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So, a curious development in my case... Passenger window is picky about when it wants to roll up. However, if I'm driving (the more bumpy the road the better for this example), the window will pretty much always go up. Now, if I'm parked, and I push down a little bit on the top edge of the...

Was just poking fun at the people who only show their cars, but rarely ever drive them. ;)

Dude... it is a car. You're better off driving it than not, that is what it is made for. ;) Plus, I've seen cars with over 200k that still are in great shape. I'm surprised yours has as many miles on it as it does, it still looks great! Remember, it is the maintenance and upkeep (or lack...

Couple things to consider, the stock gauge is something of a "dummy" gauge. It has a rather large range of temperatures that are considered "normal", but when that stock gauge starts climbing, you really need to be careful not to push it, because the margin for overheating at that point becomes...

Also check with Devin Leblanc on here, I'm sure he has them or can get them easily enough.

Those are all mods that you don't see though, from the outside of an engine. Nitrous or some form of forced induction however... kinda obvious.

I caught that myself, thought it was a bit strange. Everything I've read in passing on ZDDP makes it seem like you won't likely see it in oil for much longer, and a lot of the classic car guys are disappointed by this, for somewhat obvious reasons.

Don't suppose you have any copies of the dyno graph you could post on that one? Impressive numbers for sure, but stock head? Find that one a little hard to believe, stock 1j's tend to fall on their face after 6k, but that graph (what I could tell from the video) looked pretty healthy...

I will have to look when I get hom... scratch that, I love Amazon sometimes: http://www.amazon.com/Celica-Supra-Toyotas-sports-coupes/dp/1904788130/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343932419&sr=8-1&keywords=celica+supra+book

Man, I'm batting a thousand in this thread, aren't I? Suppose I should hang up my hat for now and learn something for a change. :)

I see your theoretical degree in physics, and raise you a theoretical degree in being awesome. That looks like a Supra, but... it is so clean... weird. The bronze looks nice with the white.

Squeal? Is your clutch metal-on-metal at this point? I have a 6-puck from Driftmotion, no squealing here, at least nothing especially noticeable. It does get awfully grabby if you slip it too long (heat glazed?), and makes a bit of noise for a couple days or a few miles of normal driving, but...

I would only argue with you on account of having seen one in the FS section about a year ago, was a member in Australia, if I remember correctly. Would definitely make for a tight fit, and I suspect it may have been a one-off, or limited run. Might still have pictures of it in the JZ parts for...

UV exposure has a nasty habit of aging rubber prematurely as well. Living at this altitude, you're lucky if your wiper blades last more than a year if you park outside. When I bought my house, and started parking in a garage, I started to notice that 2+ year old wiper blades are still nice and...

So, drive the Miata and worry about everyone else trying to kill you. :p Seems like a good enough reason to me... Honestly, I'll admit that higher boost pressures have taught me to be a better driver. Smoother on the throttle, more mindful of WHERE I boost, and have learned to drive the car...

Cyrus, to answer your last question there, yes, running an oil cooler relieves heat from the engine as a whole. Surprised you're not running one, even the stock 7m did, unless... wait, you were an NA-T car, weren't you? Nevermind. Definitely something I would look into living down there. ;)

That is pretty awesome then. :) The gearing isn't terrible, all things considered... Does make you wonder, every little bit does help, but given the distance, enough power and good gearing, I can see it being pretty easy to achieve without that...

Maybe they're removing the crank from a station already in the field, or are building it IN the field? I don't know how maintenance or construction of compressors is carried out, never actually seen one up close.