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Yeah i talked to champion toyota about the mr2 soild buckets. it would be roughly $325 dollars for 24 soild buckets. He say some people actually take the clearances then have a machine shop machine the valve seats accordingly, so that they can run buckets that are all the same size... crazy...

Hey guys, I have a 1.5jz im building and i am currently setting the valve lash. I had to buy about six 2jz shims and 1 2jz bucket because i lost one. (i still blame the machine shop) i noticed that all the shims seem to snap in tight into the bucket. except 2 or 3. the worst one is...

thanks, yeah that link helps. i guess Ill just research engine geometry. bored to 87? thats it? thats just for safety right? do you know how far you can bore it?

bump. wtf help me out someone

well... I can say this. when starting from a stop try the following. should make life easier for now. rev a little higher that normal. like 1800. then let the rpms drop as you slip it ALITTLE into full engagement. Alittle as in dont slip it for long. get it in gear and move on. if you try and...

yeah I just read up on this very same topic on another forum. The 2jzgte block is three inches taller than the 1jz block. when you make the stroke longer and use the same connecting rods It raises the position of the piston at top dead center. here...

what engine? I would say It depends on what your going for

my current engine is a 1jzgte I have 2jz block I want to make use of. however I like the 1jz because it loves to rev. so my question is... (as a fixed variable lets pretend the head i will be using is fully built) (you should also know that I would use the right size connecting rod for the...