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  1. Jaychen

    Sad day for me and the Supra (BIG READ)

    So after much thought i was preparing to put the turboa up for sale. SO i give her a wash etc ,take some photos give it a really thorough clean and notice on my drive after what i thought was just a slight ticking noise. Nothing to serious I'm thinking, I will pop over and see this guy in...
  2. Jaychen

    Ticking Noise Around 3000RPM

    So guys car had been running flawlessly for around 8 or 9 months until..... I started noticing a slight ticking noise. It only is noticeable when the throttle is held at around 3000rpm in around the 20% position (in either neutral or in gear) , when you change gears and the throttle is at around...
  3. Jaychen

    Its Great Waking Up To This.

    After a long night of being out celebrating a good friends girlfriend leaving Brisbane for work opportunity elsewhere, I wake up to this. Some bitch said someone was up her ass so she pulled in to quickly to the park infront of me, which turns out isn't even a carpark it was the front of...
  4. Jaychen

    Just caught someone stealing my soop

    So guys just caught someone stealing my supra! He was inside trying to hotwire it , me and my brother ran over and sorted him out quick smart. The fucking idiot was wearing a full red getup and had a huge beard and some stupidly oversized dogs waiting next to my car with snap straps attached to...
  5. Jaychen

    Any Help Please Guys.

    Guys, while stuffing around with my car, pulling bits and peices off and NEVER looking or taking photos of where they came from to begin with, I cannot figure out where this vac line goes to.It comes off the bottom of the intake pipe that goes to the front of the turbo it is about 6-8inchs long...
  6. Jaychen

    Compressor surge?

    Guys, searched but didn't find the answer I was looking for. I get a psh psh psh psh sound when letting of the throttle when my car is making boost. I am stock with 3'' catback exhaust, my boost gauge reads 11psi at full boost. My questions are 1. is compressor surge bad and 2. how do I...
  7. Jaychen

    Stock IC in/out Sizes

    Guys, have performed a search, no results. Could not find it on cygnusx1 either. What are the inlet and outlet sizes of the stock 88 IC? Any help please.
  8. Jaychen

    Vacuum Fluctuation?

    I have searched, but didn't come up with the answers I was looking for SO...Is it normal for my vacuum reading to fluctuate when the car is idling or does this point slightly towards a boost leak? the car still makes full boost, it only fluctuates about 1 - 2 max inHG, usually from around 20...
  9. Jaychen

    Wtf is the problem here?

    Guys I have a non working tachometer and temp gauge. They used to work intermidantly but one day just completely stopped working which makes me believe it some thing common. I have pulled the cluster taken a look over it , nothing seems to be wrong. Also checked the 'gauge fuse'; it is fine...
  10. Jaychen

    Adjusting Bilsteins?

    Guys I have a turbo A and I am looking to stiffen up my ride, I want to know how the hell to adjust it, and also how to read it once I have adjusted. Also how do I get my gauge cluster out?! Cheers PHOTO ADDED:
  11. Jaychen

    Small smoke from turboA

    Just a quick spin of the tyres for some fun,thought I would share, filmed on a friends camera phone aswell! :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38pBtR3B2Kk
  12. Jaychen

    Tacho & Temp Gauge

    Some of you might remember me saying my two said gauges intermittently work, well now they have completely stopped working. Should I pull out my cluster and look for loose wires, bad earth wires? Any pointers guys?
  13. Jaychen

    What is this sound from?

    Guys, I know I ask alot of questions, I also get alot of answers that are 98% of the time, right on the money. I have another one! I will let you know I am also super careful with my car, if something happens it has to be fixed asap! When braking down from around 60km/hr, at around the...
  14. Jaychen

    Installing Strut Bars

    Should hte car be jacked up off the ground so there is no pressure on the front suspension when installing a strut bar or should it be on the ground so the suspension is firmly held in place?
  15. Jaychen

    What is meant to be here!

    Guys, today while finishing up my knock sensor rewire I noticed I was missing a small hose. I have attached some pics to help the diagnosis. What is this hose/is it important/ why was it missing when I bought the car (theory's) ?
  16. Jaychen

    Removing Clutch Master Cylinder

    Guys, my clutch master cylinder has a bad leak, the clutch is soft as shit when I push it down, so I am trying to remove it so put my new PBR one in. Question 1, are the main bolts on the otherside of the firewall behind my gauge cluster (RHD) and be how hard are they to get to.
  17. Jaychen

    Accessing ECU

    I know where the ecu is located, I just cannot seem to get this one tiny plastic screw in the roof of the glovebox area to budge. It is really reallystuck in there. Anyone else have this problem and know how the hell to get the damn thing out. I need to finish my KS rewire and cannot until i get...
  18. Jaychen

    KS rewire?

    Guys I know it has been covered but the link from supra.com is out of action, any one know of another rewire write up that can help me out, as I do not have a car until this is done! Code 52 is a b!#@h .
  19. Jaychen

    Warning Lights On Dash/Oil Pressure

    So i will keep this short and sweet because i am quite tired/pissed off. Thought my oil was a bit low, i was correct, topped it up, maybe a little to much i think. start car again, warning light showing outline of engine block comes up, so i think hmm might just do a quick lap see if it goes...
  20. Jaychen

    Project: TurboA

    Decided to start my build thread. I have a TurboA, only has exhaust from cat back and a few other little things. I plan on doing a 57trim upgrade, new exhaust, 500cc injectors, safc, ebc etc etc. Here are a few pics to make you guys happy. UPDATE: So in the process of doing the KS rewire...