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  1. IwantMKIII

    Found the COOLEST math tool EVER. Will help anyone, especially engineer students

    http://www.softmath.com/ I'm sure you can find an 'excellent' deal if you browse the internet enough :sarcasm: otherwise its 39.99 Either way, worth it in my opinion. This thing already saved me a few hours of labor.
  2. IwantMKIII

    Found the COOLEST math tool EVER. Will help anyone, especially engineer students

    http://www.softmath.com/ First off, im VERY excited about this lol. Its sad i know, but its my life. I was getting tired of this long drawn out algebra problems associated with my engineering degree. So many mistakes, takes FOREVER. Not anymore :) (My justification is we can use MATLAB to...
  3. IwantMKIII

    tons of questions wanna build my 7m right the first time

    all of these questions can be answered with a few simple search terms I'll get you started: 1. More money 2. More money 3. Lots of reading up. 4. A second car 5. More money edit: 6. Lots of time and patience
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    Rust in the coolant system

    there really isnt a clear answer unless you tear down the block. Odds are its fine if you get it chemically flushed, it should get rid of the majority of rust build up.
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    EGR block off

    EGT temperatures also significantly incease among other things mentioned.
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    Targa vs. Non-Targa - weight & performance

    targa > hard top when car = DD/Weekend; car /= drag/drift
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    T-Mobile/AT&T Wireless Users - How to view blocked numbers

    cannot be used with verizon yet...... :(
  8. IwantMKIII

    My lexus afm/550's problem thread: Over boosting as well

    always seemed to work well for me. It was perfect for tuning purposes, any lower or higher caused tuning issues
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    My lexus afm/550's problem thread: Over boosting as well

    i run 38-40PSI fuel base. Have you bothered to check for any codes?
  10. IwantMKIII

    egay tubular manifold

    next time, do a search and yes. Haven't heard of any cracking recently like they supposedly used to.
  11. IwantMKIII

    Ct26?????????????

    more pictures.......
  12. IwantMKIII

    UPS came bearing gifts

    ^^i love fedex. I don't understand why businesses don't use them more often. I HATE UPS.
  13. IwantMKIII

    UPS came bearing gifts

    ^Yea, $40 well spent, looks like a totally different turbo. I'm looking at a car right now, its in Canada however and i'm not sure exactly how to get it past customs and all that legal mumbo-jumbo. in the mean time i have my other car back and running, just looking for a nice body...
  14. IwantMKIII

    UPS came bearing gifts

    Driftmotion sent it out. I assume the box i sent was destroyed as well even though i asked UPS guys to reinforce it big time with tape and such.
  15. IwantMKIII

    UPS came bearing gifts

    *Done by Driftmotion Been waiting for this for 3 weeks now. Figures my car was totalled in the process. Came back looking good minus UPS handling/care. See below. Also, the compressor wheel is slightly marked up somehow:aigo:, can't get a good enough picture of that though. What i'm...
  16. IwantMKIII

    Canada to US vehicle import

    I've been trying to do some research on this. I'm looking at an MKIII, orginally from canada. It was mentioned to me you can go to the dealer to get a sticker that proves it meets US safety requirements, this could be hear-say though. I've also read you need to get documentation of where the car...
  17. IwantMKIII

    Turbo Issue, Plan to replace/upgrade advice please

    Based on your questions, you have no idea what you are getting yourself into. Replace the turbo immediately. Have your engine checked immediately as that excess metal has to go somewhere. Obviously this turbo was run with no air filter at one point or has enormous amounts of shaft play. Clean...
  18. IwantMKIII

    Complete power failure. How/why?

    ^this is a good though and very possible as i've recently disconnected them, maybe they weren't tight enough. Im still curious WHY this happens though.
  19. IwantMKIII

    Anyone seen this turbo before?

    To answer your question, this as a fairly large turbine housing, spool time will be increased. The best spool time for our cars our the stock Ct-26's If you want more power with good spool stick with CT2657, 57trim T4, or 60-1 T4
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    Complete power failure. How/why?

    Just curious how this could happen. Went to start the car (it was already warm) and i think i may have released the clutch a MM too much so the clutch switch disengaged (all i can think of) and had complete power loss. Car alarm started freaking out, horn started going but didn't (sounded like...