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  1. CyFi6

    screw in type GM fuel pressure test port?

    I was wondering if anyone made a schrader valve fuel pressure test port, like the GM's have that can be screwed in. I would like to have a fitting like that on my fuel rail, but i don't want to have it welded. I was wondering if there was a fitting that i could buy, then drill/tap my rail and...
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    Machine deck with shortblock assembled?

    Ive recently been considering all my options for my 7mgte that i want to put in my supra. Right now i have a block, rods, crank, all the parts etc. These are the operations that need to be done: - Crank ground - Undersized bearings - Block main webbing line bored and matched to the crank and...
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    Piston options?

    I am going to be building a 7M in the near future and it looks like i will need to bore the block i have .020" over, the only problem is in my search for pistons i cannot find any reasonable solution. OEM pistons from Toyota are over $50 a piece! And all aftermarket options are performance which...
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    Picture request- Rear bumper, under the cover

    Hello everyone i was wondering if i could get a picture of an MK3 with the rear bumper cover removed. I got rear ended today at a low speed and there appeared to be no damage at all looking at the bumper cover and underneath the car above the muffler (that is right where they hit). However if...
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    Questioning copper spray on stock head gasket

    I wanted to get some opinion in here on using copper spray on a stock head gasket. From my experience, all stock head gaskets i have removed without spray have been "stuck" to the surfaces of the block/head to an extent. The head gasket itself seems to have some sort of sealer built into it? Am...
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    My *sort of* build thread. (PIC WHORE)

    I will start off that the main reason i am making this thread is to show off all my pictures, and to get help every step of the way. So i recently bought a 7mgte to swap into my 86.5 NA. Basically i am just taking the engine mostly apart to inspect it, and putting it back together with new parts...
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    Machine just the timing cover?

    Is it possible to get the rear timing cover machined only? I just bought a 7mgte and it appears the timing cover is barely higher than the deck surface. I cant really afford to take the whole block apart at this time and get the deck resurfaced, so i was wondering if i could measure the...
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    Trick to getting IC pipe on/off

    Hey i was wondering if there wasa trick to removing and replacing the hard plastic inter cooler pipe that goes from next to the aribox down through the fender to the inter cooler. I removed this from a friends supra for my swap and the only way it came out was with brute force, luckily it...
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    Does anybody know which downpipe this is?

    Does anybody know what downpipe this is? Is it custom? Sorry for the bad picture. Is this the stock turbo elbow/ are there aftermarket ones that are better flowing?(Everything i have seen, the downpipe/elbow are one) Thanks.
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    OEM bottom end bearings

    I have an 89T engine that i bought and i have yet to open up the bottom end before putting it into my supra. Ive been reading through the TSRM about the bearings and i understand there are 5 different possible bearings sizes for the stock bottom end. What i was wondering is, assuming the engine...
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    For those using a w58

    What clutch are you guys using and how much power are you making? I am about to swap a 7mgte and use my w58 but i have searched and cant find any info on which clutch i should use. I know i have to use a 7mge push type clutch but which one is right for me? I plan to keep the motor basically...
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    Bottom end check/refresh

    I have purchased a used 7mgte engine locally in which the bottom end history is unknown. The whole block is painted and has new core plugs etc and looks as though it has been apart. I am going to inspect the bottom end and had a few questions. I have read a few things about replacing the...
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    Swap questions

    Im sorry if these have been answered, but i am trying to search and im having a really hard time finding the right terms to use to get the information. I have a few questions swapping from an 86.5 NA to an 89 turbo 7mgte. The engine i am buying has the 89 turbo wiring harness, all the sensors...
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    Different catalytic converter lengths?

    Does anyone have the dimensions of the different catalytic converter lengths? Specifically a California 89 Turbo compared to an 86.5 california cat? (i am speaking about the rearmost cat, for those that have a front cat also.) PLEASE HELP i have been trying to get this information forever but so...
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    WOOHOO just passed my first ASE's!

    WOO so i have been planning to take my first ASE tests ever since i left high school, and here i am just about half a year later and i passed 4 of my first tests! Im pretty excited, they were the pencil and paper tests so i had to wait an agonizing month for my results. I took A1 engine repair...
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    Simple quetion but...

    How do i remove the fog light bulb?! On an 86.5. One of my bulbs just burnt out and i have taken out a couple screws for the panel under the light and i am able to reach my hand up from behind and grab the back of the light itself, but i can figure out how to remove the bulb. All i feel is a...
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    Sunday photo day!

    Just some pics of my 86.5 NA with the beautiful AZ backdrop.:aigo: Comments welcome!
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    Exhaust doesnt fit!? Pics.

    :cry: I was tired of my aftermarket exhaust so i finally got myself to go out and buy me a stock one. I searched forever and finally found one from way far away, and had to fork over 130 dollars for it. Its in pretty good shape so i went with it (and i couldn't find anyone else selling one)...
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    Some basic but unanswerd questions about viscosity

    Well, recently i have been trying to do all the reading i can on different oils, how they work and how they are rated, so excuse me for the number of questions i have been asking recently. There are a few things i still fail to understand about how viscosity is rated. I understand the whole cst...
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    Picture of this exhaust hanger? ASAP?

    I am going back to stock exhaust and i left this hanger at home, and i need my parents to ship it to me. Only problem is they have no idea what an exhaust hanger is and have no idea what this one looks like, and they are shipping me a box tomorrow so if i can show this to them before then they...