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  1. 3.0 GT

    stock turbo manifold hp limit?

    haha yeah no ct26. i shhould have said that. but it has a ct26 to t3 adapter and i have a holset he351cw turbo on there
  2. 3.0 GT

    stock turbo manifold hp limit?

    does anyone know the hp limit of the stock turbo manifold? im looking to be running ~550whp. Thanks
  3. 3.0 GT

    undersize main/rod bearings

    i am looking to see if anyone knows a company that has .010 u/s bearings for the main and rods of the 7m. i called driftmotion and another company and they were both backordered for a while and didnt know when theyd be in stock. so if anyone knows which company has them that would be great. Thanks!
  4. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    yeah the only reason i used it was to tighten up the clearences which i realize now was a bad choice lol. but since im rebuilding it to spec i will never have to worry about that again. lucas=fucking bad lol
  5. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    thanks a lot. i do plan on rebuilding and im just going to check and recheck everyhting when it goes back together and will probably upgrade the internals and leave the car sitting for a while so i can get enough cash to finish it once and for all.
  6. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    i was driving on the highway for about 30 minutes going to my lake house just cruising. i got behind a slow car, so i downshifted to third and took off. half way around the car it starts studdering and i look in the rear view to find a massive blue smoke cloud. i go a little further down the...
  7. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    Thanks! as fore the engine, i was planning on geetting the crank ground and the block and head were milled when i rebuilt it along with the correct thickness metal headgasket. The block is .020 over and had npr pistons in it. but i will still take the block to make sure the bores are good and...
  8. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    ehh, ill get it right someday
  9. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    i had shit in the oil somehow and it killed the bearings and so i replaced them by taking off the subframe and the crank was scorn but it was just a I HOPE IT WORKs fix not a 100% fix. so i replaced them and just ran heavy weight oil since the crank was scored. but nevermind that what about the...
  10. 3.0 GT

    piston rings stuck, new piston time?

    to make a long story short i was cruising for about 30 minutes then i boost up to pass a car and start blowing smoke from the exhaust and studdering. pull over, engine died and wouldnt start again. got home and compression test showed 60ish in all cylinders. pull engine to find everything is...
  11. 3.0 GT

    no start - Low compression on ALL cylinders

    oil level was fine, because it was overfilled a quart anyway. but blown turbo seal would make sense for the blue smoke and oil in the intake but why the rings? i was not boosting high and i run 93 octane gas so i doubt detonation or anything damaging like that ocuured.
  12. 3.0 GT

    no start - Low compression on ALL cylinders

    I was driving to my lake house on saturday and had driven about 40 miles so far, everything was good. well i go to pass a car that was going slow, and i give it almost wot and while im passing the engine starts studdering and look in the rear view and see clouds of blue smoke. i take the...
  13. 3.0 GT

    rod knock after 50 miles?

    ok, i had to rebuild my engine again, this time because a bad detonation killed my piston. so i rebuilt it to factory spec, all clearences good. 50 miles into the build and i hear a faint knocking. a few more miles and its bad. so i drop the subframe and take the pan off to find all the rod...
  14. 3.0 GT

    Just dynoed the cressida on pump gas.

    damn good numbers! cant wait to dyno my Holset!, hey Jon, can i join the holset supra mafia? im runnin an he351, wooh!
  15. 3.0 GT

    cars with the same rack as the supra

    i am looking to get a replacement steering rack for my supra. i have an 89 so i need one with pps and i was wondering which cars have the same rack and pinion as a supra because there are no supras in any junkyards around me. there are cressida's tho and i thougt maybe they would have similar...
  16. 3.0 GT

    super moniter with 550's

    i guess n/a super moniters get 10000 mile changes
  17. 3.0 GT

    super moniter with 550's

    the oil change thing is like every 100000 miles though