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Just wondering if the stock sawblades would clear the S500 brake upgrade. Car needs brakes before it goes on the road so was planning on upgrading... didnt have coin for new wheels right now but may have to wait a bit... Input? Thanks!

Quick question... After letting the car sit for a year.. I decided to finally get this car going again. I went to thread in my ARP studs (bought from a member here so no instruction sheet)... When threaded in the block, hex hole on the top of the stud, there is roughly 1/4" of threads...

Hey guys... Been a long while since I've been on. I parked my '87 last year after blowing a hose on the highway and losing the headgasket shortly there after. We since moved and remodeled a house so the car was on the back burner until now. I finally got around to pulling the head today and...

Hey guys... Was getting ready to repair the bhg in my car but I decided to check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge as the stock gauge was iffy at times... Cold, the mechanical gauge was reading 30psi higher... around 60psi with 10w40 Once hot, the mechanical gauge dropped to 0-2psi...

Hey guys... Been working on this project for a few weeks now and now that its getting ready to come apart for BHG... I figured I'd start a build thread. So, A friend of mine saw this car sitting in the weeds at a house he was doing work at and asked the guy what the deal was. Shortly...

Hey guys... So a few days back, the 90* hose on the back of the cylinder head for the egr cooler split... it was old and nasty so its understandable... the temp gauge came up to 3/4 before I got it shut down... topped it off with distilled water I had in the car and left the...

Hey guys... I've been having an issue with the idle speed on this car since I got it running a few weeks back... it doesn't misfire and it isn't throwing codes... Sometimes when you press in the clutch to stop at a light or something along those lines, it will idle down hard.. (its stalled...

Hey guys... I picked up an '87 turbo 5spd car a few weeks back... pulled it out of a field with 135k on the odometer where it had been parked due to fuel pump failure. I just got the car road worthy today and put it through its paces.. Car stays nice and cool (just a tic below middle of...

Hey guys... Pulling apart the brakes on a car that I just brought home... '87 all stock 5spd turbo car with every factory option and only 130k miles.. not too terrible for $800 The car had been sitting for 5+ years and the brakes are frozen. The fronts came apart easily enough...

Hey alls... I'm pulling a motor apart that has ARP head studs installed... I havnt got the valve covers off at the moment... and am wanting to make sure I'll have the tools I need to get the head off.... What is the socket for the nut on the ARPs? I did search and didnt find...

Hey alls... Just a quick question... I'm in the process of installing the tems system on my project car... wanted to know where the plugs would be located (if the harness has them)... and where the computer is supposed to be mounted. any pics would be helpful... but...

Hey alls... Ive done some searching but no luck finding the answer... I'm hardwiring the supermonitor... according to a post I found on here... one of the pins goes to the ABS module... however my car doesnt have ABS... SSSOOOOO... what will this effect if I dont hook...

Hey alls... Ive searched but cant quite find the answer... What controls the atx in the supra? Is it the ect box or the ecu? Reason I ask is because I have an 87' auto non turbo car... Will be dropping in a build 7mgte come spring but am keeping the car automatic... The harness and...

Hey alls... Have a quick question.... Ive heard that the super monitor becomes inaccurate when upgrading the engine with larger injectors, etc... is this true? If so... is there a way to make it read accurately? -AcId-

Quick question... Is the atx in the supra controled by the ecu or by a seperate control module? If its in the ece... can you use an mt ecu and use something such as Supra Stick to control the atx? Reason for asking... I'm building an atx turbo car but have a manual...

Hey alls... Just wondering what the widest tire that could safely be used on the stock 7.5" wide sawblades (88' model year) Stock is a 225-50... so could one go much wider or would it be safe to do so? -AcId-

Hey alls... Would anyone know the weight of the W58 trans? Thanks -AcId-

Hey alls... I've heard several different answers to this question and I dont know what to believe.... Will the turbo 5spd harness & ecu hook up and control an automatic? I was lead to believe that the ecu controled the atx's functions and didnt think that the 5spd ecu would work on the...

Hey alls... I'm in the process of buying a few engines from a local and have a question... The main engine i'm looking at was just rebuilt... bored .020 & fitted with npr pistons... has a properly installed mhg with arp studs... has roughly 4500miles on it but the po ran into a...

Hey alls... I have a w58 with nearly 200k on the clock... it shifts great but the shifter itself seems to have a little play... Ive driven other high mileage yotas with the same issue... so my question is.. what needs to be replaced to fix this and tighten the feel up...