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    Oil leak...coming from behind the cam gears

    I've been trying to figure out where this oil leak has been coming from all day, and finally found it. I popped off the timing cover and fired it up and watched it come pouring out from behind one of the cam gears. It was running down and coming out the little peep hole just above the oil pan at...
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    No crank after idling for a while

    Well I had to run up to my parents' house tonight. I pulled up in the driveway and just let it run because I wasn't planning on being there for longer than 10 minutes. Well, I got distracted as usual by my mother and an hour went by. I went outside and realized I forgot to shut it off, I checked...
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    History of the Supra

    I found this while looking for corporate info on Lexus. It was in their frequently asked questions section. What is the history of the Supra? Toyota introduced the Celica Supra in 1979. Its styling was based upon the popular Celica liftback design, but it was both longer and wider. It was...
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    My turd

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    No start

    Reman 7mgte with 140 miles. I finally worked out all the kinks a few days ago and started driving it everyday. I went out to start it this morning and it struggled for a sec but fired up. I took it for a drive and when I took off from a stop light it died. I don't know if I killed it or if...
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    Songs that make you happy or put you in a good mood

    I just clicked random on my music library and I just heard "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" by The Beatles and was discussing this with my roommate. He said, no matter how shitty I'm feeling, that song always makes me feel good. So what else is there? We came up with: "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" by The Beatles...
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    Cincinnati Reds Fans...

    ...Albert Pujols just beat you. How does it feel? :rofl:
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    Misfire under boost??

    Reman 7M GTE 57 trim ct26 mbc set to 10 psi 3 inch exhaust turbo back I just installed a remanufactured 7mgte and took it out for a test drive today. I was getting on the highway and it felt quite underpowered so I gave it some more gas. I heard the turbo start spooling but kept waiting...
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    7M GTE Break In *EDIT* ENGINE BREAK IN Questions

    Breaking in a 7MGTE Here is what we have so far: -First 50 miles are important, run them non-stop. Nothing over 4000 rpm, no more than 75% throttle. Change oil. -After first 50, drive the car. Not all out, but drive it hard. Get SEVERAL deceleration pulls (see post #8 for "definition")...
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    No start

    Motor is an 89 7M GTE Cliffs:Car struggles to start, next day won't start. Pulled plugs...didn't look good, some had oil on them. Mechanic friend said let's replace the valve cover gasket and plugs. Replace them, car runs great for a day, next day struggles to start, today it won't start...
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    HID Conversion

    Has anybody bought an HID conversion kit for their supra? I'm not talking about buying the bulbs that are blue or white or whatever. The real HID, with real HID bulbs and ballasts and the whole 9 yards. I've thought about doing it, but i'm not sure how much of a difference it would make. I've...
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    Smoking on decel?

    Hey all, I'm new to supra's and just picked up my first about a week ago. It's an 89 Turbo. Anyway, I've noticed it smokes on deceleration. But not right away. If I get off the highway or let off going down a hill, after about 5-10 seconds it'll start smoking pretty good. I thought it might be...