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  1. americanjebus

    Golden Gardens Meet maybe?

    he's talking about a GM transmission that comes with an adapter for our cars, bassically an auto that can handle tons more hp than a stock toy auto. Hang out here long enough you'll be typing in code like the FFIM guys and BHG gurus with their RK and their SAFC with FCD equiped Supes tom: i am...
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    shim bucket dropped

    I was gonna say you must've taken that stuff off recently cus the cam and head are really clean.
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    Official Whine About Your Unreliable 7M Thread

    the 7m itself hasnt missed a beat in about 3 years just a little ticking. (knock on wood) is that bad??? gawd, this is old.
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    Ok, we KNOW it's going to suck... so who's going anyway?

    Oh cool!!! are you dressing up as your favorite character?????? im dressing up as a bright green spoiler and im wearing my reeboks with the little lights to match!!
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    Question about the Mirage and Lancer

    what do you mean?, 2g = 95+ model year dsm's, but that same 7 bolt short block that was used in 2g dsm's was also put in the 1g during its last two years of production, 92-94. phanton: sorry for derailing your thread with irelivant info. i dont know anything about the evo engine other than...
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    Who here has changed their HG themselves?

    i dont know why i laughed when you said this.
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    is this reasonable?

    about $200 in parts probably and $300 in labor, about $60 per hour if he's the normal type of mechanic. I have done some freelance mechanic work and dont charge to steep of prices but it CAN be serious bitch work. i charged $200 to do a fuel pump on an s10, mainly cus i had to get down and dirty...
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    Wow Just Wow @ ebay

    did that block of wood you put under your gas pedal ever sell?
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    Which supra would you go with?

    the black one = about another $2k in fixing up the engine and drivetrain and all of his mistakes, and factor in another $1k for whatever else you may find and you end up with a nice black supra with FFIM and clean setup. i'd find a stock bumper though, i dont know if its just the bare bumper or...
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    Question about the Mirage and Lancer

    yea you obviously dont know that the 6 bolt block didnt have the crankwalk issue, in 1992 the 7 bolt block was introduced with the remeasured spaces on the crank that ended up causing the crankwalk. pre 92 blocks, aka the 6 bolt blocks dont have the crankwalk issue that only comes up after about...
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    Cant Make up mind on new car

    alltrac is hard to find period. subaru is my best bet for availability of parts and indestructable design, i just hate the fact that its n/a the dsm is bottom of list cus of all the damn gremlins those things have, i have worked on quite a few 1g and 2g 4g63's and they are an entirely...
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    Ok, we KNOW it's going to suck... so who's going anyway?

    i dont make fun of it nor do i jump for joy during previews, i admire the driving skill and workmanship done to cars. But i take it about as seriously as i would ronald mcdonald running for president.
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    Should I go though with a purchase of a house?

    1: go look at it, backyard, inside, basement, roof, wood brick? made of sitcks?? 2: look up zoning, is it septic or part of city sewer system? look at neighbors, is it in the styx, many bussiness arround there??? 3: get an assessor or someone that has experience buying a home, if you have...
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    Mk3 vs BMW 325i

    325's are ok, just not much competition after 40mph, i took one out a few months ago with every seat in my car occupied.
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    Cant Make up mind on new car

    ok i know im not going to find an altrac in really good/almost new condition for sale and i really dont want to work on it. legacy, not enough oomph for the mountain roads i like to hit. its ok just not quite up to par on the fun factor. and i like classy, my old audi was 1987 luxury and i...
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    Cant Make up mind on new car

    Ok i am going to start working two jobs and some really long hours this summer while im out of school in order to save up for a fairly new daily driver for this winter and for when i move onto college in order to save the supra the trouble of driving 180 miles over the mountain passes over the...
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    my rant !!

    check your old filter, is the rubber gasket missing? happened to me at like 1 am working on my audi after a hg change, went to do the test fire and i jump out and lean under the car to look for leeks, 3,2,1 WOOOSH the oil/extra coolant mix just started shooting out at me and got my legs and a...
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    Question about the Mirage and Lancer

    what 4g63 would you be dropping in??? 1g dsm 2g dsm evo if you sourced the $$? <- not this is an inverted 4g63 with timing belt of opposite side of the previouse 2 if your going to build this go with the 6bolt long block 2g IM, some pacesetter headers and big 16g turbo, a balance shaft...
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    Who here has changed their HG themselves?

    I did it bymyself at the age of 16 without any real mechanical knowledge before i knew how to change oil. take your time and organize your stuff and ask questions as you go allong im sure if you search you will find a pleothora of HG threads on here. just search 'bhg' you can definatly do it...