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    Help, dropped my car off boosting 8 lbs, now it wont go over 5 1/2

    ok, so i blew my exhaust manifold gasket last week. luckily it was still under warranty from when i got it replaced 8 months ago. i dropped it off at the shop that did the work before, and i was boosting 8 lbs on a slightly shimmed wastegate. when i picked it up the next day, the car wouldnt...
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    Arkansas Members

    anyone want there car dynoed? my school (NTI) is letting us dyno all our cars free as a field trip. ive already talked to them, and if you guys could bring your cars up there, we can dyno them for free. the only catch is since it is a student activity, either me or one of the others would...
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    Arkansas Members

    pmed about some of this
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    88 7m vs 08 S2000

    its had been raining the past few days before the races. so the roads were still wet in some spots but overall dry.
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    88 7m vs 08 S2000

    i also took an 01 mustang GT from a 30 roll twice yesterday. i know, not a big deal for all you guys but its a big deal for me. :D
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    88 7m vs 08 S2000

    So a few months ago my friends parents bought him an 08 S2000, and ive never bothered racing him because i knew my mk3 would lose. We are both 17 and its always kind of ticked me off because i worked so hard to get my car and his just got handed to him after he failed two classes in school last...
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    Arkansas Members

    i wanna see this thing in action. if you ever see my burgandy mk3 around feel free to fly by at WOT. lol
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    How do i test for boost leaks?

    it was all original when i got it. i just figured that the wastegate spring had weakened like ive heard about.
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    How do i test for boost leaks?

    my car pushed 4 lbs when i got it. i put in one set of washers which bumped it up to 5, then my mods have made it increase to 7/8. should i just shim the wastegate more? havent dont the boost leak test yet. just had another question. thanks.
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    How do i test for boost leaks?

    thanks guys, i tried searching a bit but guess i didnt search hard enough. :nono:
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    How do i test for boost leaks?

    I have an 88 turbo with intake, bic ddp, test pipe, and 3 in cat back. i boost 7/8 pounds usually, but ive been hearing that with my mods it should be higher. is this correct? and how can i test for boost leaks? ive done some searching, but i figured just asking experienced 7mgte owners on here...
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    Weird shuddering...

    i just finished the brakes course at my automotive school. shuddering when braking means your rotors have a thickness variation. if you just feel it in the steering wheel, it probly the fronts. if its the whole car like you said, it most like the backs or all 4. ask your brake guy to measure the...
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    smack down on 2010 camaro SS vs.1jz

    One time i was at a ford dealership asking about the 09 gt500 they had. i asked how it compared to the GTR, and he started explaining to me how the new GTR's were rotary engines. :nono: to OP: nice kill! find him again and get a video for us. :biglaugh:
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    RIP 308 mk3's.

    http://jalopnik.com/5327580/video-ho...r-clunkers-car that was posted on a local forum of mine. so the cars arent crushed, they are still salvage-able for body and interior and such, but the engines will never live again... :( and i cant see the list on this computer at school, but is there...
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    Arkansas Members

    any chance any of you guys have a drivers side fog light for an 88 i can buy? mines been cracked since i bought it and im really getting tired of it looking like shit.
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    Arkansas Members

    went to IFO. i was the only supra there. :nono:
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    noob BOV question

    alright, thats the info i was looking for. thanks. :icon_bigg
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    noob BOV question

    http://www.nwaimports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15645 theres the link to it. if it wont hurt anything, id like to get it just to switch out with my bosch to change the noise every once in awhile. if its gonna mess something up or be a big deal, ill just leave it alone. thanks for the help guys
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    noob BOV question

    not sure, just saw it for sale cheap on a local forum. i just thought id ask cuz if it was easy, id do it just to change up the sound everyonce in awhile. if it was something serious, i would not use knockoff anything. trust me. im not going to disrespect my car like that.