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  1. ross1

    a crazy vid for all the drifters...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTV2B_sT3iQ&mode=related&search= enjoy ross
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    can anyone help me find the "what was on you desktop" thread

    i've searched back to 100 days of past threads and i'm pretty sure it was newer than that but i couldn't find it... thanx, ross
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    "cheesy" drifting on ABC

    anyone see this master of champions show that had tanner foust and a girl didn't catch her name drifting on a stage with a cheese grater attached to the car to see who could shave the most cheese off a 10 lb wheel.... pretty interesting but i haven't found a clip of it on the net yet... ross
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    high/low compression question

    in the hanes manual for an 89 it says compression should be 156 psi while doing the tests i got the following for my cylinders 1 170-180 2 170-180 3 135 dry 160 wet 4 170-180 5 170-180 6 190-200 not a very detailed gauge so these numbers are approximate but also looking through...
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    organizing for rebuild

    just wanted to run this past some people with knowledge, if this looks like most of the important stuff for a rebuild. i'm not going for anything high hp just a modest build that if it lasts should be ready down the road for some extra power... anyway here's the list new engine gasket #3...
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    just wondering...

    is there a way to simulate an 8 hr drive without actually going on the drive... i know this will be frowned upon but i put steel seal in my car to seal a BHG since it's my dd and now i have to drive from richmond, va to columbus, oh next week but really don't want to get stuck in the middle...
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    supras

    i was just over at SF wandering around and looking at people names and avatars and stuff, just wondering whats going on these days that so many 18-22 year olds are driving mkiv supras. maybe i just can't remember 5 years ago very well but when i was 22 i sure as hell couldn't afford a 25k (at...
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    thermostats

    what causes them to stop working (opening up when heated) as this cheap (as in price) piece of chit was the cause to all my heartache for the last 4 days, yeah i know i shoulda just got a new one when i put the new radiator in but it "was" working fine with the old radiator. anyway blew and...
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    SF has great advice

    don't know if i spelled that right but....... was just foraging around on supraassholes (forums) and realized that i may not know too much about these cars but since joining here i think i've learned soooo much about my car that it sort of hurts me to see some random person give advice to...
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    cooling hoses under intake manifold

    dose someone have a diagram of the cooling hoses under the intake manifold, i was out driving tonight after putting the new radiator in and all of the sudden my BHG guage pins itself to the top so i pulled over popped the hood and mass quantities of steam come pooring from under the intake...
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    diy cooling system flush?

    i just got a new pwr radiator and i've had b&g stop leak in the old one for about 3 months, i want to flush the system before i put the new radiator in but wasn't sure the best way. 1. remove thermostat and run hose through thermostat and let it runout the lower hose or should it be done from...
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    JIC bullet sound clips?

    does anyone run this exhaust? just ordered mine but wondering how it will sound? wanted to get the RS*R but just like last year they're on back order again for another 5 months... thanx, ross
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    radiator question

    do any of the aftermarket radiators (fluidyne, PWR, Koyo) support the use of the stock fan and shroud? i tried searching but all it came up with is a thread about possibly duane making a cf fan shroud... thanx, ross
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    barret-jackson and us

    do you think any of our cars will ever cross the auction block someday... i'm just watching the show on speed channel and thinking that. anyway any thoughts, ross
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    merry x-mas and a question

    i was just thinking and was wondering why alot of stock twins upgrade to big single, and is it plausible to even try running a small turbo that spools up fast in sequence with a bigger turbo that spools up later? anyway just wondering, ross
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    bypassing the egr system

    i need to find the way to bypass the egr system until i get the block off plates, this goes with my "wierd vacuum" post but i couldn't edit this question in. so sorry for the new post, but was wondering how to accomplish this bypass without removal... what vacuum hoses do i plug off and which...
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    wierd vacuum problem

    i've got vacuum throught the throttle body hoses but no vacuum makes it through the egr and the front vsv under the intake manifold is just hanging there not bolted to anything, what i was wondering is would this cause a rough idle and possibly alter timing or anyway of giving me a misfire...
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    valve cover gasket

    well i just replaces some leaky valve cover gaskets, hooked everything back up. she went from a stuttering problem at about 2150 rpm. now there is either missing or backfiring, way more engine viblration than there used to be. and my neighbor seems to think i knocked the timing out of...
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    interchangeable parts

    just wondering if there was a list of parts that are interchangeable b/n the GE and the GTE. there are rarely any turbo cars in the junkyard in my area but always N/A and i was trying to figure out if any of my problems could be solved with n/a sensors and and the like... thanx ross
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    auto transmission

    sorry that this is way off supra topics, but, my moms 03 jetta wont go into gear from park and it never seems to do it at the shop (obviously) but always either at work or here at the house. was just wondering if anyone might have any ideas fluids seem to be fine and everything else is running...