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  1. DRIFTER WANNABE

    Rebuilt motor, cranks over but not building oil pressure

    ON the stock gauges you can pull the wire from the sensor and ground it to the engine and it will make the gauge pin out so you will know the wire and gauge are good so that leaves the sending unit i dont know how your aftermarket setup works though
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    Looking for advice:Post HG headaches

    Have you ran a compression test... Was the head pressure checked .. Any color smoke coming out of the exhaust I agree with IJ check the woodriff key see if it is loose or bent the crank is at TDC when the key way is straight up you could probably feel the notch with out taking it...
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    Swapping a 89+ engine in a 89- body

    i just put a 89+turbo in a 86.5 body 87 car will be yellow plugged /////89+ will be grey plugged Your harness will not work in a pre 89.. Which also mean you need a yellow plug ecu.. Almost forgot you need A HAC Sensor 89+ had it built into the ecu
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    not firing. any suggestion?

    It might be a ground problem i would check the ground on the coil packs and igniter look for broke wires also your cps controls spark and the wires often are worn out because of the high heat of the area it is located in good luck
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    Tingol's Drift 2JZA70 (Russia)

    Nice project just a reminder that drift cars are alot more about suspension than motor a lot of stuff i have read will talk about high hp cars being bad to learn how to drift in you rely on power instead of momentum You already knew that though looks like a good build the lightnin isnt...
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    Piston ring gap to big?

    Here are my measurments that i just took for piston to bore clearence and they are.0010 out of spec... is this why my rings do not fit?? pistons are 3.2675 bore is 3.2720 p2b is .0045 Haynes says.0028-.0035 even being that makes me .0010 off spec seems like the rings were sized to...
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    Piston ring gap to big?

    I just checked my oil control ring and there the same about .028 ish and thats also out of spec Should i be very concerned or are these liveable specs On a side note this engine is not gonna be a daily its only going to be ran hard on the track so bigger tolerances on the top two rings...
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    Piston ring gap to big?

    thanks i was hoping you would chime in... What would be needed to increase my pcv flow? I will run a catch can to help with the excesss blowby other than that i dont have any ideas
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    Piston ring gap to big?

    Alright im test fittting my rings in my bore to check the end gaps and have found them to big... Just so you know im using my piston to push the ring squarely into the bore.. spec in my haynes is .0114-.0173 inch..top ring .098-.0209 bottom ring Both rings are .028ish i am running...
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    Do new cast pistons require

    Your build sounds like mine im using the nprs off driftmotion std size resized rods with arps crank grnd .010 under im using a fidanza flywheel also Im getting my engine balanced cause im going to be driving in pure track situations But in reality it is a good idea to get even a...
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    Decking block with timing plate

    So they use a different machine for thed head and block that makes sense.. Thanks for the info its greatly appreciated.........
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    Decking block with timing plate

    OK searched for a while got lots of info not what i needed though Ive recently took my block/ head to a reputable machine shop.... he called me thursday and told me his machine could not deck the block with the lower timing plate installed.... So my question is what kind of machine did...
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    limited slip question

    All the lsd housing are exactly the same theres no difference except for the gears inside.. im sure the 3.93 will be fine your just gonna lose a little off the line Goodluck DW
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    limited slip question

    You have a 4.3 open diff right now unless you have a powerful Na it is wiser to try and find a 4.3 lsd from a NA sports package..... Installation and removal is pretty straigh forward i used an impact and a big breaker bar ...............
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    Early 89 harness in a 86.5..................

    I still have the 89 my turbo came out of so i got all the electronics i need You say the 89 ecu has more hp n tq ? I thought that 89 ons had +2 hp because a revised wastegate how does that ecu make more power??????????????????????
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    Early 89 harness in a 86.5..................

    Thanks for the responses i have decided not to pull the body harness IM SELLIN MY 89 harness and ecu and gettn ones from a 88 or 87 is there abything i will have to interchange Things that come to mind are afm Cps coil packs etc.. Thanks DW
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    Early 89 harness in a 86.5..................

    Yeah its a grey plug harness so its not interchangeble with my 86 yellow plug Im probably gonna swap the dash and body harness because the 86's wiring is looking a little on the corroded side............\\ Does this include wiring to the tails as well? Are there any benefits to running...
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    Early 89 harness in a 86.5..................

    2moro im gonna take my 89 harness and try to hook it up to my dash plugs in my 86.5 hopefully its gonna work
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    Early 89 harness in a 86.5..................

    I have searched and searched but didnt find my exact swap info.............. I recently picked up a 86.5 NA hardtop and am swapping in my 7mgte from my 89 targa turbo............\\ Will it all go together with a little effort or would it be wiser to pick up A pre 89 7mgte harness and...
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    Running a 7M without the Coolant By-pass Tube

    Very Interesting so thats why hot air will always come out of the vents even when you have it on cool on a hot summer day............. So the best thing to do is leave the J tube and just run a hose were the heater core was and this will ensure that all the cylinders get there coolant flow...