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  1. 89Turbo

    CEL Question and BOV Question, R154 Q.

    -ok so i used to throw code 71 and 34, EGR and boost cut, and the codes would store themselves and i would take off the neg battery cable to get rid of them. Well now they do not show up anymore and stay. The check engine light seems to come on and very random times, mostly from a stop when i...
  2. 89Turbo

    Got a free Celica today, what to do with it?

    so i got a free 89 Yota Celica ST(BASE model) with a thrown rod, sounds HORRIBLE but still will move under its own power. Perfect interior, perfect body, and all accesories(ps, ac, stereo) work, and its also 5spd. Sooo im obviously going to need to pull the motor and put a new bottom end in it...
  3. 89Turbo

    R154 questions with pics.

    Ok so i picked up a R154, i didnt know what i was looking for at the time, i can tell its a R154 but there seem to be a few things missing. And when doing the 5spd swap does the automatic speedometer cable work? Isnt the Abs sensor supposed to be here on the drivers side? i dont even see a...
  4. 89Turbo

    Caught for SpeedRacing.....AGAIN

    ok so the first time i drifted a corner on a normally busy street, but i did it at 10pm and nobody was in my general area, and my car got impounded and a $400 ticket that was later thrown out. Tonight i was caught for racing my buddies 99 Z28 Camaro doing 95 in a 35, AND when the cop tunred...
  5. 89Turbo

    Got Bored/ Pics of my car.

    ............................................yes, yes i know, poor interior.
  6. 89Turbo

    Decisions Decisions

    Ok so i know where a 87 NA Supra Maroon on Maroon is, hardtop, 5spd, body is straight for $1000. Now from what i understood from the guy(barely spoke english) it has a BHG, i could probably get him down to $750. My question is, i have been gettin ready to do a 5spd swap, and i have almost...
  7. 89Turbo

    Code 34 and 71

    ok so i did search, what i didnt find is how these 2 codes are directly related to each other. Code 34= fuel cut Code 71= EGR Temp So i was coming home from a buddies house tonight gettin on the freeway and i moderately but not WOT take it up to 11psi, i didnt hit fuel cut(becuase i would...
  8. 89Turbo

    SSQV Adjustment

    i just installed my SSQV and it sounds GREAT but i have the screw turned ALL the way in, most of the threads i searched for and read the people said they had theres almost all the way out, am i doing something wrong?
  9. 89Turbo

    Havin a great week.

    so first my MAF craps out, now the snap ring that came with the intercooler kit from ebay that is supposed to hold down my SSQV is much to large to fit in. Hardware store didnt have any nearly that sized and the parts store i work at doesnt either. this is the only thing holding me back from...
  10. 89Turbo

    How Long has it taken you.

    Curious as to how long it has taken people to get to certain points on their car. Please post how long it has taken and the power(HP, TQ, 1/4mile times), your at now. Briefly searched but didnt find a topic exactly like this.
  11. 89Turbo

    Code 31

    so i threw a code 31 today and its idling horrible(AFM) this happened after i used a product by CRC called Mass Air Flow Sensor Cleaner, my MAF was pretty dirty and i would sometimes have starting problems to so i figured why not clean it. I followed the instructions to the dot, put the MAF back...
  12. 89Turbo

    Starter Solenoid?

    i was looking through the engine bay pic thread and realized that i have a fender mounted starter solenoid like old GM's use and NOBODY else does, any idea why? i bought the car with it on it. possibly the solenoid ON the starter went out and someone used that one?
  13. 89Turbo

    im sorry, im the reason some people hate MK3 owners.

    im a 18yr old punk kid, my car is gutted, dirty as hell, i have a new but defective fan clutch that sounds like an 18 wheeler, im rollin around with my spare on, my hatch is black while the rest of the car is white, front signal light it still damaged from hit and run, blew a power steering hose...
  14. 89Turbo

    Trade you my Tanabe catback...

    i want to trade my tanabe catback for something louder, i know its a longshot but i wanted to see if anyone locally is lookin for a trade, lmk what ya got.
  15. 89Turbo

    Aftermath of Intercooler install :(

    I installed a Ebay intercooler kit a week ago and not only are universal kits a pain in the ass(DONT BUY ONE) but they suck. We install the kit after hours of sawing and plasma cutting shit outta the way and its all good. I go out for a drive and it wont boost past 2psi, ok boost leak. I...
  16. 89Turbo

    Moving to Sacramento this summer

    so im moving there this summer becuase i got accepted to UTI and i start in July, my question to you is, is there anything i need to be prepped on moving from Portland Oregon. weird laws?, im assuming theres lots to do, is there any kind of a streetracing scene?, lots of speedshops around? how...
  17. 89Turbo

    hit and run on my Supra

    so im at work today and i head out for lunch to see my Supra pushed under the back of my bosses truck and crumpled a little bit on the front drivers side. not a pretty picture i must tell you so i back it out about 2 feet to see the damage and its not so bad, i get out and were all looking at it...
  18. 89Turbo

    So i realized.....

    i realized today at the Supra meet in Corvallis that i love mountain runs or twisties whatever you want to call them. But the Supra doesnt like them so much, im good with the power that i have now but i need cooling and suspension pieces, i want people to add to the list if all you were...
  19. 89Turbo

    very bad and weird tranny problems. need help quick!

    so from a stop, i accelerate normally and it shifts from 1st to second perfect, but then it stays in second and will not go into third no matter what, i was doing 50mph on the freeway running at 5grand, it was rediculous. And when i totally let off of the gas doing 50 it goes all the way down...
  20. 89Turbo

    Hacksaw Sound

    in the morning when i start my car i this sound like someone is cutting some wood almost, it last for about a minute and goes away once its warmed. coming from turbo side, inside the car only i can hear it, anyone else experienced this?