Recent content by Blackfin

Keep the Honda and sell the Supra. It is more practical and provides room for a couple of new friends.

ViR2 is in Lithuania and their currency (the Lita) I can't comment on. However, the Euro, which is the main currency in Europe, is crushing the Dollar. The Euro, which was worth $0.86 in January 2002, is now worth $1.57. That an 83% increase. As a result, I certainly won't be buying a Porsche...

I can think of nothing nice to say about that hood but the scoop shown by SuprA70 has a nice and functional look.

Thanks for propagating the myth (that engineers cannot spell).

My 87 was like the darker burgundy. The lighter one may be faded.

I believe I recall corectly. But these were just ads. The cars could have had issues. I did not look at them for I was buying a house. However, In 2000, many of these cars were actually 3-4 year old cars. And in 97-98, Toyota cut the price to the $36-38K range. SUV's were hot, sports cars were...

I imagine paint stripper would loosen it up.

^^^ A 97-98 less than 30,000 mile Supra TT could easily be found in 2000 for less than $20,000. I already had my heart set on that car but was buying a home. At the pre Fast n Furious prices it was clearly the best bang for the buck sport car available. At the inflated price, the MKIV is a...

Following up on what sneakypete said. Be prepared that the place you take the rotors to for resurfacing will measure their thickness and may determine that the rotors are too thin to resurface. If so, you may find yourself in a spot where you will feel forced to buy not one but a pair of rotors...

Yes, I meant flex section. The car is intended to be a daily driver. Your advice makes good sense.

Jdub, now I understand. Thanks for the thorough description. I got my bungs in order now. The plan is starting to come together. I will locate the expander as close as possible to the 90 degree elbow from the turbine. The elbows I have seen have either a 4" or 6" leg so that should give me...

"I'd put the EGT bung (or just tap it) on the turbine snail, just above the flange." Sorry jdub , I don't quite understand. Do you mean tap directly into the rear of the turbine housing (above the flange) or somewhere between the v-band flange and the turbine housing, which doesn't look...

Any idea about how much this KISS will cost me? Specifically, if I could make 700 RWHP on the dyno with the suggested 3” pipe to 3-1/2” catback, how much more could I make with a full 3-1/2” system? Jdub, gotcha on the O2 bung for the wideband. About 1 foot down and accessible. Thanks...

"Putty and paint make the carpenter what he ain't." Agree, ceramic coat is most sensible. Back to my original question. Still looking for suggestions.

Yes, i was planning to begin with a 3" radius elbow like this one from ATP: http://www.atpturbo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ATP-STL-025&Category_Code=PPB Elsewhere, I thought I would cut up some u-bend or j-bends and form my bends from them. I want to avoid pie-cuts...