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Toyota nuts and bolts typically follow Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS): Here are the common ones: Shank Diameter (mm)....Bolt Head Size (mm)....Thread Pitch....Example 5...............................8..............................0.8................Tailight studs...

Oh man, do I know what you mean. I wish you luck.

Because your pictures sucked... :icon_razz Welcome to the forum Danielle

If you have monroe sensatrac shocks, your TEMS is no longer functional anyway...

Hitting the rev limiter won't due any "damage." But running the engine at that rpm for long periods of time will obviously cause more accelerated wear than putting around at idle...

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I think a Prius suits your personality perfectly CK ;)

Shouldn't need to buy a whole new line. Just pull the flare nut away from the line's flare, cut the flare off (shortens the line by like 1/4"), then remove the stripped flare nut. Go to your local autoparts store and get a new flare nut (and buy/rent a line flaring tool). Slide the new flare...

If you really want to make friends with them, play with your power mirrors until it shines that spotlight back at em

I would caution you against throwing suspension parts at your car and expecting them to magically jive. There are countless examples of people with top of the line everything coming short on the track to someone with just a few well-tuned suspension parts. (Just look at the Super Street Time...

Under steady-state conditions, it should make no difference as long as you are still within a correctable range (something the Lex/550 setup was designed to do). At cruise (say maintaining 75mph) you're getting a steady supply of air. The O2 sensor is reading the air/fuel ratio in the exhaust...

You cannot compare spring rates from one model of car to another. There is a motion ratio for each suspension geometry -- basically the wheel/tire will move x inches and the spring/shock will move y inches. The MK3 and MK4 Supra use double-wishbone suspension (ok, the rear is more of a...

Side note: I see you have a stage 2 right now -- is it old and slipping or something? My stage 2 held 350rwhp just fine.

Clutches are pretty simple contraptions -- you can't really get it backwards and still have everything fit together. Just take your time; keep the flywheel and pressure plate surfaces clean, make sure you tighten all of the bolts, and follow the TSRM & online guides

Is it that much now? Sheesh, frickin ridiculous. I don't blame the shops though -- they've got to pay a liveable wage to their mechanics, make the rent, maintain the lifts & tools, and pay the ever increasing insurance premiums...

Not much. I think it's a good opportunity to learn something and maybe donate a little blood to your car. Replacing a clutch is something you'll probably have the chance to do many times in the future (on various cars) and spending $250-$500 in labor each time isn't that appealing to me...

Flywheel bolts aren't bad at all. If you have an impact gun, they're a breeze. Otherwise you'll want to brace the freewheel against the block (with a strong screwdriver) to keep it from spinning while you break the 6 bolts free. When you're installing the flywheel, you can just have someone...

Plan on a full day for your first time. Step-by-step, it really doesn't have much to it, but newbies tend to be a little tentative when working on their car and mounting the transmission tends to be a little towards the "brute force and ignorance" method of mechanicing... Example: My first...

HKS hipermax II's will give a stock-like ride. Well, more BMW than boat. Definitely not a set of coilovers to use for a track car, but very comfortable

OK I'll say it. If your birdcage light came on, you're loosing coolant. Might not be a bad idea to look into what is causing that before you toss in a bunch of expensive coolant and additives...