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Must be weird to have a car that fast in a place that it snows 10 months a year, no?

The only bit of advice I've ever gotten was "never ride a bike you can't pick up off yourself, if you like having both legs." If it were me, I'd get a used CBR of some sort. 600cc class is more than enough power for my taste, but I don't ride, so take my words with some salt. Like has been...

Gimme a five! Oh wait... nevermind. :rofl:

Clint, I have a decent internet connection, and I still find what I like to watch. However, if I were wanting to be 100% legal about it, I wouldn't hesitate for a second to to the Netflix thing. May be a bit behind when it comes to getting shows uploaded, but it's not like I don't have other...

For the TL;DR people out there, an old saying- "you can only have two of the following three in a car: fast, cheap, and correctly built."

You can't break the torque on the crank bolt on a JZ by hand if the engine is on a stand or out of the car, the spec on that bolt is over 200ft-lbs. Tried doing that myself, and the entire engine started rotating, nearly tipped the stand from the weight...

Unfortunately, Ian is right on this one. Our stock gauge doesn't really even move over the halfway point until, if I remember correctly, your temps hit over 230°F (higher even?). That's not good if your system can't keep it below that... that shroud would be a good place to start, as would a new...

Congrats on the house man, you should post up a blog with some pictures of the place, sounds like a really nice place! I'm a little jealous of your garage... I'd trade my house for a garage along those lines and a room off to the side to 'live' in. :p

Thanks for clearing that up Cy, I'll give it a shot tonight leaving work. Never really gave it much thought or bothered to learn what makes a transmission do what it does beyond the basics. :)

See, this is an example of a "good" girlfriend. ...and this is an example of both a mean-spirited girlfriend (your two friends), and a smart wife in your case. :p

I've been running an Optima Red Top for about 22 months now, and it helped get the car started even on -30°F mornings, with 15w40 Rotella in the engine... Needless to say, they're good batteries.

Didn't you write up an awesome 'how to fix your leaking hatch' thread Grim?

This is something else to consider. Not sure how important weight balance is on a drift car, but on any other Supra, I would only remove, replace (with lightweight) or relocate parts from the front 1/3 of the car. This would help give the car a better weight distribution, something that is...

I've gotten anywhere from 22-27mpg highway on my 1j. Only mods are a bit of headwork, exhaust (downpipe too), and 275/40/17 tires in the back, which lower the rpms a BIT. Other than that, it's all in how you drive I think. No cruise for me, was never a fan of it anyway.

Arunonsentencesayswhatagain? :p I remember the last VW I played with. Car ran it's very best that night, found out I blew the head gasket when I got home though. :p

Exactly! I had a ride in a Maxima with one. Granted the VQ35 Nissan v6 isn't exactly the world's BEST sounding engine, it doesn't sound bad, that is unless you're holding it at ONE rpm point until you change throttle position. Not my idea of fun.

Any plans for head work? I know Tyler ran a 10.67 with the R154 and stock head, definitely more power to be had for him. If I remember correctly you have a modified stock exhaust manifold with external wastegate? Any reason you haven't made a tubular manifold yet, other than time? Haha, good...

Where are you running in ND? I didn't know there was anything up there besides Williston and Fargo...

I'd be surprised now that I think about it. When doing a test, aren't you supposed to crank the engine for something like 4-5 seconds with the starter? No way in hell a person could turn over an engine anywhere near as fast, certainly not enough to generate meaningful compression...

I believe I saw one in the FS (JZ parts) section on here, not long ago. I have one, but unfortunately, I'm using it until next year.