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    Slightly modding my 1JZ

    First of all I have been waiting to post in this area ever since I have owned a supra. I want to mod my 1J slightly before the engine goes in. I already have a fuel pump so i was wondering if my 550 injectors from my 7M will fit on 1JZ fuel rail. Also I was wonderin which DP to go with...is...
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    Driveshaft Removal Problems...

    Okay so I couldn't get me engine and tranny lined up properly to pull engine and leave trans...so I bolted the engine back to the engine mounts and now I am taking the Trans out by TSRM(Then I'll pull the motor)... I am at the stage of removing the bolts on the driveshaft flange closest to the...
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    WTF is Bitron 4 Real?

    So I watched the promo video for Bi-tron oil additive which is supposed to give you dual oil films and protect against friction during major stress. IT SOUNDS WAY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anybody besides the creator used this shit? I'm all for fightin the friction but I'm...
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    what do I need in a rebuild?

    okay my engine is almost out of my car and I went to a shop where the mechanic is toyota certified and familiar with 7Ms. Prices were 2800 for a BONE STOCK REBUILD, not even ARPs with metal gaskets. For my Dream rebuild with forged pistons, rods, upgrade piston rings, stainless valves and ARPs...
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    Rebuild or swap?

    I know that the majority of the advice I've been getting is to rebuild my 7M and my motor is nearly ready to be pulled but I wanna look at the other side too (Full 1J swap). Okay so whaddaya think of the swap idea? this one looks pretty legit...
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    Reputable shop in the Bay Area?

    I need to get my motor completley rebuilt, know any honest reputable shops/ machine shops? I'm just gonna pull my motor out and take off the manifolds and bring it there. I have $2500 plus steady income. any help is appreciated.
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    Reputable shop in the Bay Area?

    I need to get my motor completley rebuilt, know any honest reputable places? I'm just gonna pull my motor out and take off the manifolds and bring it there. I have $2500 plus steady income. any help is appreciated.
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    Help me spend $2500 + more

    Okay I have an 87T with a Pretty fuckin sweet amount of mods. It currently runs...like shit. I have gotten a diagnostic done and performed a compression test. THIS HAS BEEN MY DREAM CAR FOR 4 YEARS! I have $2500 cash to spend solely on my supra plus steady income. I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS...
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    Compression Testing Questions

    So I have to test my engine and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. TSRM said to Pull all spark Plugs, Pull Fuel pump fuse, block throttle open and test one at a time. When I try to start it it sounds like the starter just winding out. How do I do this correctly? Also I just realized that...
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    Not a BHG holy crap!

    Okay so Because my car was puffing white smoke once in a while and Would smoke black sometimes I thought BHG for sure so I bit the bullet and took it in 4 Diag. Turns out I have oil leak in my Turbo return hose gasket and coolant leak in my Throttle body somewhere which is the white smoke...
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    Snapped a wire, car now idles at 2100rpm

    So I just snapped the wire off of the Gray connector that plugs into a circular black receiver on the LEFT SIDE of my air intake chamber. The connector is gray and has six wires going to it. Now my car idles at 2100 rpm...FUCK. So If anyone knows a Part number or anything that would be great...
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    SAFC tuning questions

    Okay My Sup Has the Lex/550s with a Walbro and it has an SAFC but it has not been tuned yet After getting my car Diagnosed they told me that one cylinder was not firing at idle. I pulled my Plugs and Cylinder 5 plug was black as hell The shop told me I should do a leak down test which is like...
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    A Few leak questions

    So I got my car diagnosed by a shop as opposed to feeling around in the dark about problems. thought I had a BHG because of occaisional coolant smoke and oil smoke out of my exhuast. They said that the coolant was a leak in my throttle body somewhere and that they would have to R+R to locate...
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    Cylinder misfire at idle

    So I just got my car back from the shop after getting a diag. done and I'm told one of my cylinders is not firing at idle. This is strange because It seems like my exhaust would sound like shit, Yes? This could explain the fuel stains that my exhaust leaves at idle but why would a cylinder not...
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    what do I need to do to smog my 87T?

    I have an 87T that runs Extremely rich. It has 550cc/Lexus AFM and I am going to get my SAFC Tuned before I go to get smogged, I'm Hoping it will stop running so damn rich. I also Have the stock exhaust which I will put on as I am running test pipe right now (Spitting flames). Do I need to...
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    Tapping/knocking noise When Accel

    I remember my car would make a tapping noise sometimes when It was at low RPM (1300) up this hill. Tonihgt I came up the hill, My engine kinda cold still and I heard the Low Rpm tapping noise and it does it consistently now. It's not very loud and It happens when I rev it and sparatically...
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    Anybody Run 2.5" IC pipe on stock Turbo?

    Can I just Buy 2.5" IC pipes? because I will upgrade my Turbo...Eventually But right now I have 3" pipe to Stock CT 26 and it's lagging, everyone says I should have 2.25" but that means another set is needed someday. So I just want to...NOT have to buy a bigger set when I upgrade my Turbo...
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    LOUD Hissing when boosting under load. Shit!

    So When I punch my car it sounds normal...turbo spooling... then at about 4000rpm it hisses from there on and it has no power, if I try to keep tacking out it hits violent fuel cut. I Think it might be a boost leak but I don't know it was not doing this yesterday. I don't really know how to...
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    Boost/Vac level questions

    Hey My shit vacs at idle at -20, I was just wondering if thats normal because I am running stock boost. Also I know it's common for Oil Pressure to be low in Supras but today while mine was idleing it was like halfway inbetween 0 and 20. I think my oversize IC piping(3") is lagging my stock...
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    I suck at driving!!

    So I raced my friends dodge dakota, It's one of those small light dodge trucks with a V8 W/ exhaust and K&N for about a Q mile. I launched way too high and burned out for days and then I missed third gear but He was right next to me the whole fuckin way. This isn't really a good story but It...