Recent content by gregzbutt

DAMN!! That's one sexy lady!

When I did it (engine and trans together) I had one of my friends work a floor jack underneath the tranny to try and level it out as I lowered the cherry picker. When I got the engine mounts pretty close to lining up I took a big crowbar and forced them the rest of the way in. I had 5 dudes...

I paid $900 for an na with bhg this summer. It ended up needing a lot more work than just a new engine. I wish I had paid less.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. Thanks fellas.

I notice that when I floor it my car pulls pretty good from idle to about 5 grand but from there to redline it seems like the output trails off. The revs climb real fast to 5, but going from there to redline it seems to take a really long time. I notice it most at the top of 2nd and the top...

Rust free NY car! Looks great man. I see you're from buffalo, I grew up there. Bills fan?

When I worked at a detailing shop, for greese and road tar we used a product called Oil Eaters, which is a type of solvent. You may wanna try something like that. You may also wanna try a citrus based cleaner. Those work great as well.

Nice! I knew a guy near cleveland that turbo'd a 5s, but I don't think I've ever seen a 5s with the 3s head. Great numbers!

Sure, but don't these tests require the engine to be running? There maybe nothing I can do without installing it besides just tearing it down. Edit: My bad I just realized you can do a leakdown test without it running. Thanks a bunch!

I recently bought a used turbo engine that supposedly has ~60k on it. Its a rebuilt jasper engine (has little numbered tag on it), with a metal head gasket. I plan on swapping this into my na supra over the summer. I'll be replacing all the gaskets and cleaning it up, but I was wondering if...

Nice to see some supras in western NY. I was born and raised in Ellicottville, but now I'm finishing up school at OSU. As soon as I get enough money for a turbo and a clutch I'll be doing a turbo swap. Hope you get everything with your car squared away. Greg

My parents live in Indiana, PA, and I'm here for winter break. I go to school at Ohio State, so I'm not too far from Pittsburgh even when I'm in school. I have a pretty beat up silver 87 non-turbo. Despite her looks she runs well and has made the 4 hr trip to Columbus from Indiana many times...