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  1. *james*

    The infamous 1jz breakup: tried alot, getting no where

    So i have the break up, anywhere between 3500-4k rpm's. My codes are 14, 24, 31, 42... Ignition, Map Sensor, Intake air temp sensor and speed sensor. Started checking for boost leaks, did a boost leak check and didn't find anything. Then looked at my coils, they were cracked so I got them...
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    I have a few codes I'd like to verify, 14, 24, 42...

    I have searched these and didn't really get an exact answer for exactly what they are... 14, caps or ecu related? 42, speed sensor? Couldn't find 24... Reason I am asking is because I am having the same problems a lot of people have with their 1jz, the break up around 3500 rpm's, tach goes...
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    What to do with my situation?

    Skip down to the question if you don't want to read all of this.. Ok I might as well start off with the whole story.. I ordered a JDM engine from tigerjapanese.com, paid about $2100 shipped to my door within 2 weeks. The engine was complete with harness, ecu and was said to be with ALL...
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    UTI: Universal Technical Institute

    I am enrolled for UTI in July of 2009. I was wondering if there was anyone attending the school, or has went through the program before? Any comments on the school would be cool too, I have heard some bad reviews but also some good reviews. All in all, sounds like a good school, they have...
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    Rod knock! Damn..

    So I got new drag radials today from my friend, so we put them on and I practiced some launches leaving at 4500-5500 rpms without much tire spin, that's what I wanted! Then we drove to get some food and on the way back from there we did some more launches. The last launch we did, we heard a...
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    Fresh paint job, over the winter!

    I am going to re-paint my car this winter, I have the colors picked. I want to do a two-tone, black metallic and red. My car is red, so I don't want to completely change the color as that is a lot of work. Red is also a nice color but I'm looking for a change. My idea is to paint red above the...
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    rebuild or swap? opinions please.

    I have a 89 turbo with 165k on it. Its a pretty healthy engine after i just did all the maintnance on it. It is probably due for a rebuild before i start putting more mods on it. I dont want to spen all my money in mods and then have it blow up on me. So i have came down to a decision, my clutch...
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    clutch slipping

    My clutch has started slipping, but i also have a bad clutch master cylinder. The clutch pedal goes dead once in a while when the fluid is low but if i bleed it and fill it back up it works fine again. I have the master just havent put the new one in yet. Could the bad master cylinder have...
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    rolling back w/ e-brake on and in gear?

    When I park on an un-level ground and put my e-brake on I roll backwards, I know I probably need to tighten that..but when im in neutral turn it off while holding the foot brake and then put it in gear it still rolls backwards in 1st or reverse with the e brake on. It does not roll forward...
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    no start after re-torquing head and changing cam seals.

    Ok I just retorqued the head and changed the cam seals after I just replaced the hg on my 7m. I forgot to re-align the cps so I pulled that out and did that and still no start, it cranks and sometimes gives me a small backfire. I have a code 51 and that's it. That is the tps or ac circuit, I'm...
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    max rpm to shift at?

    I have been told to shift at 5600 when wanting to go fast, any higher is the risk of blowing up the motor, but is anyone shifting higher than that? I have an 89 turbo, the only mods I have is a blitz bov, bic ddp, hi-flow cat, 3" super dragger, intake, and just replaced the hg with a titan mhg...
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    89t supra vs. 5.0 fox body??

    I'm planning on running this fox body this weekend when my car is done and I just want to know what you guys thought. My car is an 89 turbo targa w/ 3" super dragger cat back, hi flow cat, 3" bic divorced dp, intake, running at 10psi on the stock ct26. Just did a new mhg and plugs n wires...
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    blocking off egr pros an cons

    I am in the process of blocking off my egr. It is ugly to look at, cleans up the engine bay a bit, and from what I hear it is not needed. My friend and his friends have blocked off their egrs in the past and have had no problems. There is a lot of pros an cons and I heard it can cause problems...
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    wrong pre cat on the downpipe?

    So I'm changing my head gasket because it is really blown and when taking the downpipe off to get the turbo off, by the way the downpipe was a bitch to take off it looks like my engine has never been taken apart or worked on which in some cases can be good... Anyways we finally got the dp off...
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    hks dragger exhaust

    So I just put my new exhaust on today. 3" Hks super dragger with a magnaflow hi-flow cat. I bought it and was told that it should be a little loud and I put it on and it is not loud at all. That's not a bad thing though I still like it, just was wondering if anyone else has this exhaust and they...
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    injectors or sensor problem?

    Just got an 89 supra and it runs pretty good. It has an oil leak and a bhg, the owner said it had a rod knock but it deffinately doesn't, it is a slight tick noise, I'm thinking lifter tick or valves. That is not the problem I'm worried about. It runs good and idles good, but when driving, and...
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    where to get engine internals?

    I'm looking to re-build a 7mgte with a rod knock. The guy notcied the knock about 2000 miles ago and is still daily driving it about 14 miles a day he said. Is it worth getting the car at the asking price of $2000? Its an 89 turbo targa. The body is in pretty good shape and the interior from the...
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    targa top ?

    is it worth getting a targa top? it really looks sweet when you have it off in the summer just floatin down the highway.. i heard they leak a lot though and i dont want that is there a way to re-seal or something so they wouldnt leak? would it be possible to get the removable top from an...
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    any supra owners in iowa?

    I could use help once I get my first supra and I need to know what to look for when buying. Once done with it I'd like to go to some meets if any? And go for some cruises. Hit me up
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    supra owners in iowa?

    any supra owners in iowa? know of any meets or cruises once i get my supra? hit me up