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  1. Poodles

    Gauges, What's Your Opinion?

    Look at the features it has right out of the box. Normal gauges can't compete, but it's still expensive as hell for the average MKIII owner...
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    Gauges, What's Your Opinion?

    Most of these are out of the price range of most people though... Autometer makes one as well with a big central speedo for about $1400.
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    Auto-rx ??

    Snake oil, though I have seen good things from their fuel additive on some vehicles. If you want a clean engine internally, use a better cleaning oil. Or, you can use a bilstein engine flush machine, but if the engine is that bad you might as well tear it down...
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    Clutch Fan Removal/Mod good or bad?

    Autos have the same diff. In fact they went to 3.73's on the later models. Turbo car is never going to have the response of an NA, and reving is independant from acceleration. If you want to go faster, you need more power.
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    Gauges, What's Your Opinion?

    Yeah, looked it up, they have like 3 different sport-comp gauges series as well. I know their Elites are pretty awesome but they run like $150 a piece...
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    Gauges, What's Your Opinion?

    IIRC it was their elite and sport comps if you want an analog face. No they're not cheap....
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    pilot bearing seized on input shaft

    Yep, not covered in the TSRM, but after going through the exact issue myself, I put a very thin coating of grease on the tip. I couldn't get the transmission to seperate from the motor, was hung on the pilot bearing, and it didn't want to reinstall either.
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    Restoring question: replace stock arm or go Lexus mod?

    If it's just the sensor and not something else (like a screwed up honeycomb), then you can usually pick up a lexus AFM pretty cheap and swap the electronics. Then you have the lexus housing for future upgrading.
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    pilot bearing seized on input shaft

    No grease upon installation...
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    Clutch Fan Removal/Mod good or bad?

    Where do you think the power for the electric fans comes from? One of the tuning magazines tested this myth years ago, forgot the car, but they only saw a couple HP on the dyno (within it's error range mind you) and lower HP when the e-fans turned on. It's a crock.
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    throwout bearing?

    So you had someone else do the work? That opens a whole list of things it could be... - Throwout bearing wasn't replaced - Throwout bearing assembly wasn't properly assembled (fairly common) - Moving parts weren't lubricated (input shaft, clutch fork, ect)
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    ? Is a Rebuilt or upgrade CT26 Still considered a Stock Turbo ?

    Stock is stock, stop trying to play the word game. If it didn't come that way off the showroom floor, it's NOT STOCK. Yeah, if it's a Turbo A. No if it's not.
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    Gauges, What's Your Opinion?

    Autometer makes some nice gauges...but they also make a hell of a lot of cheap crappy gauges...
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    ? Is a Rebuilt or upgrade CT26 Still considered a Stock Turbo ?

    Go to one of the big supra meets and race in their "stock" class with that upgraded turbo and see how fast you're kicked out.
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    Sounds like BS...Smells like BS, But is it BS??

    I see no mention of a new or upgraded turbo, so 400hp = OMGLOL
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    Exhaust system Thread.

    Mangaflows tend to break in, but personally I haven't seen a single muffler exhaust that didn't drone. Resonator makes a lot of difference.
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    The Official SM "What did you get for Christmas?" Thread

    -down comforter (mmmmm toasty) -cool clothes -levi's flat cap (been looking everywhere for a flat cap, and yep, it's awsome)
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    The absolute worst looking MK3, ever?

    The hanging license plate is the best part :rofl:
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    The absolute worst looking MK3, ever?

    Yep, a body kit is worthless without the prep, paint, and if it's a widebody, wheels. Just like the tons of primered civics with steel wheels running around with the body kit ziptied on :rofl:
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    PSA: Pay attention

    Yeah, that kinda got me too, the red car didn't turn until after he looks up. It was unavoidable... That is NOT to say I agree with driving while stu...I mean DISTRACTED. Seems it's always the SUV drivers that do it the worst, and when they fuck up they kill someone...