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    vpc tuning

    hey now. does anyone have any vpc tuning info for 7m? i know its old technology but i have one and thought i would use it with afc neo. cant really afford aem right now. any help appreciated thanks.
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    o.s. valves issue?

    back with more problems......surprise. got a built head- professionally ported/benched, os ferrea valvetrain, crower 272. i had put about 50 miles on and all sorts of problems. mainly a cylinder was completely dead ("0" on the gauge). brought head into machine shop and he said it was the valves...
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    nopi in columbus, oh

    is anyone going?? june 7/8. they have burnout contest, car show, gay neon show, gay drift. u would think they would have it somewhere bigger/better than ghetto columbus motor speedway though.......i dunno. wat u guys think?
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    bhg dilema

    long story, short. got a bad head gasket, and emptied the radiator into the engine- over a gallon of coolant was drained from the oil pan. but the car wasnt driven like this. i saw coolant shoot out of valve cover breather when the car was idling in garage and turned it off immediately. pulled...
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    body molding questions

    hey now. i have an 87 with crappy molding that needs to be replaced, pretty much all around. is the 89+ molding same as far as thickness and width. it seems like ive seen quite a few 89+ and even some pre 89 cars with molding that doesnt stick out as much as mine- which is wat i want. maybe its...
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    more problems

    ok, lol. i was originally gonna run the vpc (550 chip) with greddy 720cc's. vpc did not like that so i put in my 550cc which were new and i had flow tested. the car is running extremely lean....to the point that it doesnt even like to start. i then took out vpc put the lexus afm and neo in and...
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    tb and isc coolant lines

    hey guys. has anyone tried to cap and remove the two coolant lines going through the lower manifold into the isc and throttle body? i figured it might save some hassle, not to mention im having some issues with the hose between the isc and manifold. just wondering if anyone has tried it before i...
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    its running....

    haha....just got the re-re-build runnig a few days ago. worked out some little kinks and took her out for a brief break-in run tonight. god i missed this car. hopefully i wont get screwed over this time. and man, crower 272's sound badass! if i can only get this vpc figured out (see 7mgte tech...
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    Help! Oil pressure and VPC issues

    alright, just got the supra fired up after re-re-build. first off, i shimmed the oil pump 6.25mm and i have the arizona perf. pressure line (arizona said to shim between 5-7mm.) at warm idle (havent driven it yet) oil pressure is at about 25psi, with autometer electric gauge. is that too...
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    trans scatter shelds?

    hey. im just finishing up my 7m and am lookin (hoping) at making 600-800hp. is any of the high hosepower guys using a bellhousing shield? its always a safe precaution ive been taught to use when making a lot of power/high revs (from back in my v8 powered days). but ive never heard any mention of...
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    autometer electric oil pressure gauge

    got an issue....i have an autometer electric oil pressure gauge and im tryin to fit the sender into the block. i heard that it is 1/8 bst thread so i got an adapter bushing- 1/8 bst male, 1/8 npt female. the bushing will only screw into block about 3 threads. i talked to a local supra owner and...
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    tailight blackouts

    anyone know where to get them for a pre 89??? ive tried searching and come up with nothing- i know ive seen them on an mk3 before. thanks for any info!
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    injector flow testing

    hey now. just wondering who is reputable when it comes to cleaning/flow testing injectors. i searched it and the name witchhunter.com came up. they charge $17 per injector and 1-2 days turn around time. anyone do business with them? any other suggestions on where to send them? thanks
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    this would be a fun little car

    found it on ebay (hope the link works)- god....im bored http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180161047371&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:11
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    afc neo on a vpc

    hey, i already have a neo wired into my car but i just recently got a vpc. should i remove the neo and rewire it into vpc harness or could i just plug in vpc and leave the neo alone? also, the previous owner of the vpc had a afc wired into it but it looks to me like it was wired wrong- spliced...
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    neo on a vpc

    hey now. my car is already wired up with a neo and now i just got a vpc. question is, should i take the neo out and rewire it into vpc harness or is it ok to just leave the neo wired into car harness?? previous owner of vpc had afc wired into it, but it looks like it might have been wired wrong-...
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    tms main caps

    hey now, i was just wondering if anybody here had the tms billet main caps? the stock mains look pretty beefy to me, i would think they would git er done for any amount of power u through at them- while keeping the revs reasonable anyway. just curious if anyone had invested in these and wat a...
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    lol...my car hates me

    im tellin u right now, this is a stupid post but i need help. the other day i tried to get access to my ecu and the damn glove box is stuck shut. i put the key in the lock, it turns, but the latch is froze. i even unbolted the hinges on the bottom thinkin i could wriggle it enough to jar it free...
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    bc 264 or 272???

    hey now. i have a dilema. which cams should i get? i know the 272s take much more tuning to get dialed in but its gotta be worth the top end gain. is there also a large loss in vacuum with the 272s? how off is the idle? lope doesn't concern me- its badass. ive just heard a lot of people say go...
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    holset hx50 help

    wat up! i have a holset hx50 and was thinkin on putting on my modded 7m (.040 over, forged, 1mm over head, a1000 fuel,....). i read in a past thread about people, i think mdc, putting hx35 with 9cm turbine housing on 7m's. the hx50 is much bigger with horribly big housing. i think the smallest...