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Yep, their instructions are to do it right. I believe this is the shop that defined the proper head gasket technique a loooong time ago (Reg with Sonic). The guy working on my head is the original mechanic to spec the Lexus AFM trick iirc. Like I said... Old Skool ... :) Actually... just got...

Lol... Hks... Accept no substitutes. Reg isn't there I don't think until end of Nov. only Hks on my car is the cat back and muffler (sweet 3" twin pipe muffler black coated.) Oh... And the mega costly but should be worth it hks evc-s My car is overkill for how I drive but I like overbuilding.

I dont think the PO lied, I think he was lied to (or misled). From what I can see, they did rebuild the engine, but not the way you build a 7M properly. In a way I am sort of glad I found the issues now because the head and block are fine still, however, with the added boost, etc, The head...

Just AFPR and AEM Wideband. (Lexus AFM, 550 cc RC Injectors, full 3" exhaust, HKS EVC-S boost controller, MKIV Denso Fuel Pump) Found out the oil was coming from the valve stem seals after all. They were degraded to the point you could shave them off just by lightly scraping them with a...

Well.. update Car is sitting in the shop with the Head off. Valve seals were crapped out and some werent even put on correctly so have been allowing oil into the cylinder for the past few years. Found out the Headgasket wasn't Cometic like I was told so will be dealing with that as well. At...

mine's a Shine auto greddy gracer replica.. .so it has some custom brackets as well : ) Still fairly easy mind you..

Forgive my nubeness question, but the stage 2 cams aren't needed for this build if I understand it all properly. I dont think that you would want to go to that unless you were topping 500+ rwhp. (thats what I understand, but I could be wrong on that) Lex AFM + 550's is pretty well the "cheap"...

Did a compression and leakdown prior. It was all good straight across the cylinders. Pretty sure its just valve stem seals, but I am dumping so much money into my toy that I told them just to pull the head and check everything out simply because I want to run at 12 psi normal and closer to 21...

Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on this. Car is in the shop, because we "assumed" the CT26 was shot. Getting 57 Trim/exhaust/injectors/etc... (all except intercooler upgrade at this point)... because the turbo failing was what I was waiting for to upgrade that. So, they pulled the...

wouldn't your auto insurance cover it?

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Has nothing to do with your problems, but I would like a full photo of your car. The tiny sig pic looks good, just wondering what the car looks like for real. :D

Tein has Tems compatibles. However, I would go with Stance or HSD coilovers if you like the higher speed no dip feel. It also gives you the opportunity to lower the car a bit which adds to the appeal. They run about 1000.00 for a set of 4.

If its bothering your conscience.. you could call them and ask them "theoretically... if I had found a hard drive with your files on it.. would you want me to wipe it or return it?" (use a phone booth for added anonimity... do they exist???) or... you could just pop it in the mail if you have...

TEMS is okay.. but a bit overrated. Depends on what your final goals are for the car. If its a daily driver and your not looking to slam it.. and just want a nice comfy sporty car.. the stock supension is fine (or a tems compatible system), but Tems are kinda overrated. I went with HSD coilovers...

Turbo almost always is R154 (unless the engine was swapped into a NA car). I believe the difference between R154 and W58 is that W58 does not have inspection plates. R154 does (2? I think its one on each side)

Sadly.. I agree with the wipe it and toss it idea. It seems we live in a world where being considerate can mean "here... destroy me". You just can't tell beforehand what will happen of the reaction you will get. I have stopped underestimating people's insanity level.

mystery usually gets solved easiest with photos...

I was talking pennies.. yeah.. thats right... pennies... 30,000 pennies...

I dont consider a MHG unless its a full rebuild.. then I consider it just standard issue...