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A possible issue is that his is for a rev1 and mine is a rev2. From what I am told, the engines on the rev1 and rev2 are essentially the same and only changed significantly on the rev3. Was wondering if anyone had any knowledge on this so I didn't have to purchase a new one unnecessarily? If you are doing the HG I would fit a steel one anyways 
Straight drop on & worry free.(genuine Toyota one)476bhp & 415ft lb @ 1.9bar Magic by Ryan!Gone, but never forgottenNow with a mk1.5 & a NHB EP3 Thanks guys!Chris wrote:They all fit.
(dont know the word in english -> to make head and block "straight") if you install the gen2 gasket? Because my head gasket is broken but i dont want to "plane" the engine, because i rebuild it in a year. I have gen2 and gen3 gasket at home..JDMMR2Mark wrote:Do you need to plane
Johnr32 wrote:JDMMR2Mark wrote:Do you need to plane
Yep head will need skimming if you want it done properly!
We always, always rebuild the head when it's off anyway. Do all that the get leaky valve seals. Bummer! It was a complete head gasket kit from Toyota though so it seems logical that it's only a paper gasket. For some reason I seem to remember seeing a more substantial HG in there though?! (I'll check mine after India so hold fire on this for now). As for the head rework, since you're planning to increase boost then £30 for a head skim is worthwhile when the head is already off. Of course that means being without the car for a week or so, so that's something you'll have to decide if you can do? Personally, I don't have any experience of not reworking the head so can't really advise on that. If you can do without the car for a while then I would say get it skimmed. Toyota's head rebuild kit was about the cheapest way to do so, and it then comes with the manifold gaskets etc. but you might find a cheaper way to get just the stem seals. I wouldnt worry too much about the manifold gaskets. I have some that are in good condition and Ive reused those before without any issues.£90£30???:$(MLS) is man enough for most jobs.476bhp & 415ft lb @ 1.9bar Magic by Ryan!Gone, but never forgottenNow with a mk1.5 & a NHB EP3
getting the head skimmed is definatly a good idea - I dont want to add to your issues but when my h/g blew on my rev 1 I found out not only was the head in need of skimming - (5 thou) the block needed doing as well (6thou) hope thats not the same in your case. also FYI if your fitting a rev 3 metal head gasket to your rev 2 it would be a good idea to lay out the gaskets over one another and check them - on my rev 1 there was 1 oil way that had to be increased in size marginally. Hope this helps and not confuses or makes the issue worse. (which I presume is comparable to a metal one). Does anyone know if there's anything else in the kit that I can use on a rev2 engine e.g. valve seals etc?(says its for a celica but the engine model is the same as the mr2 turbo?) :(3S-GTE engine 1993 -1999) 04112-74521