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what should I look for with a turbo rebuild? my seals are blown and (assuming the housing has no cracks) I will either be rebuilding the one I have or buying one newly rebuilt with a year warranty. or t3/t40E (though I have no idea what is involved in this so info on this would be helpful also)...

oil in the intake and exhaust, new to turbos so I need advice. is it better to rebuild or take a chance with somebody elses?

na/t swap. just got it to fire. connected the a/f gauge and it's all the way lean. tps needs calibrating would this cause it? if so is there any trick to calibrating it? cause just following the tsrm is a bitch and I'm somewhat electricaly handicapped.

cant get it to fire with out starting fluid. I replaced both filters, and visualy inspected for pressure at the pulse damp. having a bitch of a time finding much less borrowing a fuel pressure tester with an 8mm banjo fitting. so I'm just kinda wondering what I should do next? not trust the pump...

is the ecu grounded? I think my mounts are MIA so should I run a ground to it?

on my jdm motor's cam gears I have 2 marks each. 1 notched into metal, and 1 white out mark, 180 deg of the notch.... wtf? I aligned according to the notch but I'm wondering why the hell the cam would be marked 180? communist plot maybe?

trying to get jdm motor running. went thru timing and now I'm trying to fire it. it pulses the revs (regular and then speads up like it want's to fire, then slows down again) and then all of the sudden I got a small white poof from the intake side of the engine? is that good or bad? also I'm...

does the intake side of the head need to be blocked?

I'm gonna be dropping it soon and want to know how I get it to align afterward? does anyone make camber kits? or is there adjustment on the stock setup?

when I insert the CPS it spins the end gear throwing it out of timing. is this supposed to happen or am I doing something wrong?

not a damn thing. I can't get it to fire, I've got fuel, I've got spark.... WTF? when I threw a lil starter fluid in 'er she gave me a nice front fire (assuming, there was a loud pop and some fumes) I've got 'er grounded on the head. I dunno what else to look for. oh I had to replace the TPS, so...

which way does the nipple face? towards 3k? also does the vac nipple plug into the TB?

final stage of swap. IC goes into fender but I see no hole for it to exit. also what's the best way to get to it? pull off fender, bumper, or both?

do I need a boost sensor? didn't come with my harness if it was supposed to

where can I find the wiring diagram for an 86.5? I'm mounting a/f and boost in the pillar and am looking for the lighted and switched 12v on driver side.

how much shaft play is acceptable? is any? mine moves but it has to be pushed and it feels like a click back and forth. should I try to get a replacement? since I bought this motor from an importer with warranty I think I can get another one but I don't wanna drive to houston if it's not that...

do I gain from both na cams or just the intake side? I have the intake side so what could I expect to gain (and loose) from installing this?

88jdm 7mgte, lsd, and the na tranny. driving in texas during summer, probably on a stock headgasket (just for now) with a weak tranny. what weight and brand would be the best?

88 7mgte: I'm having some wiring issues on my o2 sensor. the plug is broken on the o2 side. where can I find a diagram of what goes where? the o2 side has 2 black and a blue wire. the harness side has black/pink orange/green and brown?

for the dash mod, rat shack sure as hell doesn't have 'em