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I've gotten anywhere from 22-27mpg highway on my 1j. Only mods are a bit of headwork, exhaust (downpipe too), and 275/40/17 tires in the back, which lower the rpms a BIT. Other than that, it's all in how you drive I think. No cruise for me, was never a fan of it anyway.

Arunonsentencesayswhatagain? :p I remember the last VW I played with. Car ran it's very best that night, found out I blew the head gasket when I got home though. :p

Exactly! I had a ride in a Maxima with one. Granted the VQ35 Nissan v6 isn't exactly the world's BEST sounding engine, it doesn't sound bad, that is unless you're holding it at ONE rpm point until you change throttle position. Not my idea of fun.

Any plans for head work? I know Tyler ran a 10.67 with the R154 and stock head, definitely more power to be had for him. If I remember correctly you have a modified stock exhaust manifold with external wastegate? Any reason you haven't made a tubular manifold yet, other than time? Haha, good...

Where are you running in ND? I didn't know there was anything up there besides Williston and Fargo...

I'd be surprised now that I think about it. When doing a test, aren't you supposed to crank the engine for something like 4-5 seconds with the starter? No way in hell a person could turn over an engine anywhere near as fast, certainly not enough to generate meaningful compression...

I believe I saw one in the FS (JZ parts) section on here, not long ago. I have one, but unfortunately, I'm using it until next year.

Do you have the stock shroud that goes under the front lip that bolts to the crossmember? If not, might look into putting one back on there. ;) Another thing, I would question how old the fan clutch is. When I bought the Mk2, I suspected the fan clutch was bad (was going through the cooling...

You know, DSM owners have that too. :p Two years after the fact, every little exhaust leak or odd sound, makes me worry subconsciously... You might be a Supra owner if you have more parts/wheels/tires than cars to put them on.

Could you elaborate on this technique? If I slip into reverse quickly, usually the worst I get is a little 'notch' sound, but I'm curious how you do it without grinding without shifting into a different gear first...

Definitely hard to read, any chance you can clean it up a bit? The engraving isn't all that deep on them, and enough dust tends to make them too hard to read... Edit: Is there any other indication of color code? What about in the door jambs? I thought there was a plate in there too...

High praise there haha... Your car gives me great hope for a preview of sorts, of how mine looks in my head (not to mention in a pile of parts a lot like yours). :)

If you're going for lightweight, why not just drop the door panel all together? Car will likely drone a bit more as a result though...

Another thing to consider is the rear diff ratio. If you have a higher numerically gear, driving in town will generally return better mileage, however, as a result, highway MPG can drop. I've consistently gotten anywhere from 19-27mpg depending on the car and engine that was in the car at the time.

A lot of good points in that post, but I just want to touch on this one... Why would anyone feel ANY empathy for someone who stole their car? I get that 'crazy guy' twitch in my eye whenever I see someone park a bit too close, or ride their bike a little too close. Good luck with the court...

Power be damned, if my car simply drones and drones at ONE engine speed... that would drive me nuts on a car with such a symphony to come out of the pipes as you run through the gears...

True. My definition is "could someone who's old enough to appreciate the comfort enough to NEED it, use the car as a daily driver?" If the car is completely gutted, hard riding, noisy, and hot, it's probably fine for a younger driver, but once you get older, you start to appreciate how...

So what's it feel like to be in the wake of an RR Titanic? :p

I would assume that's some awesome taxidermy, but how do you get that thing around your house??? More importantly, IF that is a live buffalo, how strong are that guy's floors?! I've seen buffalo up close, they're HUGE.

Back when I was shopping for JZ's, this was a pretty common price for a manual and VVTI engine, so if it's in decent/good shape, I'd say that's a fair price. Edit: Fair price assumes this comes with complete harness, ecu, PS, alternator, starter, manifolds, etc...