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    Wheel Fitment & Question Thread

    grrr... what sucks is trying to find WEIGHTS of the different wheels out there... lots of unsprung weight is FTL...
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    My friends turbo idea

    asymetrical sequential setup won't work... it's been tried before and found that it doesn't work as planned... it's better to use a system like the stock 2J twins I remember reading in a magazine about it, and as your system MIGHT work, the issue is the transition between the two and the...
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    I hate VISTA, and what's an SM Bus controller?

    you'll get a faster running system and better usage of the resources you have by using XP... update ALL your drivers now that you have internet (drivers on the CD's that come with hardware are usually a bit old)
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    Nissan Develops Color Changing Paint

    pissing of cops everywhere....
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    The Ultimate Dream Garage

    hmmm... damn tough to list as I want more than 10... 1) Ariel Atom (no brainer) 2) Koenigsegg (all the same car really) 3) Aston Martin DBS 4) Saturn Sky Redline (it's a front engined elise and it's got some nice power) 5) Caparo T1 (look it up... fast as hell, but I'd drive the atom...
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    Downed rider with lifeflight

    need to be going after her for "failure to render aid," could be a nice civil case right there... don't think a judge or jury would take ANY excuse to do such a thing...
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    For those who speed/race or go fast.

    SIXTY percent of the HP your car makes is used to overcome simple drag... that's on average, but it's a pretty crazy number... Supra's always felt stable at high speeds, even in up and down turns and twists and breakneck speeds. Might feel a bit unsettled and hairy, but the car does have...
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    Psycho Civic (Story inside)

    I can spin the tires on my mom's geo metro... it's a 1 liter 3 cylinder too... FWD sucks for traction, but there are some fast FWD cars out there... SRT-4's come to mind... Got into a race recently with one that he went stealth on me and took the wing, badging, and the exhaust off...
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    Supras in games

    supra handles like crap in gran turismo games (much like real life) do the usual mods and tweak the alignment a bit and they handle great... I have em in forza an the GT games, oddly the MKIV is true to from and is more expensive to modify and buy...
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    '88 vs. Lotus Exige

    blah blah blah you underestimated your opponent and lost END OF STORY NEVER underestimate, ALWAYS be in kill mode in a race. This is like the whole "I missed a shift" "it's too hot so the engine is pulling timing" "I'm not tuned for this gas" kind of excuses I hear all the time. You...
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    New Wheels

    where did you get them if I may ask?
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    7MGTE BLOCK + 1JZGTE HEAD ANYONE?

    bore spacing, head bolt placement... won't work I'm being nice, better have your fire suit on for the other posts...
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    If your engine knocks... no cause for concern?

    87 is bare minimum to not cause engine damage... though you are N/A, I'd try running higher octane and see if it quiets down...
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    oil in plug wells

    22 in-lbs in the worst case you'll snap the ear off the cam cover...
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    leaking manifold gasket,, loss of power??

    it will spool MUCH earlier like it should...
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    Tough shifting gears under full throttle?

    no, synchromesh is too thin for our trannies, don't use it...
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    Engine Issues continued

    nope, it's a bit low, but not too bad... remove and clean the ISC, find all the boost leaks, replace plugs (if the O2 sensor is fouled, so are the plugs usually) could be any number of things like a bad TPS, ect...
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    Where to buy wheel bearings

    I'd use OEM bearings from the dealer, because the job isn't fun, and they have proven to last well over 100K miles...