Recent content by blackout_89t

Full time work + university night school courses + car being far from where I live (cant keep supra at my condo's parking garage) = no time for supra for 4 years. I litterally wake up, go to work, go to school, eat, sleep and repeat every day (7am to 10pm). And every weekend is spent...

I had that problem a few times on my 89, it was always the dimmer switch. I must have gone through 4 switches, that car had alot of electrical issues..

I added two braces from the turbo flange to the head flange and I rotated the wastegate flange 90 degrees to fit my dump tube. I also welded a spacer onto the T4 flange to raise my turbo and to slightly turn it away from the engine as my compressor housing would not fit. I had/have the 1st...

I have one welded to my compressor housing but I have no idea where it came from....It is for sale too! (whole turbo) I thought atpturbo.com had them but all I see now is 90 degrees.

Yes it does. Do you realize how fast that shaft rotates? 100 000+rpm

So they have a low compression engie with a M/T with ecu as well as a good compression engine with no M/T and ecu? Why not request the new engine and have them include the M/T and ecu from the other setup? I have been to their shop, they have tons of engines/trans/front clips lying around...

That looks nice, I was originally thinking of adding tips to the outlet like the stock muffler...

That will look really funny from behind and you will have terrible ground clearance. I wanted a stealthy stock look and searched for a long time to find the correct muffler. What I ended up getting was a streetpower muffler from Vibrant Performance. It has the stock look with the dual...

The biggest factor that would make the price reasonable or outrageous is what tires are on the wheels. I got my TT wheels for $300 with no tires and then spent $1100 on GOOD tires.

That depends if you have done either way before. It is probably quicker to pull both if you have never done it before but if you have pulled just the engine or just the trans before than it is quicker to pull it seperately. At least for me it is. If you will be pulling both at the same...

I agree the quality control in third world countries is probably not up to par with what it is in America, but does anybody have documented statistics to prove this? Where can one find information about these "wholesale" manufacturers? I don't imagine they are ISO certified...?

I used B&M components purchased seperately to make my kit, inspired by IJ.

All tires are slightly different so determne what brand and model tire you want and then check on the manufactures website for recomended size limitations. The tires I have on the MK4TT rears specify not to go any wider than 275 on a 9.5" wheel.

I believe the hinged plate mount is to get away from traffic cameras. Apparently in Japan they have the registration stickers on the front so speed radars use the front plate to get you. At speeds the wind causes the plate to tilt so the camera can't get a propper shot of the plate. At least...

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3