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I had a few run ins with power tripping cops before. Usually the sentence "Get your supervisor and or watch commander on scene" stops the trip real quick. They have to call their supervisor or watch commander out to the scene because it's department policy with most police departments. This...

I also work with tires all day. Those low profiles are more of a pain then they are worth. You really can't tell if your tire is low because of the stiff sidewalls and they ride rough. I won't go any smaller than a 50 series tire on my cars.

It doesn't matter if you're F/I or N/A. The best and first mod should be a complete rebuild. I would rather take the time and spend the money to build it right than spend the time and money repairing or replacing parts that did not hold up to the stress mods put upon the motor Let them...

Congrats on getting the supra running.

I was going to say something but forgot because I was laughing too hard. Been there done that, will never do that again

Horse power cost money before, during, and after the build. Save the money from these cheap mods and put it toward rebuilding the motor. You will find out that it's the little things inside the motor that will come back and ass rape you over the hood of your car. The best mod to start out with...

I wouldn't waste my money on that. The ones I've seen at higher RPM's become restrictive because the air is moving faster than the blades. People have been experimenting with those since they came out in the 90's. When some company claims high gains they put in fine print all of the other...

I need to ask you a few questions in steps to better understand what is going on. Step1: Does the battery have more than 12.5 volts.Under that and the car will have problems turning over. Step 2: Is the motor spinning over? Is the starter good? Step 3: Are the spark plugs getting...

Would tricking the ECU into thinking that it's running at a cooler temp to compensate for the fuel and using the turbo injectors that are 20cc or 40cc bigger than the stock N/A injectors work? Would the MAF mod help out too? Just kicking a few ideas around.

Personally I would take the whole motor to the machine shop so there will be no surprises later on. Have the block checked for warping and the cylinders checked out to see if they are oversized, egg shaped and/or tapered. Also get the oil pump and crank checked out to. We all know how 7M's loves...

I wish I was exaggerating. Everything I mentioned in my post I have seen. Turbos may add alot of power but at what cost. A lot of people sing the praises of turbo but nobody talks about their down side. I just want newbies to see both sides and weigh the risks involved. I've dealt with ghetto...

I dislike turbos because all of the problems associated with them; IE turbo lag, boost leak, boosting at the wrong time, bearings going out, cracked manifolds, turbines, and housings, lubrication failures, spending hours if not days fine tuning A/F ratio, spending a lot more money on the...

I'm sorry for going off. I'm the poor SOB that has to rebuild someone's "Lego Build" or half ass build at the custom shop. I'm just tired of people thinking that a turbo is God's gift to motors when in reality they are not. They have their own set of problems that adds to the problems that a...

And EVERYONE who has built a fast turbo motor will agree a turbo ain't shit without a good motor behind it. Personally I can not help those who wasted money by "Lego building" or throwing parts onto a motor thinking that they will get the same numbers that the companies claim. Those who don't do...

OK boys and girls, time for new vocabulary words. STREETABLE: A motor or car that has been modified, but is still usable as a daily driver vehicle without too much effort, discomfort, or risk. What's the use of a fast car when you can't drive it on the street and it's always in the shop...

Are those the Comp Cams SBC inner-springs I've been reading about and is that price per spring or per set?

Could also be the old gauges just wearing out with time. I found both of my oil and temp gauges inaccurate so I replaced the gauges with after-market gauges.

It might be cheaper to buy a new crank. The previous owner of my Supra spun bearing number 5 on the main and ate the crank up. Strangely enough that was the same problem my second motor. Autozone has a reman crank kit from around 350. Advanced Auto has a reman kit from around 300. Both...

From what I've read the 6M is lighter and gives the motor an extra 250RPM range. I'm using a .010/.010 6M crank in my daily driver motor because the block originally came with a 6M. If you lighten the 6M crank I would take the block, crank, and piston assemblies to a machine shop and get it...

I don't know your level of experience so I apologize for treating you like you are a noob. I can offer you this advice on your build. First step in any build is deciding what type of motor you are going to build. Is it going to be a stock daily driver or a mid power street racer or a all out...