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Originally Posted by underscore
Ok so my car is at the shop and the drivetrain is out, I'm getting a pile of new parts put on (gaskets, all hoses, all three pumps, timing belt, clutch, cams, etc etc etc) and they're asking if I want to do the headgasket and studs while it's this far apart. I'm thinking of skipping it, because I don't like cracking open a perfectly good motor, and if I do I'd want to do rings and bearings as well. Car currently has 180k and perfect compression, the turbo is staying stock and the boost will only be upped from 11-12 psi to 16 psi on occasions.
Thoughts?
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it really depends.. how much money are you saving if they do this while its all apart? when you get into removing the head, rings, and bearings, the motor will be pulled out of the vehicle while its not necessary for the work you already have lined up (im not familiar with the celica motor so maybe im wrong).
if your compression numbers are good, I wouldn't be concerned at this time