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    Oil coming out of exhaust side on CT26 60-1

    Hey everyone, I took off my turbo today and noticed there was a bit of oil coming out of the exhaust side. Freeplay on both ends feel pretty solid. I have upgraded oil lines (driftmotion kit). I have noticed it dripping down and out of the DDP. What would cause this? I bought the turbo from...
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    Going FFIM, what throttle body to use

    Hey guys, I'm going FFIM and was just wondering everyone is using? I've noticed a lot of guys are using the q45 throttle body. Is the q45 a little overkill? I have an upgraded ct but will be going t4 later on down the road. What are most of you guys using?
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    Guitar Amps

    Hey guys, I've been out of the scene for awhile and I'm starting to get back into it. My old amp was a Line 6 "hybrid" 2x12 combo. It worked well for a few months then the head unit fried and they didn't want to replace it even though it was under guitar centers warranty. So I had a friend strip...
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    CT26 60-1 dyno

    Hey guys, I finally got to get the supra dyno tuned with my new ct26 60-1 from Albert. This was done at T1 race development in Rowlett. I had an evc hooked up but unfortunately.. it decided to stop working. It put down 310 to the wheels and sounded awesome on the dyno. They told me the mainline...
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    Driftmotion ct26 soft line

    Hey guys, I ordered the softline kit and I'm having issues with getting the feed/return to fit on the turbo. It hits the comp housing and doesn't seem to line up at all. I don't want to force it on and risk damaging anything. Any of you guys have this issue?
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    Upgraded CT power question

    Hey guys, I have a 54 trim upgraded ct26. I thought the rebuilder fitted a 57 but turns out they installed a 54. Anywho I was wondering how many of you guys have ran one of these? What power levels would be expected from it? I want to shoot for 400hp. My fuel mods are 550s, afpr, and a walbro...
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    Noise from drivetrain, felt through floorboard

    Hey guys, I started the car up the other day and noticed at idle and low rpms there was a weird noise. I haven't changed anything on the transmission aside from a clutch/flywheel job. I'm thinking it might be the carrier bearing but would like other inputs to what it might be. Here's the video...
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    ACT puck clutch break in

    Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you have tried the hard slip break in before? I called ACT and they said to do a quick break in do a hard slip for about 5-7 secs then let it cool down for 20 min, then repeat and it should be broken in by then. I've put in about 80 miles on it so far of...
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    uneven wheel gap after lowering

    Hey guys, I recently lowered the car with ST springs with Illumina II's. After installing, I noticed the passenger side had a bigger wheel gap than the drivers. I'll be redoing it this weekend but has anyone run into this problem before? I searched and found a few MKIV guys had the same problem...
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    can someone help me?

    can someone help me re-thread/helicoil the exhaust manifold studs? the #6 hole is stripped :3d_frown:
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    wheel offset question

    I just purchased some old school volk racing rims. They are 17x8 in the front and 17x9 in the rear with +35 offset all around. I've been searching for awhile on what size spacers to use. I read that the best offset for 9" or wider would be somewhere in the 40's, what size spacers would I need to...
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    Turbo timer won't time..

    I purchased one of those Blitz VGTT and I got it hooked up to my old greddy turbo timer harness. I had to hardwire in the parking brake and speed sensor wires. It starts up but when I take the key out, it shuts the car off instead keeping it idle. Any ideas on what's wrong? edit: i read on...
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    Question about HKS F-con

    Hey guys, where do you mount the pressure sensor? i've seen some pics where its near the cruise control unit and some right by the firewall. pics would be great!
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    Question for guitar players

    Hey guys, on bridge of the guitar there are six slots ,i guess you can call it that, that you slide your strings through and stuff. Well on the slots are springs with screws and you can adjust them, I ,being the dummy I am, started messing around with some and didnt realize it. Would this affect...
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    elbow bolts

    hey guys im about to start taking off my elbow for a new one, what would be the best way to get the 3 nuts off from the bottom of the elbow? i dont want to strip it and then break some stuff lol thanks
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    question about boost gauge

    i ordered an aftermarket boost gauge and am going to be installing it soon. after i installed it, will the stock one still be working or will it just be the aftermarket one? never installed one before so im jus curious