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I have spent a decent amount of time researching this. Do any of the major road racing sanctioning bodies have any restrictions to removing unibody structure when installing a cage? I want to maximize room in the passenger compartment with say, a 6-point cage. One way I have thought to do...

It's pretty much official. I am moving and staying here in Grand Forks, ND over the summer and the following school year. I plan on moving my Supra here over the Spring break. Who here has a Supra?

You could double check the dimensions of your wheel to make sure they sent the right ones...However I do not see how you are using a straight-edge to determine that the lower spring perch and wheel will hit. If there is no contact with the car in the air, there will be no contact when you put...

You should be fine. When you put the car on the ground you'll probably wind up gaining a small amount of clearance, however as the suspension compresses under acceleration it'll lose a small amount of clearance. If it makes you feel any better, I ran 255/40-17 with a 36mm offset and had no...

Not sure what your other car is, but keep in mind hydraulic clutches to tend to feel differently than mechanical clutches. Also, there is an adjustment procedure for the clutch pedal you may want to look into (TSRM). There is bound to be a bit of free play in the steering if a lot of your...

Think about what will happen in a collision with your fuel cell. It does not take much of a collision beyond the factory rear bumper strut to imagine what will happen to your cell... How much are you willing to sacrificing towards whatever you are trying to gain with that cell. Qoute me...

After reading about the fuel cells from Summit Racing, I believe you can not just tap the cap and run a hose off of that to vent. You are better off tapping the fuel cell. Be sure to use some sort of tip over valve. I asked what your purpose of using the cell was because if you were...

If the cell is mounted inside the passenger compartment you do need a metal "firewall" separating the cell from the rest of the cabin. I am pretty sure for most racing organizations that plastic cell will not me legal. I do not know of any rule declaring the placement of the cell as far as...

Actually, I have already removed the entire Supra electrical system and replaced it with my own minimized version (power windows, lights, instrument cluster and engine controls). I am just considering my options as far as removing weight easily and cheap.

The sarcasm isn't needed. SupraPowaz simply brought up a good point to consider for anyone who is thinking about producing and selling a product. Also, I believe you were trying to say "I COULDN'T care less". The stock intercooler and piping is not very heavy but of course, the LS1 doesn't...

I would have the switch rated a little over the fuse rating. So yes, 175 amps is a good figure.

Maybe you could get by with an 80 amp fuse. However, like stated above what you are mostly concerned about it a short to ground on the main power cable. If it shorts to ground it'll generate enough heat to pop a 150 amp fuse in no time. So basically you want to give yourself some room to play...

You obviously do need the alternator connected to the battery some how. I was not sure by your post if you had that figured out. An inline fuse is probably just fine if you are not trying to meet track requirements. 30amps is way low for that job however. I would look at using 150-200 amps...

Making more power requires more fuel and either more displacement or higher cylinder pressures. So making more power costs more and is generally harder on the engine thus reducing engine life. I do not think the LS6 weighs 300 pounds. I have always understood that the LS1 fully dressed in...

The funny thing is that I remember a post a long time ago about that crash. My only concern was that the support may tie the frame rails together as you have addressed. No one else has a agreed with removing the support. I will leave it in for now. I can always remove it later if I feel I...

Hah, I was all set until I saw this post. You do realize that a "prozac" is considered a stimulant in most medical practices do you not? Unfortunately, prozac is something I have experience with, not something I would suggest to someone who may have had anything alchohol-wise in the past 12...

Adding in a crash? No, I was expecting my engine to take the majority of the load, original. 7M beside the point. You can tell me whatever story you need to sleep easy IJ. Fact of the matter is I want a solid running Supra. Whatever it takes. IJ, I never ment to imply the structure would...

No offense to anybody. This is a bit of an I told you so. IJ is one of few ppl/ I was looking for a response from. It is not much weight, however everything is something...

no offense, but if i;m still getting contacted fron you abour bushing sleeves I wished I hade two fucking years ago, i'll be damnded. Please tell me this is an error.

Yes, I can help in this perdicamante as I can others. Now why should I help these perfectly good engineers do what they do best? Fail?