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    WHICH ENGINE SHOULD I GO WITH?

    Yep that was a bit of a generalisation but there have been quite a few 2JZ's posted on SF making 7>800 on a stock bottom end.......:nono:
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    Brake Fluid Flush ?'s

    I'm a bit fussy about stopping ;) (trust me dying hurts!)
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    oil pressure problem, & what is this plug for Q?

    Fred: ON a fresh build I see minimum 30psi cranking with the plugs removed. I'll run the starter in 20>30 second bursts till I see the needle rise wait for a minute then crank till I see good pressure fit the plugs then fire it!
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    Brake Fluid Flush ?'s

    Motul 5.1 is a synthetic for ABS cars. I always flush with a litre of methylated spirit aka denatured alcohol consisting of a mixture of ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol. It works by surrounding any moisture (ie:water) and carries it out of the system, I then run 1/2 a litre of fresh brake...
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    Somebody's New Setup

    Nuh ;)
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    Somebody's New Setup

    :stickpoke
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    Blown HG!

    In our gearboxes you have a shaft with all the gears joined together this is the clustershaft (constant mesh trans). To engage a gear you lock the syncro to the mainshaft for that gear and away you go. The older way of doing it and even in most sequential race type boxes is Dog Gear...
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    Blown HG!

    JaV: Engaging a gear stops the Clustershaft from turning so if you're quick you can select reverse before it starts to spin again.
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    Blown HG!

    No syncro's in reverse they're straight cut Dog gears ;)
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    Blown HG!

    Serious head injury at sometime in your life then? ;)
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    Rebuild or swap?

    I think there is a basic missunderstanding here on the 1JZ torque..... The 7M will make MORE torque at a lower RPM due to it's longer stroke having more leverage it's not rocket science. This makes a difference in a big Fat car like a Mk3 in normal day to day driving.
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    Blown HG!

    Rem: Well done <golf clap> Did you use an alcohol fueled translator for that? ;)
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    Surpamania Mafia?

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    god i hate my elbow!!!

    There are 3 kinds of thread derailing, 2 are useful one isn't. Derail 1, a thread has served its usefulness eg question answered thread dead, now moves on to some light entertainment, not really anything wrong with that, these forums are as much about community as they are info. Derail...
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    Supra Age limit

    I think/feel at least a day of advanced driver training should be part of getting a licence.
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    coilovers or not

    Tase: LOL you just know a bunch of people are going to get butthurt if I do that ;)!
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    Supra Age limit

    :icon_razz Teaching kids to actually drive and NOT just how to pass a test would help!
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    Blown HG!

    JaV: Glad it's not just a generation thing then! ;)
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    coilovers or not

    Good quality Shock/Spring combo easily beats a cheap Coilover!
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    Blown HG!

    We need a Jenny/English translator for this one ;)