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haha! that's actually really good! -shaeff

no, they shouldn't be too tight. but they should be tighter than they were. get some good stainless steel hex head bolts and new cove washers. i never torque those to the correct setting, but rather when i feel they are "tight enough". everything else on the motor, i actually torque...

:sigh: :nono: what a shame. that car was mint. most importantly, i'm glad he's ok. -shaeff

i just keep mine in the glove box. i left the wires long enough to pull it out and make adjustments from the driver's seat. -shaeff

wow, that brings me back to 11th grade! haha. i remember that one, and always thought it was funny. :) -shaeff

CK- my bro went through the same thing. 1 redbull with lunch every day gave him headaches on weekends. it took him a bit to catch on why he was getting headaches every weekend, but he stopped cold turkey. now he drinks water. :) -shaeff

uhm, YES! that's pretty sweet! i wish i could draw well... -shaeff

i prefer to pull the undercover and reach around from that way. it's way easier if you ask me. -shaeff

when i was 16, i had a '71 chevy pickup truck (i'm only 23 now, by the way). the first time i took it to inspect, they failed it. i asked why, and they gave me a line of B.S. so long it was incredible. they didn't know that i put the truck back together by myself, therefore i knew they were...

^ well, i decided that if i were to sortof let some steam off, that i may as well add some relavent information to my post, thus, my edit. :) -shaeff

you need to to much, much more research, because you're spewing out bullshit. if you don't know the true reasons, then don't post. i'll be kind enough to enlighten you. the OEM composite headgasket is plenty durable, and doesn't require as smooth of a finish as a metal headgasket (MHG). it...

i'll be putting A/C in mine. :) (after the 7m swap) -shaeff

i'm not really concerned with the motor lasting, i guess i'm really just looking for people's opinion on a higher compression turbo motor. perhaps traction will be an issue... who knows? heh. i guess i'll find out. -shaeff

yep, you can find out just about anything on drjonez's sites. (4cefed.com and mkiiitech.com, as seen in my sig ;)) -shaeff

yes, i want to keep the boost low. (and i know i have to with the higher CR and no real tuning capabilities). i've got a damn good machinist, so that will all be taken care of. the cylanders were already honed and have a perfect cross hatch on them. i'm going to bring all the parts to him to...

*when i do it. ;) ps- if you're actually interested, check out: www.supracharged.com . -shaeff

so, i realized that i have most all the parts to do a stock build on a spare block that i have that's already machined for use. i have a GTE motor with new internals ('89+ motor) but it has a hole in the block that was patched up. (the internals ARE new though) i also have my old N/A motor...

^ for sure. :) i've been thinking of ripping mine down when i pull it out and possibly rebuilding it. there are plenty of cheap toyota trucks around to drop it into. i have way too many ideas for projects, though... -shaeff

congratulations chris, and sara! :) (and that's a georgeous car!) -shaeff