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Almost runs, need to fix this tapping noise. Hopefully this weekend I get some time. I found a great set of wheels, well beyond my price range of course. I'll stick with what I've got for a while.

Thanks all for the advice. I pulled the cam covers and poked around, couldn't find anything obviously wrong. I'll keep looking

I know there is a thread on the same page asking the same question, but I would like your opinion on my video anyway. Thanks http://youtu.be/23n7zP_np6g

SHE RUNS! Turns out it was the CPS. Got a replacement from someone on the forum and the car fired up straight away. Easy. Bad news is, I've got a loud tapping noise coming from the cylinder head. Sounds really bad. I checked over the valves, and the shims seem to be in spec...

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I went back and tested all the cylinders for spark, and found that #5 was the only one sparking! Looked like some dodgy wiring repairs at the coilpacks, so decided to just replace the whole harness. Too many repairs everywhere. The spare I pulled from a junkyard actually looks pretty good...

I don't have the harness/ECU wired like stock. The fuel pump runs right off the battery, switched on by a relay tied to accessory power. Does the ECU need to have a fuel pump signal from somewhere? Thanks for the advice

The wires at the CPS have torn insulators around the clip. The whole harness is a bit dodgy, actually. Has been repaired in several spots. Thinking of replacing the harness for a better one I recently acquired. Thanks for the advice!

Fixed all the error codes, still no start. Well, the car starts but dies immediately. Does not respond to throttle, won't start with the throttle open. I've got fuel, 40psi at the rail. Backfires through the intake, not sure what causes that. I've got spark, verified with a test light...

Thank you! Check engine light revealed two codes: 41 and 51 51 was the idle speed control valve. I knew that was a problem, as several of the wires were broken. I went to the junk yard today and there just happened to be a Supra there. Easy to clip the connector off and solder the replacement...

Been too busy to work on the car much lately. Also, stumped as to why it won't start. Got the engine to run for a few seconds today, but it barely did. Kinda acts like a huge air leak, or way too much fuel. Not sure. In positive progress news, got an old boost gauge off ebay for cheap. I like...

Grandavi, No experience with the 7M making that kind of power, but I suspect I will agree with you 100%. I drove a 400whp, 1st gen RX-7 once, and it was just like you say. Big lag, then the power would just explode and spin the wheels. Certainly entertaining, but sketch. Not useful unless...

Thanks! First goal is for the engine to run like stock, and be reliable as a factory car. After that, 300 wheel horsepower is totally attainable. That is a long way off however....

Not much to report lately. Been super busy with life and not working on the car much, save for here and there. Plumed oil lines and oil cooler, and made intercooler pipes. I went to Performance Options and scrounged in their spare parts area and made all my pipes with couplers for $60. My...

Thanks for the reply. What I mean to ask is, if I were to shorten the accordion hose or make a custom air intake tube, will doing so upset the AFM readings?

Thanks for the advice! Know anything about the AFM placement? How critical is the accordion hose to accurate readings?

Making a little progress here and there. Right now I am trying to learn all the new components and layout, and working to figure a few things out. One issue is that the EGR valve now interferes with the throttle pedal arm as it exits the firewall. So I either lose the EGR (bad for cylinder...

The intercooler pictured earlier was me being impulsive. First, it's one of those cheap eBay intercoolers. It weighs a ton and is painted. I'd be surprised if it's actually aluminum. Second, it doesn't fit. Too big for the space I've got to work with. So I searched around and found a stock...

Thanks! I'm amped. Get to start work soon now that these just showed up:

Earlier I alluded to finding a replacement cylinder head. I was at Performance Options in Oakland the other week and asked what was under the tarp in the back corner: Performance Options had a customer bring in a Supra with a recently rebuilt engine that had slight rod knock. Instead...