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    Stripped exhaust manifold studs.....

    do you think just tapping to 7/8 would hold? im not building something crazy. just something that runs good. is it possible to just tap it to 10m?
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    Stripped exhaust manifold studs.....

    head and block were both decked for a mhg like 10k miles ago. i guess i will helicoil it then. that burnout turned into much more of a headache than i had planned lol. btw, what are the stock size studs?
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    Stripped exhaust manifold studs.....

    i was reading over some threads a few days ago and i thought from what i was reading, that just tapping to 7/16's would hold fine. i only have a metric threading set and i wasnt sure i wanted to buy another set, thats why i was checking what the next size was i could do (apparently its...
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    Stripped exhaust manifold studs.....

    no im not gonna helicoil if i can help it. i figure i am just going to tap the holes out to the next size now that two of them stripped. but im not sure the original size. what is the next size up? and where can i get a stud and nut that will fit as a replacement? thanks
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    how do i take the targa apart?

    thankyou. i guess now would be a good time to replace the targa seals
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    how do i take the targa apart?

    trying to disasemble the targa peices (liner and plastic edges peices). i am amidst redoing my interior and i need to get the peices taken apart... i cannot figure out how they pull apart though. any advice?
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    1st dyno stock CT26

    supporting mods? im suprised you didnt hit fc. do you have a lex afm?
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    whoops my bad, its 1200F. i get my powder at powderbuythepound.com
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    def going high temp then. and high temp PC is rated for 1600F
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    7m-KDL: yes i have a thermometer but my supra hasnt been running in awhile and now im putting it back together. i cant take a reading without it running :) hightemp powder coat is very different than regular. I did my cousin's exhaust manifold and hotside of his turbo and it held up...
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    why? all you said was ceramic coating is better. I know it wont help my performance im just trying to get it a little nicer looking
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    im a powder coater not a ceramic coater:) i know the actual manifold gets hot but i wasnt sure that that much heat could be transferred through the air.
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    How hot does the heat sheild get?

    Im wondering how hot the heat shield for the exhaust manifold on a stock 7mgte gets? if its over 400 degrees far., i will have to use high temp powder coat:3d_frown:
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    Lexus AFM?

    electronics are the same
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    Help me make 450-500rwhp

    the w58 wont last long at 500rwhp 185k is a lot of miles even if you do replace that stuff. stock pistons should be fine but i dont know about pistons with 185k on them lol. my advice would be to get a lower mileage motor. You can find them for pretty cheap and you will save money in the...
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    2009 Great American Sonic Meet! Morgantown, PA - April 11th!

    yeah guys please dont forget this is also a food drive!!
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    Fuel cut... Lex AFM? need a good writeup

    so do you use the electronics from the stock afm or from the lex afm?
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    Fuel cut... Lex AFM? need a good writeup

    so lets say i upgrade the turbo to a 57 trim or something which will flow more cfm at the same psi.... i will be able to run less psi than before without hitting fc?
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    Fuel cut... Lex AFM? need a good writeup

    do you have to upgrade the injectors to run the lex afm?
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    2009 Great American Sonic Meet! Morgantown, PA - April 11th!

    stalker! how did you know that was me?:biglaugh: it was either my supra or my rx7 and i sold the rx7 so the supra just went into project mode. sadly ill be rolling in the bimmer this year but i wouldnt miss this event for anything.