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  1. Poodles

    more torque

    not at the stock redline... BB turbo doesn't choke anything, just improves spool, so it's a win/win situation...
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    fabricating liquid recovery tanks from scratch

    I'd use steal wool over the open cell foam as it will take the heat...
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    The $2008 Grassroots challenge build-up thread

    yep, if it's within the rules, I'd sell stuff off... A lot of us need interior parts...
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    Racing Jacks

    You HAVE to do maintenance on those jacks... You have to retighten everything pretty often as they come loose. Or use loctite...
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    mr2 power steering pump on supra...

    if it's leaking back to the res. it would work fine. The issue is that there is a LOT of pressure in those lines...
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    Radiator oil cooler as PS cooler?

    I think the lines are AFTER the rack that go to the stock cooler, if that is the case, it should be fine. If it's out of the pump, but before the rack, I don't know if the cooler could handle it...
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    Too much torque?

    you don't have to, I've already done it on my bro's car a long time ago... his was a damn wet noodle compared to mine, we didn't measure, but it's obvious...
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    EGR Solenoid for MBC Bypass

    same reason you have hi/lo setting on an EBC... I'd love to run stock boost to conserve gas as it's too easy to boost with a stock CT...
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    how do you remove clearcoat on wheels??

    yes, all sawblades are aluminum. I have never seen a cast steel wheel on a car... well, not a modern car at least...
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    ford 8.8 diff

    IJ said he wouldn't ever do it again, he would simply mod the stock one to have an oil pump that would get enough oil to the pinion bearing...
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    The Hot Rod Power Tour, Supra Powered Maverick

    In that case you could have raised the engine up since the hood isn't going to hit anything... Then no hacking of the oil pan, but the angling of the driveshaft, and the tranny tunnel might have been an issue... I see plenty of room to mount an IC between the radiator support and the...
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    How much do you like your city/town??

    in these two counties they do, but outside of them they don't. Your car would probably pass if it had a cat on it as they aren't very picky...
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    Circuit City butchers brand new car

    ok, wtf, I don't see any pics of anything, I did find the video, but it's not very clear on exactly how bad it was...
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    burgandy supras

    my art teacher would scream... there is no such thing as "burgandy" "maroon" "teal" ect... It's dark red, or dark red purple. Back to the subject, you'll notice the difference in direct sunlight and at night the most. If you park the two colors next to eachother you can tell the...
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    pulled over 1.07 g's today in my car

    read the first line in his sig... spell check won't correct mistakes from dislexia...
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    mr2 power steering pump on supra...

    not really The more pressure you have, the less feel you have as the pressure is acting like a dampener. This is why before they have PPS they had a steering dampener on the rack. They then went to a smaller pulley to increase the pressure to replace it. If you have it set up like PPS...
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    new headers

    those can't be used with the stock CT... The stock manifold outflows the turbo, so unless you're upgrading to a T04 turbo...
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    How much do you like your city/town??

    Dunckel: Got in an accident cause of one, my only good front fender was ruined cause of the rich assholes that don't look while backing up in their SUV's... Yes, I'd say I'm quite mad when they can't even park the fuckers.