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I strongly suggest you call around to local machine shops and see who has experience building supra motors. It sounds like you do not have an understanding of the basics required to build your own engine.

I almost forgot. Put the head studs in AFTER the head has been sat on the headgasket and block. many put the headstuds on first but this just drastically increases the chances of you scratching the gasket surface. The dowel pins in the surface of the head are there to locate the gasket and head...

- I like to leave the harness on the motor. Disconnect the ECU and pull the harness from the firewall, leave it all one unit. just take it slow and make sure everything is disconnected. I can almost guarantee you will forget one ground wire somewhere so take it easy. leave the tranny on the car...

Agreed. I would always recommend synthetic oil for turbo and performance applications in general. As we know, turbo chargers can be very sensitive to lubricant quality (The CT26 seems to be fairly compliant compared to larger turbos with DBBs though). The cost difference between conventional and...

I'm hoping this post doesn't turn into a "post your miles" thread, but I thought I should comment. My Toyota Corolla has had conventional oil in it since it was new. I am the third owner, and know both the original and second owner of the car. It's had zero engine repairs, just basic tune up...

what's an FML?

Duane, you are soooo addicted to you car. even when you're done, you find something to do that you really don't need lol. that being said, nice job :)

I wish I lived closer. I would love to have the guy's autograph on a nice poster.

1) the ECU's coolant temperature sensor is a completley seperate sensor from the one that is displayed on your dash cluster. Inspect the wiring and test the temperature sensor as per the tsrm's instructions. most likely it's the sensor. 2)probably boost leak somewhere. inspect all hoses. find...

interesting! should be a neat project. You mentioned it just had a bit too much power. So what's your goal with this car? something moderately powered with good handling? a better all-rounder? car looks like a great starting point!

my favourite parts are the valve covers and that nice turbo oil line.

excellent work cleaning that motor up! project looks great!!! don't slack on us now though. Everybody always abbandon's their build threads when they are almost done. lets see that thing in the car!

It's been said 80% is done in the first 20 miles. some say 2500 miles it should be done enough to switch to synthetic. 5000miles to be safe...it won't hurt anything to go that long with conventional oil. many oil changes during break-in is key. Change the oil frequently when it's new. I did the...

agreed on all points Jdub. Amsoil certainly is expensive but it's something that means a lot to me. It makes me feel good knowing I have a quality product in there. I drive my car 10-12k (km) a year so a quality synthetic oil will last me the whole season. For this reason I don't mind spending a...

I'm going to toss this oil into the fray since I will be using it on my 7MGE. It's been turning in some excellent UOAs on bob is the oi lguy forums. Raptor racing is an amsoil dealer near me and can get it very easily. I'm a bit of an amsoil fanboy and their filters look excellent too. amsoil...

There are very few cars that do....but I'd say the Delorean begs for a quality wankel-rotary engine. as far as projects go I'd say keep looking. all those interior parts you need with cost you a fortune.

Thanks for the tips guys, some excellent choices there! I have read the same thing too. I can agree with using the strain relief clip only on the wire insulation too. This way, you've got a guaranteed positive connection on the insulation...where it really matters. The seals should keep...

Hi guys, Long story short I want to purchase a delphi weather pack crimping tool. I want to use some quality connectors on my 7MGE's engine harness to body harness connections and I thought the weather-pack connectors would be a good choice. I thought investing in a tool that can properly...

7mgte if you've got money, 7mge if you don't :D nothing wrong with the 5m, just 7m has a little more balls.

I would say you are right