I guess maybe not ;)
Happy to hear that, the video at least partially completed its mission. What compression are you running now? What kind of ECU?
@@d4a engine is a stock 3rd gen, so that should be 8.9:1 It was running on the stock ECU with a HKS F-con Vpro2 piggyback, but the car is currently getting redone at the workshop, will get a proper standalone but not decided which yet. ECUmaster ideally but maybe a simpler older one if budget is too tight
I am looking forward to see the engine coming together and all the parts fitted.
Honestly the longest youtube video that I have ever watched but it was well worth every second
Thats many parts i look forward to see how the car vlil perform . Im are like a Kid waiting for Christmas 🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for use time to show it all have a nice evening.
great show! keep up the good work
Big money spent. Looking forward to the build
Gonna be fun to watch
Though this is long I appreciate this video for what it is
That's some nice welding.
Dude I honestly feel as though youake some of the best and most interesting videos when it comes to cars and motors. Love the channel and how you bring the content to the viewers.
Woah how time flies, did not have time to watch the entire video before today... But dude that just looks so cool. Also love the format as you are just an awesome improviser :-) Can’t wait to see it running the first time and hope you do some road trip when it’s ready. I personally would stay with 15 inch wheels as they can perform better when road quality sometimes is not as good :-) But I guess you always want larger discs? Cheers from Denmark
Love your videos... I could listen to you 'blabbering' about cars all day. 😆
You should hear me after two beers. I'm even more annoying 😂
@@d4a none of my friends are into cars, just imagine the frustration when I get 'two beers' talkative 😭
where did you buy the pistons and crankshaft from? (update I now realised you got them from MRP)
Ive day dreamed about adding power. But it's a completely different experience to see the scope, risk and cost layed out in front of you, box by box.
True, the costs do pile up quickly, I think most people deal with it the same way as me and offset it by spreading it out over a longer period of time
@@d4a I love the cars playfulness, the small "slides and collects" and that its performance is scaled down to my level of skill. But I've always wanted to see how an AW11 modernised to today's power and grip would feel like. December can't come quickly enough.
building cars is not easy man. good job. especially finding parts
But it's fun. It was a real struggle before for parts but eventually you figure out little tricks like shipping forwarders, they remember you at the customs and so on 😂
@@d4a being a jdm car enthusiast in the Balkans is super hard. im 16 and i am worried i wont be able to Achieve my dreams of building and working on my dream cars when i will be able to own a car and with the rising laws against modifications and tuning i am afraid this will be very hard. but your videos gives me alot of motivation. thank you.
I know this Video here was Vastly different than your usual content, but dont be afraid to share more with us as you find yourself in various predicaments and the situations change. Things are always moving (Even I dont like that part) But the good news is.. in an engine that means mechanical advantage is at work, and their is much benefitedby it.
Showing that crankshaft like it’s product to sell🍁
Hola cómo estás te hablo desde Santiago chile 🇨🇱, espero que estés bien y ojalas puedas traducir mi comentario y responderlo, tengo un 4afe turbo igual y quería preguntarte si los espárragos de culata 203-4203 de arp son llegar y poner en un bloque de 4afe o se debe agrandar el orificio del bloque, ¿Los empaques de 4age de culata son compatibles con el 4afe?, Y como hiciste el tema de los regadores de aceite, saludos y que estés bien y éxito con tu proyecto
I love how the green screen is just green paint on cardboard box
Love your videos by chance do u know the trigger patter of a 4afe having hard time find it looking for a stand alone ecu but don’t need all the extras
Eastern Europe? I thought your accent was from a couple of Philadelphia neighborhoods I remember! As much as I have come to wait your "regularly scheduled" and scripted "learn-ums", this one about your personal car passion project really brought you into focus as a real , to the bone, "car guy" rather than a mere technician with a great delivery technique. In spite of much trying and gnashing of teeth, your mother failed to keep you from those early experiences getting grease under your fingernails- and the disease progressed from there. Being a fellow sufferer, I feel your pain! You have also left me on the floor, risking injury, behind your occasional non sequiturs. Being from Eastern Europe certainly helps explain the different view points at times! Stay healthy, do this as your passion tells you- just bring that and the knowledge you use in pursuit of that passion and I, for one, will be here- I haven't fallen out of my chair this week anyway! FR
Such a resonating comment thank you. I actually got into cars pretty late but it has really been a life defining thing. You're right m, there's a lot of suffering in it but somehow it's never pointless suffering.
“This is what I’m looking forward to the most.” English is a fun one. All things considered you speak English perfectly! Most native English speakers who are only fluent in one language rarely write and speak properly, so 🤷♂️
thanks for the suggestion. I want to power up my 2e engine
Great toy shop, love this stuff 🇳🇿
Good luck working with AEM. I live in Southern California only 30 miles from AEM. Their tech support is terrible as is the quality of their ECU. We Sent the ECU back 3 times trying to solve programing problems. Invested 50 hours labor and several dyno runs. Since AEM would not refund my money I Finally gave up and just sold the last ECU they sent me on Ebay and went with another company. Their ECU was much simpler to wire up to my 4AGE race engine and the engine started right up and was easy to program on the dyno. The AEM coils are nothing special, many companies offer identical units. Be aware -AEM tech support was a different guy every week and manufacturing quality control is no longer a priority of the company that owns them. Love your videos and MRP components are the absolute best I have found. Highly recommend them as a supplier.
