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  1. tissimo

    wheel off set?

    What offset would i need to fit an 18x10? i'll run a 265 tire on it. would 35 work? or would i need to go like 45?
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    ahh torque!

    lol.. i got the white 87 running pretty good this past weekend (even the AC working again!! :aigo: ).. it still has problems (dead stock bov, blown turbo aka KB supercharger) but damn.. it feels good to have torque again.. i can hit it at like 2500-3000 rpms and accelerate unlike my 67 1jz...
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    traction bars, wheel hop

    Will the traction bars like the Lipp ones or A1's help with wheel hop?
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    Hard Starting

    Hey all, I recently picked up a 87 turbo, anyways it has a really hard time starting. It will crank for 10-15 seconds before it even fires on one cyl. then once its gets started runs on a few cyls if you floor it or anything it will hardly do anything, but if you get above 2k rpms or so it will...
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    Weight

    Well.. I've been toying with the idea of a drag car for a while, I've sorta decided to start building one here in a few months. I'm going to have a smaller budget so want to go as fast as possible for as cheap as possible (light weight). So I was thikning maybe a mkii, but not sure.. Anyways, I...
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    bypassing alarm

    Is there anyway to disable or bypass the stock alarm. This 87 i just picked up, when I unlock it with the key from either door the alarm will go off and I can't start it. :(
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    bought another one

    its a disease! a few pics i got before my camera died Its a 87 turbo 5spd hardtop pearl white/burgandy. Has eibach springs, greddy tt, obx 3"dp, titan gasket, apr bolts. oh joy!
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    Time for a 4"

    Im going to put my 3" catback on my DD and upgrade to a 4" on the blue car.. Where is a good place to get 4" tight radius bends at? 90* will work fine, but not sure where to get them though..
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    bosch bov surge

    My buddy is having a real bad surging problem with his car.. It has a bosch bov on it (we tried 2 different ones.. the 103 thats on his car and a spare 110 i had laying around both do it).. On the stock ct it worked great, no problems.. He recently upgraded to a 60-1 t-netics bolton and now its...
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    Color decision time

    ok.. Time to decide on a color.. need some help.. going to paint the engine bay now, and do the rest of the car in a few months (for my dd) Brooklands Green Prl - 93-96 NSX green or Dark Green Mica (whats the paint code??) I've seen the nsx color at night on a local nsx.. it is damn...
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    PS Resivour

    Ok, im going to do my 2nd engine swap... but I have no ps resivour... what options are out there for it?
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    What to do?

    Well, I bought a second supra to replace my dd. Bought it with a bhg. It ended up being worse then I thought. Milky oil and what not.. anyways. Finally got around to pulling the engine was hoping for a quick hg fix. Pulled the engine to repaint the engine bay so decided to go ahead and pull a...
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    Im tired..

    Im tired of the mkiii... I want to build something else... I have thoughts of building my new supra to a ttr w/ recaro interior 1jz etc.. then selling it off to get a mkiv... but also want to build a honda (lol laugh it up, but have had much fun building my buddys honda).. I always want to do...
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    fat wheels

    Ok, I'm looking to get some new wheels soon. I am also going to get my car painted soon as well. I want to fit a 17x11 wheel under the rear.. and a 17x9-10 up front.. 315 in the rear w/ a 255 up front.. so what offset and what not do I need, will it even fit. I am going to get my car painted so...
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    Rebuilding a 7m

    I picked up a second supra, it got a bhg. It has a jdm engine in it, but i think im going to rip out the engine and rebuild it. Is it ok to reuse the stock rod bolts? Or should I buy new ones?
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    Head Studs

    Hey all, picked up another supra with a bhg.. go figure :rofl: Anyways I want to get a set of studs for it but not sure what the 'u cut' stud is or if it has any advantages / disadvantages?
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    Tire too big????

    Hey all, you think a 275/40/18 tire will be too big on a 18x9.5 35 offset? would i have to run a 35 sidewall? I can get a good deal on some slightly worn 275/40/18s off a vette.. i mean will they rub.. they are like a 26.5 tire or something..
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    aristo 2jz

    what is needed to be changed from a 2jz aristo engine to fit in a supra (mkiii)? Oil pan and pickup? anything else. I picked up a second supra and was sort of thinking of doing a 2jz using 1jz electronics. I'm not going to go crazy w/ it just stock twins (probably just keep the jdm ones unless i...
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    Green Color

    Sup all, i recently picked up another mkiii for a dd.. time to get rid of my junker 90 honda 4 door.. haha well anyways, it needs paint. Right now its a black w/ green flake kind of like that JDM color. I want to respray it eventually, but when go to fix the HG (or maybe just swap it :evil2: ) i...
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    Checking timing

    Ok, how do I check my timing? I need to verify the timing on my map is the same on the engine, but not sure how to do it. My timing light you attach it to the plug wire, but have no plug wires... is there another type of timing gun I need to buy or what?