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  1. Poodles

    7MGTE egr or no egr

    It doesn't know you disabled it.
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    Who's liable for the damage caused?

    Ceramic coating at least.
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    Who's liable for the damage caused?

    Melted BOV will be the least of your worries with missing heat shields, trust me :)
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    Who's liable for the damage caused?

    Look at where the stocker is located...
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    Who's liable for the damage caused?

    Looking at your build threads, you're not running any heatshields at all on the manifold or turbo...
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    7MGTE egr or no egr

    Response to when EGR is active is advanced timing and less fuel. Disable EGR and you're asking for detonation.
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    Must-have tools for MK3 maintenance / repairs / upgrades?

    If you ever do the clutch, a pair of these helps: http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00947386000P?vName=Hand+Tools&cName=Automotive+%26+Specialty+Tools&sName=Automotive+Specialty+Tools&keyword=ring+pliers&prdNo=11&blockNo=11&blockType=L11
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    Article: What is Fuel Cut?

    Boost sensor is not attached to the ECU, it only controls the guage.
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    mk3 4 a first car

    Might also want to look at 80/90's subarus. Could get some serious sleepers (like a station wagon with AWD and a turbo) and since it's AWD they're pretty safe handling wise. Pretty damn reliable too. Of course a lot of this depends on your budget...
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    hairline cracks on inside of bellhousing

    Typical aluminum castings. Usually it looks like cracks, but it's not, so nothing to worry about.
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    weekly car debate thread.

    it's not even a contest, grand national.
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    Targa top!!!

    Damn you guys are making me miss driving mine :(
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    Smog legal exhaust

    Keep in mind a loud flash exhaust is a cop magnet...
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    mk3 4 a first car

    1. Expensive 2. chick's car and overall a fat car with no power 3. It's a DSM, they're great if they're bone stock or you enjoy being broke (Supra is far better) 4. 3000GT's have headgasket, oiling, and electrical issues, supra would be better (sideways V6 with half the engine under the dash =...
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    Smog legal exhaust

    95db is easy to stay under...
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    mk3 4 a first car

    That's why you don't do that to your car ;) There's quite a few heavily modded hondas around here that outside of having nice wheels, lowered, and having a tastefull exhaust on it, you wouldn't know they're monsters that would eat you alive.
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    Do shocks/struts change the ride height?

    Depends. Most pressurized dampeners will affect ride height somewhat simply because they're pressurized (i.e. if you're replacing one that's so blown all the fluid is leaking out of it).
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    mk3 4 a first car

    But actually buying a 240 that isn't a complete basketcase POS for cheap isn't going to happen because of the drifto craze... Also, there's nothing wrong with VTEC. All car companies run a form of it now...
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    problems

    Sounds exactly like an early rod knock...
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    mk3 4 a first car

    Get something simple, like a Civic. It's cheap to run, reliable, and when things break, cheap to fix. They're also cheap to make faster.