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    Need help interpreting compression test results.

    Whats up guys.. finally got around to doing a compression test on my car since it recently started smoking like a freight train out of the breathers. (no smoke from exhaust) Only time it smokes from the exhaust is intermittent when I do a hard pull. Sometimes a large puff of smoke will come out...
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    Air Filter covered in oil

    So about 2 days ago, I raced this trans am. Drove home parked no problem. Next day I open the hood to check oil and my air filter was covered in it. This is the first time this happens ever since I bought the car. I believe it started to happen after I put back the stock PCV pipe. Before, I had...
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    Still having lean issues...

    Posted a while ago, still haven't been able to figure out the problem. I will try to describe the problem in different phases/combinations. Cold start: Car runs at 13.2-13.7 while warming up, as soon as the thermostat opens, goes instantly full lean and starts bogging trying to shut off from...
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    Brand new o2 causing all my problems?

    So heres my problem: Previously I had a check engine light on due to o2 being bad. No problem, got a new one and CEL went away. With both o2 sensors, the car would randomly at any given time, run full lean at idle, cruise, light throttle, and would go away ONLY if i stepped on the gas to the...
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    Fixed code 51 now im driving a prius

    Hey supra enthusiasts, I have a small problem on my hands and was hoping some of you could chime in. I started off with having a TPS issue ever since I bought the car. (It would not idle and I had to drive it home without getting off the gas) After I got it home I adjusted the TPS a bit and...
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    255 install now car wont rev past 2k

    Just did a walbro 255 install from driftmotion. Car turns on idles fine but if i step on it it chokes up and just wont rev anymore it just doesnt rev. If i rev it slowly and slowly it will rev higher up to the 4k as long as i dont step on it. WTF i didnt have this problem with my last...
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    Overheating issue

    Whenever I turn my a/c on, after a while the cars temp gauge starts to go way past the middle. I have an 88 and my temp never passes the 1/2 mark its always below it like a bit over 1/4. I have an aftermarket aluminum radiator and dual e-fans. I was thinking maybe since the condensor fan...
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    7mgte compression help

    I just did a compression test and i got 175+- on cylinders 1, 2, 4, and 5. Cylinders 3 & 6 were at 125+-. Test was done when car was at operating temp. After i did the test i read on the TSRM that i had to disconnect the cps connector. Could not having disconnected the cps cause low...
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    wont boost past 7 lbs

    I have an 7mgte that was originally automatic and i would hit fuel cut at 13 psi with just 3 inch exhaust Walbro 255 and intake. Did a tranny swap and immediately it would only boost to 7 lbs. Checked for leaks have none, tried 2 different wastegate actuators, same problem. With boost...