Hi, I'm planning to put ITB kit for my 4afe. can you suggest a ECU that I can use? Thanks
Always love your videos explaining the technical side of this hobby. May I ask why did you go with a turbo 4afe instead of turboing a 4/5/7age or maybe supercharging it?
He went into this in an older video. I forget how long ago that was (and why), but yes, he did explain why.
Here's the first vid where I touched up on that: kzhead.info/sun/hLOxlt6Zj2aHdpE/bejne.html Here's a more in-depth look at the 4age vs 4afe heads: kzhead.info/sun/eMVud5SCpairoGg/bejne.html Basically the 4afe has a more modern intake port design which should translate into better performance especially at low and mid-rpms which are very important in the real world. There are some drawbacks of course but it's not major. I also like trying something new and the G engines have been done to death. I like a good underdog and I'm also hoping some new and interesting lessons can be learned by building an engine that's unexplored compared to the 4AGE. I also want to show what the right parts and good tuning can achieve, even with something that's considered an inferior economy head. If I'm successful I'll also give some value to the 4afe head which is dramatically cheaper and more plentiful compared to the 4age which should hopefully benefit the community as a whole.
Wow, really nice video 👍🏻👍🏻🤗🤗 On the GPS Speedo, if you drive lets say in a tunnel, you have no idea how fast you are.... 📸💸
Yeeeeeeeeeesssss my body is ready
This will do 300hp with ease
I hope your build process will be as smooth as possible. Most of the time it isn’t but all we could do is monitor each part and do the research to get the correct specs for the engine builder from each manufacturer.
I AM FROM JAMAICA U TEACH ME A LOT THANK U BRO
Yay 4afe turbo ..wonder whats the diff with tom's version turbo..👍
Bring on the next video mate!
Keep it up Bro ;-))
Good video 👍
am currently doing a 4afe turbo build but am using Audi or vw 1.8t 81 mm piston 20mm wrist pin
Good video
Is it really necessary to install 4age crankshaft when you aiming in sub 300hp numbers? I’m building turbo 4afe as well but I’m leaving the stock one.
If it’s forged, you’re probably not going to have a problem. Cast sucks. I think he is more concerned because he is going to run it at the track. Revving it up and down hard with the lighter flywheel.....
@@mikegreen2229 I’m not sure if it’s forged, but there are cases that this crank takes 340-350hp stock, so it might be forged.
Hey mr driving4answers, i have a question about your project (which i love btw, i feel the 4afe is an under-utilised engine) Why did you choose a low-flow, mid-rpm head and pair it with a high-flow, high rpm exhaust manifold? With an exhaust manifold like that you may as well have gone for the 4age head, otherwise with the f head just go for the log and save spool-up time and cost.
I really enjoyed the video. Was cool to see everything and hear the backstory and extra info about each product. Don't worry about your English it sounds very good. Have you considered usung fans on the intercooler to help with Airflow?
Maybe you explained this in an older video I missed, but why build a 4A-FE+T with a ported FE head rather than working from the G head you ready have?
Pasted from a comment below: Here's the first vid where I touched up on that: kzhead.info/sun/hLOxlt6Zj2aHdpE/bejne.html Here's a more in-depth look at the 4age vs 4afe heads: kzhead.info/sun/eMVud5SCpairoGg/bejne.html Basically the 4afe has a more modern intake port design which should translate into better performance especially at low and mid-rpms which are very important in the real world. There are some drawbacks of course but it's not major. I also like trying something new and the G engines have been done to death. I like a good underdog and I'm also hoping some new and interesting lessons can be learned by building an engine that's unexplored compared to the 4AGE. I also want to show what the right parts and good tuning can achieve, even with something that's considered an inferior economy head. If I'm successful I'll also give some value to the 4afe head which is dramatically cheaper and more plentiful compared to the 4age which should hopefully benefit the community as a whole.
Hi mate ..one question. Why didn't you go onto the SUPERCHARGED way as there was already stuff from the MK1 supercharged GZE engine?
Are these for your MR2?
For some, this manifold is just a piece of metal .... end. For other this is pure art.
Highly recommend a single or dual organic clutch. Even for track. Those metallic clutches get destroyed very easily in street driving. Ask me how I know x2 (exedy hyper singles, no launches, 3 months each kit)
Any coming updates about this project??
To-Yoda, may the forge be with you.
Watching from Saudi Arabia
Do more shows like this.
D4A come on man... you have me tearing up over here. I'm serious my eyes are all glassy.
Why man?