Recent content by cordoba

how does it behave while in neutral/park, at idle?

does toyota sell a replacement for the plug shown above?

Can different O-rings be used to allow them to fit into the er... manifold?

This part isn't completely inert: 2(CO) + O2 -> 2(CO2) Thanks a lot for those links, btw. EGR systems are a lot more clever than I thought. It really opened my eyes.

I just scanned this whole thread. Your project is very cool. I appreciate your attention to details. You apparently have access to a lot of resources, since you say you aren't wealthy. Do you do a lot of your work as a result of school, or do you have a lot of personal connections? Both...

Camless valving in conjunction with direct fuel injection can take care of the majority of the charge density issues, especially with forced induction. some "gdi" motors continue spraying fuel into the combustion chamber while the power stroke is occurring ... this actually adds an element of...

I got mine from pepboys for some insignificant cost jackstands + socket wrench + pickelfork and hammer doesnt get much easier

It's fairly simple. You don't want a mirror finish. Some texture will help mate the surfaces to the HG, and create resistance to cylinder pressure. It's the same principle that your hand texture (fingerprints) use to attain grip. If all surfaces were polished to an atomically perfect...

There is very little information on this late generation variant of the 2JZ. Does anyone know of any existing sources for this motor in the US ?

I had a problem similar to this, with no engine light or codes. I started looking at my wiring and noticed that a few of my cam position sensor wires were messed up and shorting to eachother and/or the sensor casing. The wires were probably vibrating and swaying as I accelerated and braked...

Can you trim the tensioner fastener?