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  1. 3.0 GT

    Pulls to the right under acceleration, causes?

    Hey guys, I just got my car aligned because it was pulling bad. The guys at the shop did a good job on the alignment and I watched them do the whole process. I had them put all the alignment specs to factory but with a little bit of negative camber in the rear. Im running eibach springs so not...
  2. 3.0 GT

    Cheaper alternative to Toyota's expensive spherical bushings

    Recently replaced my spherical bushings in the rear spindle on my mk3 because the old ones were shot to shit. I could wiggle my rear wheels side to side no matter which way I grabbed it. Anyways I didn't want to replace the spherical with a solid bushing because of risk of fatiguing other...
  3. 3.0 GT

    Power Steering noisy with no load

    Hey guys, so ive had an issue come up recently and it is the power steering pump on my 2JZ Mk3. The pump works fine just as it should but just recently it started making a buzzing/whining noise when there is no load on it, as in sitting there with no hands on the wheel. As soon as you turn and...
  4. 3.0 GT

    looking for electrical connector with lots of pins

    I am lookin to buy a rugged electrical connector that can survive under the hood for my megasquirt wiring harness. when i built the harness it is one piece and i would like to add a way to seperated it under the hood for taking out the engine. So does anyone know of a good connecotr that has...
  5. 3.0 GT

    r154 internal pictures

    someone requested i repost these becuase they are invalid now so here are a few pictures of the r154's internals.
  6. 3.0 GT

    Injector timing

    I'm working on getting the best tune I can on my 7m using a megasquirt with sequential injection and ignition. One thing not often talked about is injection timing angle. Does anyone have food experience with that feature? Even in different ecus I wanna see if any one has found the best timing...
  7. 3.0 GT

    who knows how many teeth are on the r154 speed sensor

    wiring up the rear speed sensor(abs sensor in the rear of the r154) to my megasquirt and i dont know how many teeth are on the little gear. does anyone know off the top of their head or have an open r154 they could count the teeth from? i searched but found nothing :(
  8. 3.0 GT

    Fuel hardline fitting size

    Hey guys, i cant seem to find the thread size for the fuel hardline that runs to the fuel pulsation dampner. it is the hardline that is located right at the bottom of the frame rail. Im trying to get a fitting to make that -6an then run that to the fuel rail eliminating the pulsation dampener...
  9. 3.0 GT

    knock detection

    I would like to know what kind of knock sensor systems people use when going standalone. Im working on my ms3x and i would really like to add knock control to it. ive seen some people use the stock knock sensors with a gm knock amplifier that changes voltage output depending on how much knock it...
  10. 3.0 GT

    VSS source question

    Hey guys im going to be wiring up my megasquirt soon and it accepts a VSS sensor input. I was wondering which one i should use. I know that their is a sensor that is in the combo meter that is run from the speedometer cable or i could use the ABS sensor in the rear of the r154. Which would be...
  11. 3.0 GT

    cold start injector with standalone

    I am running megasquirt soon i was wondering what to do with the stock cold start injector? it seems like it is not needed since you can set cranking injector duty cycles. What is the norm when going standalone? edit: since my engine caught fire the fuel hose for the CSI burnt up so that would...
  12. 3.0 GT

    lesson learned... buy a fire extinguisher

    as the title says, i recomend eveyone invest in one. I was on my way home from school today (2 hour drive) and i was comin to the top of a mountain and saw smoke in the rear view. so started to pull over and smoke poured threw my vents and the engine died. Got out and popped the hood and to my...
  13. 3.0 GT

    r154 flyhweel step

    i have been having a hard time confirming the flywheel step for the r154 flywheel. I think it is .5mm (.020") is this correct? Thanks in advance
  14. 3.0 GT

    bov to atmosphere

    I have an 88 7mgte with the basic supporting modifications SAFC 2 and wideband to tune, 550, lexus, fuel pump and regulator, holset turbo and so on to support this setup. But with out recirculating the bov air back into the system i cannot let it out to the atmosphere. I would really like to...
  15. 3.0 GT

    1ZZ-FE coils on 7MGTE

    Whats up guys, i am going megasquirt soon and it can support sequential fuel and ignition, so i am planning on running 6 COPs. i was looking around and i like the idea of the 1zz coils becuase they apparently work good for the 2jz guys and are smart coils (built in ignitor) so that would be nice...
  16. 3.0 GT

    Fuel rail thread size question!

    I am installing a new external fuel pressure regulator and already have all the hoses needed. But I cant seem to figure out what size thread and pattern the fuel rail return hole is! The joiner i have that i thought would fit is an 12MMX1.5 METRIC MALE but the threads were to wide. Can...
  17. 3.0 GT

    Help me choose rim, Gunmetal or Chrome!!!

    Hey whatsup guys, i need rims on my black 89. im planning on getting some cobra replica wheels because i like them, and they are cheap new. I dont know which to buy though,, the gunmetal ones with rivets or the chrome ones? i personally like the chrome but my bro says they will look too flashy...
  18. 3.0 GT

    oil pressure drops after 2600rpm. wtf

    HEy, i got a 7m with forged internals, holset he351 turbo, remote oil cooler and filter setup, some other things and a brand new shimmed oil pump with maybe 10,000 miles on everything. but just recently i noticed a problem with my oil pressure. anything below 2500-300rpm the oil pressure is...
  19. 3.0 GT

    AC oil - did i put in too much?

    hey i just overhaled my ac system with a new expansion valve, parralell flow condenser, new compressor, and a new receiver as well as flushed every line and completely flushed the evaporater. however my air is not as cold as i would like with vent temps at 50 degrees when its like 75 outside...
  20. 3.0 GT

    Leaning out the 7mgte. How far can I go?

    Im running 14.7:1 afr under normal conditions and 16:1 afr for inerstate driving under no boost whatsoever. Im using a zetronics wideband to control the afr. Iv got 550's and lexas afm. would this be safe to run 16:1? Without being to hot or burning my valves? Its only under light crusing...