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  1. Nick M

    Rear Strut 'bearing' How can you test?

    Perhaps you could use MS paint and point out the bearing for me? I dont see it. The bearing in the upper strut mount.
  2. Nick M

    Is there a performance/ reliability advantage using a Turbo intake manifold?

    Dean Marcum came to the same conclusion. I asked, he said it never really worked right with positive pressure.
  3. Nick M

    So i saw a clean supra yesterday..

    Sounds just like mine I bought last year. Except the paint is perfect. However, I paid half that price. So shop around.
  4. Nick M

    Rear Strut 'bearing' How can you test?

    While I like to point out that the car has coil over shocks from the factory, not struts, many people, including Toyota will interchange terms. Hence, them calling the mount a bearing. It isnt a bearing because it does not bear any sort of a load.
  5. Nick M

    Porting Stock Turbo Exhaust Elbow

    For free it is a good idea. I did it because I have piles of car parts and full technician tool set. Mine looks like the one on the first page, not as big a port as the one on this page. In terms of performance, just get a high flow elbow with your turbo, or the integrated elbow/pipe...
  6. Nick M

    Is there a performance/ reliability advantage using a Turbo intake manifold?

    The ECU controls the vaccum switching valve. But the valve is mechanical, that is correct.
  7. Nick M

    Lack of Power

    ....:rolleyes:
  8. Nick M

    Is there a performance/ reliability advantage using a Turbo intake manifold?

    It is loaded so it is normally open. You need vaccum applied to close it.
  9. Nick M

    fast qestion mk3 7mge or cresta 7mge

    The Cressida has a different set of cams also. Well, the exhaust might be the same. But I remeber the part number being different from the 86.5-88 Supra. In addition to the intake, and the Cressida's exhaust is even more ridiculous than the Supra. Use the Supra engine if you can.
  10. Nick M

    Ricer Thread

    Wrong/ugly hood, check. Wrong/ugly wing, check. Euro tail lights, check.
  11. Nick M

    I`m getting called out.

    Does he have a mullet and a tape deck? IROC=its really only a camaro Like I said, you have a much nicer car. Tell him the Really Slow (RS) stock is competition for your car. Becuase it is. And if your car runs right, you will kick his 4.3 ass.
  12. Nick M

    Help with flat spot and more.......

    Your problem could be a valve body problem. That usually doesnt require a teardown to check either. The pan will get pulled, after DTC's are checked. If somebody else does it that is.
  13. Nick M

    I Got The 60ft Hook Up..Holla If You Hear Me!!

    Agreed. More grunt, more gear, more tire. :)
  14. Nick M

    I`m getting called out.

    As pitiful as the IROC's are, you wont win. You car is heavier with a much smaller engine. But you have a much nicer car. So dont sweat Gweedo.
  15. Nick M

    fuel lines/ system

    I suggest you read some of the FAQ's and follow the link to the Toyota Supra repair manual online, or TSRM. You will find the fusable links in the power distribution chart, and more specifically, in the component locator.
  16. Nick M

    Ignition Upgrades

    Well, those components work well. I have used them. Just not on a Supra. What upgrade are you planning on that you need a 500 hp ignition?
  17. Nick M

    NA power?

    Swap a 1UZ V8 in the chasis. Some fab required, and you stay naturaly aspirated.
  18. Nick M

    making a 7mgte from a 7mge

    1. Yep. Toyota did. 2. Yep. Toyota did. 3. If you want.
  19. Nick M

    HG and cyclinder bore question

    The piston diameter and the cylinder bore size are not the same thing.;)