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so not long ago, i did a HG job and have been driving the car on weekends since. it runs great, super smooth idle, smooth acceleration, and everything seems great. except that i cant really feel much of a difference between 5psi and 10 psi. i can only vary this by throttle position, though...

so i just finished my head gasket job. been loving driving the car again. ive only had it running now for less than a week. prior to that it had been more or less sitting for the past 8 years. went out today to go for a drive, started it up, put in the clutch and tried to shift into reverse...

so i think i'm almost there... the engine is all put back together. all that is left is fitting the new intercooler and hard pipes i bought. i do have some loose connectors that i need to figure out. can anyone tell me what these might be? #1 a grey plug and 2 wires crimped together: #2 2...

was trying to test it, thinking that it would make a click noise if it was healthy, like most any solenoid. hooked it up to an old car battery I have that gives about 9.6 volts according to my meter. it didnt do anything. so then i hooked it up to my daily driver battery, and sure enough...

i am in the process of constructing a "home depot" lower intercooler pipe. my question is, should i leave some wiggle room between the metal of the connections at the turbo and/or the intercooler? i am thinking they need some room to flex when the engine moves. i know the silicone or rubber...

should this be an absolute bear of a job? i feel like i'm doing something wrong. i am using a standard 1/2" T-handle tap wrench and i can't turn the thing without using a 12"+ cheater bar. ive done 3 holes so far and it has been like this on all of them. im using a 12mm x 1.25mm plug tap...

i have 3 different types. one is the elongated one with the tapped hole in the center of the head. pretty sure that one goes at the back of the head over cylinder #6. then there are the other 3 plugs. 2 of them have chamfered heads, and one of them has a regular flat-edge head. i am...

so i was doing my valve adjustment today after getting the head back from the machine shop. they had done a valve job on it. i am sure i did not cause this damage, as i hadnt touched the intake side up to the moment this picture was taken, and i was extremely careful in my transport methods...

I know about the Honda CBR, but unfortunately, haven't found any of those in the local pick n pull. the pick n pull also has no supras. my question is, what other vehicles have 25mm shims between 2.5-3.0mm? i want to go vulture a shitload of shims so I can start a nice little collection...

so i have 14 valve shims that are too big. all of them are in the 2.90+ size and i need all 14 to be between 2.65-2.8. I found a machine shop that will put them on a magnetic base grinder and take them down to the correct size. they claim to be able to get the thickness correct to .001"...

is this possible? is it easy to do? one of the fins on mine is chipped, and a few other fins look bent. I have a spare turbo here with a clean and straight impeller wheel. how can i go about swapping them? the tsrm doesnt give any info on taking the turbo apart.

this is an exhaust manifold gasket from eristic. it was riveted together at one point, but one of the rivets fell out before i even opened the box. the gasket was able to pivot around and just didnt seem secure with the 1 remaining rivet, so i separated them. i am wondering if i can get away...

these arent tooo technical, but i feel like this is still the right place to ask... thanks in advance for any insight you guys can offer. 1) getting ready to put stuff back together. this is what i've put on my "to buy" list. this is a straight up "oem" rebuild, so nothing too fancy. i am...

Hello all, So I've finally decided to get my Supra back up and running. It's been sitting in the driveway for going on 5 years now (taken for quick spins around the block every month or 2), but I finally want to fix its known problems and get it back on the road as my alternate "fun" vehicle...

can anyone tell me what this wire is? i accidentally tore it off while changing the power steering fluid.

Whuddup folks, I was just notified I've been a member for 469 days and have never posted, so heres a post to keep me from getting deleted! I bought my supra back in '01, drove it around daily for several years, then moved to a city with lots of potholes and horrible water-trenched roads (San...