Recent content by Chris13002

Long time no post. I've been focusing on my son and school, but have some updates... Instead of continuing to work on the current engine that's rod knocking, I just decided to pickup another 7M-GTE engine and just swap it out - this one is already built w/ ARP bolts and correct torque...

Thanks! To tell you the truth, I have been driving it once a week ~10 miles or so... No rod knock since I put 10w40 oil from w30... I've been driving it to see if it would get any worse... I know I shouldn't :/ The valve tapping still occurs during the first couple minutes or so and goes...

Have not posted in a while on here. The day was too beautiful... 72 Degrees where I live in December is quite rare. Me and my friends decided to ride around and take pictures of our cars...

Nice thread restore. Going through, i'm surprised that I didn't see 'Boosted Supra' on here... and i'm not a big fan of any aftermarket parts on the MK3's...

Thanks, my other car is well maintained and I looked forward to this (usually the worst case scenario)... Good thing it's almost winter time so me and my mechanic will start with taking the engine out and begin tearing it apart. Hopefully it's easy to physically see what is wrong (worn...

So I did a cold start this morning, and all the rod knock seems to be away... After the oil change... Also the oil pressure has gone back to normal. I know it's obviously not a good sign regardless, but is it possible for this sound to be from the 'contaminated' oil itself? I have been...

Alright guys, I think my engine has developed "rod knocking" and here is my video... http://youtu.be/IVQyi6BrNfU I took this video right away but then added some oil (3/4th a quart) and it went away... Then it started again on cold starts and we just did an oil change, and will see where...

Thanks! I am loving this car and driving it everyday while the weather is nice... Everything is working 100% and the turbo pulls strong at 6.8psi... I don't push the car hard as I leave the ECT button off (for the auto) so that it doesn't up-shift so easily... But love hearing the turbo and...

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?606049-MKIII-Production-Numbers-86.5-92

Thanks, I actually re-painted my side stripes with the default 3E5 paint from http://automotivetouchup.com/ The original side stripes were getting a darker, more dirty color. Also the bottom of the strip was this clear, see-through plastic... we just masked it off and painted over all of...

Thanks, it was just something I was concerned about but will definitely find time to read into the sub-form... Yeah I agree, it's something about seeing older cars in good shape that makes me respect the owners more... I brought it to this Springfield, Va car meet last week and people walked up...

Hey guys, i've been looking into this and found others with the same issue, but no direct resolution with many work arounds... My oil pressure seems to be disturbingly low... Here is a pic of it on idle after driving 30 minutes... I've read that the Toyota spec is 4.3psi (0.3kg) @ idle...

I agree with this, to tell you the truth, we were still beginners at painting (probably still are) and if you don't have the right type of spray gun and no experience, you can easily end up with a job possibly worse than the cheapest Maaco... Below we oversprayed the paint a bit (might have...

One quart was more than enough for my entire rear bumper, and all my side stripes... This was for 2 coats of paint... Still have about a third left... I also used this clear coat here from AutoZone...

http://automotivetouchup.com/ Got my 3E5 red paint from here...