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  1. Dirgle

    For the love of supra help! Tranny swap problems

    Did you pull the motor to do the swap? If so print this out and use it in reverse as a check list and visually and physically check each step to make sure you got everything hooked up, and didn't forget anything...
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    How to Replace a MKIII Driveshaft Carrier Bearing for $50

    I used a DEA A6002 Center Support Bearing. The rubber and bearing are the same but need to be swapped into the OEM housing. On both the DEA and the OEM bearing I drilled out the three spot welds, popped open the housing and swapped the new part in. I then welded the three holes up where I...
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    Re-tapping the exhaust threads

    The DM kit comes with a 29/64th drill bit, necessary for the tap and 7/16th helicoils. SO -->Drill 29/64th--->Tap 819-7--->helicoil. Now that said, there are some concerns over the DM course stud kit. Since my engine was out when I did mine I went this route so I could use the OEM studs...
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    4.0 Liter 7mgte...

    Sooo.... 3.06 liters? Yeah sounds almost like 4.0.
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    4.0 Liter 7mgte...

    You also note that the "Toyota" emblem in the grill is spelled backward, so he inverted the image before he pasted it. The shadow was copied too, you can see the oil stain on the asphalt ends at the edge of the shadow. edit:Just noticed that he took the supra from one of the other pictures in...
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    4.0 Liter 7mgte...

    There are more shenanigans going on here than meets the eye, an image search show that one of the pics he photoshopped his car into that impot meet picture, it was originally a subaru. Not sure why he felt the need to do that. It can be seen part way down this page...
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    Power steering tensioner

    No your not missing anything, it is very difficult to move even with those two loosened.
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    Cruise control question

    Yes, the SPD signal that is used by the cruise control computer comes from inside the speedometer. So if you do away with it you have to find another way of generating that pulsed signal.
  9. Dirgle

    Shimming the bypass spring on the oil pump

    Also, in the search for better oil pressure on the 7MGTE I would recommend replacing the oil squirter banjo bolts. On most of these high milage motors they start leaking well before their 40PSI set point. If you have it open enough to mess with the oil pump then replacing these is a snap...
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    Dashboard care

    These ones have my interest.
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    Hp limit for main bolts

    Some people don't. But since the new torque value is higher than the old one, there is the possibility for deformation. Just look at what tightening the idler pulley bolt can do to the roundness of the cylinder bore. Thousandths of an inch matter when you're talking about bearings. Metal is...
  12. Dirgle

    Hp limit for main bolts

    You are quite correct, thanks for the catch.
  13. Dirgle

    What cars made you passionate about them

    Little town called Craig. Very northwest corner of the state. West of Steamboat Springs.
  14. Dirgle

    Found an odd picture today:

    Funny enough toyota did the same thing with the 1GZ-FE motor. Wonder if there was an actual engineering reason or if it was just cheaper to pull to one of the I6 ECU's both companies are known for right off the shelf.
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    What cars made you passionate about them

    My grandfather raised me, and he was a mechanic for the county. So the last thing he wanted to do was wrench on his own stuff after work. So I was conscripted to do the oil changes and tune ups as soon as I could put enough torque on the oil pan bolt. Everything in my little town, in the middle...
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    Hp limit for main bolts

    No, a good shop will be able to resize them to std. spec. Oversize bearing are only for if you need to get the crank ground.
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    Hp limit for main bolts

    Concerning the need, my personal opinion is, for rod bolts, yes. For the mains, no. The factory hardware is already pretty robust on the mains. As far as the rods go my trust in them is not near as high, and arp hardware is cheap insurance. But at 450hp you're approaching the edges of the...
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    Hp limit for main bolts

    Yes, when moving to ARP main studs you are supposed to align hone the main bores. People have gotten away without doing it but they made sure that the bores were still within spec after torquing to the new higher values with the ARP hardware. But the recommendation is still to get the block...
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    Alternator shutting off?

    While this graph is good at showing the power curve of an alternator, one thing to note, for some of the less observant, is the rpms are shown for the generator shaft speed. And does not one-for-one apply to the crankshaft rpms indicated by the tach in the dash. The crank pulley is 140mm and the...
  20. Dirgle

    I'm just sayin, wow....really

    Well that's different. You have engine choices of 1G/1J/2J/7M as well as multiple V8's and you say, no, I don't want any of those. So you walk out into left field and choose a 2.0L Nissan motor. That had to be something that was just sitting around in his shed collecting dust.