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by **bluemaumau** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:27 pm

well early today i was thinking about what i should do next to my car, as you do.

basically i decided that i will rebuild the engine, then it came to me.

as they last 4agzes were made in the ae101 era (91-94i think)

why does toyota still make the pistons?

or are they still making them?

and how long will they continue to make them for?

this is purely out of interest, just something buzy i thought of.

anywhoos discussion

by **Silent Knight** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:36 pm

Why not just ask Warwick?
He'd be able to quickly answer all of that....

by **bluemaumau** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:38 pm

true

*cue warwick*

by **l1ttle_d3vil** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:11 pm

why not continue making them? people are still blowing the engines up and requiring new pistons and will continue doing so for probably another 10 years...

by **bluemaumau** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:15 pm

no im not against the idea im all for it!

just wondering why stop making the engine but keep producing hte parts for ages?!

weres the goat mastah

Website · by **Bling** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:54 pm

people will always needs parts, but i'd say the cost of a new engine would be rather steep, and so 2nd hand motors would be purchased instead, making producing new engines not worthwhile..

a guess

by **bluemaumau** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:09 pm

yea but for how long will they make them, do they still make parts for older toyotas?

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:13 pm

They'll stop making them when they decide its not viable to produce and store them, as well as the moulds.
You'd be amazed at what bits you can still get.

by **bluemaumau** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:17 pm

sweet so they be around for a while to come. i just sketched out, thought maybe we were eating away at a stockpile lol :oops:

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:35 pm

Plenty of aftermarket bits will be available anyway.

by **ATAl** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:46 pm

Yes, you can still get them, I got a set about a month ago.

Details of car here · by **AE85coupe** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:58 pm

no offence dude, but i thought it was common sense that they will continue making parts for as long as they can continue selling them

in some cases, companys will even get parts made from scratch to suit, i know nissan would do this if they had enough orders of a particular part

by **Mr Revhead** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:58 pm

yes they are still avail......
yes they still make them!

as for how long..... who knows

but id say itll be a long while yet......

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