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I would call the shop tomorrow and ask if the shipping price is correct. I have met Marlin and talked to him a few occasions over the years, and he isn't the type of guy to try and screw anyone over. I have seen him spend his time(hrs) and use his own parts to fix a rig on the side of a trail...

Even without starting a fire anytime the exhaust exist in front of or under the passenger compartment you are going to be inhaling exhaust fumes whether you are on the highway or sitting still, and if you have the windows up you will be tits up on a long drive. As mentioned just run a an open...

Is there any reasoning other than better fit behind the way the 3000 pipe is reduced where it connects to the IC piping. I will be fabricating my 2.5" IC pipes this weekend, and had planned on doing away with it.

If it goes back under the intake it is likely the water pipe, and the PO extended it to be able to attach it before bolting up the upper plenum.

Figure out how many 90's and 45's you need and swing by your local muffler shop(that has a mandrel bender), and ask for some pipe in the size you want bent up w/8-10 " of legs on each side of the bend. Most shop charge about $5-10/bend, plus the cost of the tube. If you want to use aluminum...

The "clicky-clicky, no-starty", is usually the starter contacts. Will it sometimes start if you hold the key on? If you don't have a second person to smack(actually more of a tap) the starter while you turn the key, you can still do it yourself. Just get a short piece of wood, a section of...

Depends on how thorough the inspector is, and how much they know about the Supra. My smog tech didn't even know that the MKIII had two cats until I asked him if they both had to be there, he said he had never even looked before.

What is the mileage of the engine? New Rod/Main bearings and turning the crank will set you back about $300(I just paid $305 locally here in CA). Figure about $90 for gasket kit from Partsdinosaur.com, and machine work for the head if needed. With it it out and apart you should go ahead and...

I thought the same thing, but it is a factory 5-spd. Maybe the PO started to part it out before deciding to sell it, I bought it from a 2nd party, maybe they just grabbed one from a yard and didn't realize there was a difference. If the 5-spds don't have lines plumbed off of the radiator, I...

All the battery is supposed to do is start the car, nothing else. All of the lights and accessories are supposed to run off of the alternator when the car is running. Unless you have a huge amp and speakers it isn't likely the stereo draining the battery while driving. It is likely either...

I am in the process of rebuilding the car and I wasn't involved in the initial tear down, however, I am pretty sure I have every hose(water/air/vacuum) and every metal fitting accounted for except for these two nipples on the bottom of the radiator: It was dark after I installed the radiator...

Exactly the route I am taking w/my '87. I considered going big(block/head wise while it was out), and after inquiring about the car, it seems I really didn't need to reach my end goal of 450rwhp. I am doing a stock rebuild(other than MHG, head studs, intake/exhaust upgrade), so I have a new...

IIRC, and correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the head bolts torque to yield head bolts, and are designed to stretch as you torque them. Wont cracking them back even a little reduce the stretch and make getting new correct torque specs impossible, the same as when removing them. Wouldn't it...

An exhaust leak can cause the engone to chug when holding at certain rpm ranges, or when slowing down, usually at the same rpm range as when trying to hold it. Also from what I understand it can happen w/too open of an exhaust, where exhaust scavenging or back pressure has been reduced too...

What does the exhaust sound like when it is doing this? If you hear a change in the exhaust it could be a leak. Any codes?

I am not too concerned w/it now, all of the other holes lined up fine, and after removing the I taper off the one side the flow looks better, and is now larger than hole in the old bearings, so the flow should be improved. Kind of odd that the hole is off center, I wonder if the original oem...

I went ahead an removed the crank and measured the hole location using a dial caliper. Here are the measurements, Rear of engine to front, and hole that doesn't line up is on the oil pump side. Hole that doesn't line up:Outside edge to lip of hole .2049in lip to front edge .4020in Hole that...

The opposite hole lined up perfectly, same with the rest of the bearings. I had considered drilling it out more, but figured the bearing material itself was more nec. then the the size of the hole. Not that much material was removed from the crank, 10,000ths on the rods and 20,000ths on the...

Yep, the Clevite was stamped on the back, it looked like the box had been sitting for a while, the cardboard was a bit aged. "Can you take some measurements how far from the edge and how far from the part line in the block the holes are and I'll compare" At the moment the crank and pistons...

Yes, they are Clevite 77 main bearings, they came with the crank when I got it back from the shop, though the rod bearings are a different brand. I dug the old bearings out of the scrap bin, the holes didn't line up either, and were actually smaller than the ones on the new bearings. Since...