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The layer of pad transfer is pretty hard to distinguish from the rotor itself, except for the pad...

The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System

destrux on September 5th, 2010

Bad idea. You are retarding engine timing refrence, including injector firing. That small amount...

GUIDE : Setting your ignition timing

Nick M on September 4th, 2010

just bought a 86.5 mk3 with a 7m in it. it has a valve tick but i'm thinkin of puttin the top...

7m-gte

D3RR1N on August 29th, 2010

"With one qualifier, presuming that the hub and wheel flange are flat and in good condition and...

The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System

CyFi6 on August 29th, 2010

What is Fuel Cut?

Supracentral

Published on February 27th, 2010 02:15 AM Number of Views: 2683

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Fuel cut is the ECU saying:

"The AFM is giving me a signal that is outside the acceptable range for the current RPM, intake temperature, coolant temperature and TPS value. In other words ...

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7m-gte

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Published on March 7th, 2010 01:58 AM Number of Views: 5388

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The 7M-GTE was an ultra high-performance engine used by Toyota in the late 1980's and early 1990's. It is part of the series of Toyota M engines. In the US, only one Toyota ever featured this engine: ...

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USA/Canada MA70 Common Part Numbers

MDCmotorsports

Published on February 26th, 2010 03:32 PM Number of Views: 2924

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Im thinking of some of the more common parts we all buy for our cars and the part number for them so in case you HAVE to order them from a dealer/parts group by part number you can.

I'll ...

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The great fuel filter myth.

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Published on February 8th, 2004 03:00 AM Number of Views: 3496

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The great fuel filter myth.
Written by Jim Hopkins, Toyota Tech Adviser
Feb 08, 2004 at 04:00 AM

When Toyota Engineers first developed their electronic fuel injection ...

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5m-ge

Supracentral

Published on February 4th, 2010 10:07 PM Number of Views: 1720

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The culmination of fifteen years of development and the production of over 400,000 dual-overhead-cam engines, the 5M-GE engine was introduced in 1982 with 145 horsepower but quickly gained efficiency ...

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The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System

Supracentral

Published on February 7th, 2010 04:39 PM Number of Views: 2792

StopTech's list of brake system myths.
Carroll Smith of StopTech

Myth # 1 – BRAKE JUDDER AND VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY DISCS THAT HAVE BEEN WARPED FROM EXESSIVE HEAT.

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