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  1. TurboStreetCar

    Vacuum VS Rpm

    well u want a ballance of both, just gota find that ballance, at a lower RPM the injectors open less times but at a lower load they dont stay open as long, so u would need to find out how long and how many times at diffrent rpm's in diffrent gears. lower RPM isnt always better for fuel economy.
  2. TurboStreetCar

    oil smoke

    well everything is new and factory toyota parts but i do have leaks, but the leaks i have are from the CPS shaft seal, the turbo line gasket and i beleive from the pan. i guess i didnt put enough fipg on the pan or i didnt clean it good enough. my turbo has about 170k on it with no rebuilds or...
  3. TurboStreetCar

    Whats odd about this guage cluster....

    89+ cluster with a pre 89 volt meter, 5 speed TEMS cluster. hard to tell weather it was turbo or not. so if i were to guess id say....89+ turbo 5 speed cluster with a pre 89 voltmeter gauge and needle. what car is this going into?
  4. TurboStreetCar

    oil smoke

    hey guys, i was just wondering about a little problem i have, im pretty sure i kno what it is but i just want some other opinions. i get a puff of blue oil smoke when i start my engine but its not that simple. it only does it when the car has sat longer then maybe an hour, but less then say...
  5. TurboStreetCar

    Turbo help

    i hate trim, because everyone calls there turbo by a trim when it actually doesnt have any real usefull value about the turbo. for example u can have a gt28 50trim and a gt40 50 trim. both turbos have the same wheel proportions as in the inducer to exducer proportion is the same. but the wheel...
  6. TurboStreetCar

    MAF Adapter

    autozone haas a grey plastic one that works fine, i run it on my car, itll fit but u just have to use a file and elongate the holes. after u do that it fits like a glove.
  7. TurboStreetCar

    good shocks

    what spring/shock combo would be best for handeling? besides coilovers i mean.
  8. TurboStreetCar

    Fire Extingusher location needed, where should i mount it

    y not use a system like boats have where u can mount the actually bottle anywere, but have hoses route it from where ever the bottle is to under the hood. then just use a cable or something mounted in a convienient location to trigger it. so if a fire eroupts from under the hood u just pull a...
  9. TurboStreetCar

    T4 setup, best turbo for me?

    GT35/40R FTW T3 exhaust housing, extreamly fast spooliong and is definatly easily capable of ur 400rwhp mark. hopefully IJ will chime in with teh rest of the details.
  10. TurboStreetCar

    How can someone be a good buyer???

    ok, if someone says best offer, or how much u wana give me, or anything else that isnt a set price, domt complain about lowballing, i hate when ppl complain about lowballing. if i wana buy ur injectors and u say what u wna give me, im gona say 100 bucks. cause id love to buy a set of 550s for...
  11. TurboStreetCar

    active tach/speedo idea...help me with this

    what happens if u were doing 50 in fourth and u pushed the clutch in and the rpm went to 700rpm but still doing 40 in 4th gear with the clutch down? it would prolyl be easier to use a tach with 5 difrent lines across it and 1-5 on either side of the lines. have the speed for that rpm in that...
  12. TurboStreetCar

    How can someone be a good buyer???

    making fast payment, clear instructions on where to ship, stuff like that i guess. alos good comunication, not someone who presses buy it now and goes on vacation for a week and comes home to a mailbox full of questions about payment.