Recent content by ratpick63

Forgot to reply after I found some more out. My egr valve was opening/ cycling all the time. Which, at idle, makes it drop rpm and run like shit. I think it was rising and falling because that's the way the modulator is supposed to control the egr. It opens and closes, just not supposed to til...

My Supra recently decided it did not like idling. It started with classic flucuating rpm at idle, up and down. Unplugging ISC had no change. It seemed to run fine once you opened the throttle a little, either to make idle a little higher or to drive down the road. So I started checking things- I...

Damn Wayne, you do seem to get a little temper. But understandable since we're talking about your car here. Just like he said in Pulp Fiction "just don't fuck with a man's car!" But seriously, some good advice was offered. I think gtsfirefighter response sounded somewhat helpful. What...

Yesterday I replaced the rear "ball-bushings", where #2 lower control arm connects to rear knuckle/spindle. It made a wonderful difference. Before it had this super-annoying clunky looseness as you would lift off the throttle or accelerate again. I thought my half-shafts had too much play or...

Good thread idea.... How I came into the Supra world: I was planning on moving with my girlfriend to California (from joklahoma) and considered what I had as cars and how they'd be: a hopped up '79 Cougar and '78 Caddy Fleetwood Brougham. Neither of which could pass smog and both got...

Thanks deabionni! That may actually help. That actually hadn't crossed my mind yet.

Yeah, it's not really that bad of a Supra, but $9500 seems a little silly. I guess they really love it or something. Only pic I could find to put on, will have to scan some paper ones later...

Yeah! Check out this sweet supra! And at a steal of a price! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Supra-Toyota-Supra-Turbo-MK3-5-speed_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6447QQihZ003QQitemZ130192186071QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Wonder if comes with a sharp stick to jab out your eyes too.

I care a lot. But can't care too much. Why waste money? I'm just into that I guess. That's why I have a Supra and always like other "old junk" as my girlfriend and others have told me. I could have a Hyundai Accent, it could still carry me to work and back and "waste" a lot less money. I've...

Hey come on, in the end, it's still just a car. (who just wrote that above? one of you) Like I said, I didn't figure he could do any worse to it than me. Not that I abuse my car, but I'm not afraid to use it. Of course that means I've also missed a third gear shift at like 6000rpm. A couple...

Ok ok, I did feel like kicking myself in the nuts after I thought about it. I checked it out today and looks like I won't be installing the 289 out of the dude's Falcon Sprint after all. I believe it was just an untimely coincidence. Attached some wire to some pliers and grounded it (best...

Today's Lesson Is: Don't lend your Supra to anyone you don't know and trust. Today this customer at work asked if we had a rental, my service manager sort of laughed and said no. (we're just a small independent speedometer shop, so no loaners!) But I slid out from under the customer's '63...

make sure connection on temp sensor is good. Temp sensor operates by changing it's resistance to ground as temperature changes (signal to gauge) I'm not for sure of the calibration for sure, but cooler temps are probably higher resistance and resistance going down as it gets hotter. Which means...

My mostly stock NA has shown me an indicated 125ish, but it had taller than stock tires so it was probably around 135-140 actual speed. I've checked my speedo accuracy at the speedo shop I work, so I think I'm not lyin. Plan to build my car for top speed runs since these things are too heavy...

If it's turbo with a cat' you don't really "need" any muffler right? A glasspack shouldn't sound any worse, and pro'ly better, than most of those ricer-style super-big-tip-fart-power mufflers. And a lot cheaper. My soup had a glasspack in place of the silencer and a blown-out muffler when I...