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    Mr two fingers fixin a dent thread

    so a couple days ago i managed to spin my tires and slam into a guard rail. teaches me to let my ego get in the way, anywho the dent is on the passenger side rear quarter panel. i bound and determine to fix it no matter what the cost. i've had experience with body work before, painting...
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    stalling out at 4K

    my car has this wierd issue with stalling out occasionly when i come to a stop. it happens when i gradually push the gas just enough to get the car to 4000-4500 RPM's the back off the gas the car just dies. the cars just slightly modded and the entire engine was stripped down and rebuilt less...
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    tweeter placement

    Im throwing in some boson pro60 components in the front anyone have any ideas on where to place the tweeters?
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    water guage went out

    i was wondering where the thermal coupling is on the engine for the stock water temp gauge
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    noise from front to engine

    so i;ve been having problems with my car. it first started with smell of burning oil under boost im assuning is valve related because i developed a valve tick a little after that. now there is another strange noise when underboost at WOT it starts at ~3k rpms and continues. it sounds like...
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    burning oil possiable blown turbo oil seal?

    im sorry in advance for the retorical post but my computer is down so im posting from my cell phone and i cant search. anyway a few days back i noticed the framiliar burn oil smell. first thing i did was check the valve covers and they appear to be fine. the smell is only present when the turbo...
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    speaker question

    i saw a while ago this thread http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11473 its how to install a 5.25 inch speaker using the stock mounting location. my computer wont access the website thats attached and i was wondering if someone could explaine the process to me. i have not...
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    high speed vibration

    this problem started a couple days ago and i've been trying to track it down. when i start going above 60MPH and let off the gas and coast there is a very intense vibration. its present at 80mph even with my foot on the gas but is definitely more intense when im coasting. any suggestions on...
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    tps adjustment questions

    im adjusting my tps as we speak. im following the TSRM and im a little confused. when i sez to turn the tps with the .70 mm feeler guage in between the stop screw and the lever am i looking for the ohm meter to read 0. or should i even have the multimeter set to read resistance
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    turbonetics GT-K series

    http://www.turboneticsinc.com/turbo_gtk.htm i came across the GT-k series turbo, there a new series from turbonetics and i just wanted to know if anyone was running one, and thought on it aside from its crazy look. im in the market for a new turbo, little ct just isn't doin it for me any more
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    turbonetics GT-K series

    http://www.turboneticsinc.com/turbo_gtk.htm i came across the GT-k series turbo, there a new series from turbonetics and i just wanted to know if anyone was running one, and thought on it aside from looking crazy (which also serves a function). im looking in the market for a new turbo, the...
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    time for a new radiator

    so my radiator cracked yesterday and aside from everything being covered in radiator fluid nothing happened. im looking into a new aluminum radiator and wondering what aftermarket radiators are available for the mkiii and whats everyones opinion of them are thanks
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    MAP-ECU tuning

    is anyone framiliar with how to tune the map-ecu. i had it tuned at my local shop but i wanna learn how to do it my self for future projects
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    MAP-ECU

    is anyone framiliar with how to tune a map-ecu. i had it tuned at my local shop and would like to learn how to tune it myself for future projects.
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    EGR block off and emissons

    ok so recentely i went to have my car dynoed and i got talking to a tec about Front facing intake manifolds. i would love to put one in my car but im a little worried about emissons mainly the EGR valve. he told me that there are ways around it and that hes taken cars in with no EGR and they...
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    boost question

    ok so recentely i upgraded my down pipe from the restrictive stock DP to a megan racing downpipe. i noticed something rite off the bat, i hit max boost 15psi and as my rpms climb i loose boost i thing something like 10psi at around 5500 rpms. prior to this when i was using the stock downpipe i...
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    missfire, stalling out

    ive had this problem for a while but i just thought it was a tuning issue as a resuld of a clogged cat and it still might but im running an unrestricted exhaust no cats. anyway at idel car sounds like its missfiring and sometimes even stalls. i checked timing that was ok TPS is ok spark plugs...
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    My Battery Relocation

    im getting ready to relocate my battery in the trunk in the far passengers side corner, seems to be the place to put it anyway i was reading this thread and ive got some questions. http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18946&highlight=battery+relocation 1) will i need to run the...
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    Climate Control Unit

    so ive had my supra now for about 2 years, and it has developed this rather annoying problem with the climate control unit. when ever i go to switch any of the settings the button wont say, it will just pop back out and go to the automatic setting, it gets very annoying when i need to defrost...
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    help with a strange noise

    this problem jsut started today im pretty sure its the breaks but im not sure where to start. the car makes a squeeking noise like when the pads are worne and grinding against the roters but it does it when i make left hand turn even if im not pressing on the brakes. any ideas