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    Running Rich!!!

    On my 7mge i continually smell the rich smell from the exhaust. I have adjusted my TPS, my timing is right on, new air filter, new spark plugs. I have no idea what is causing it to run so rich. I can occasionally smell it while cruzing down the highway but i smell it most when it is parked, and...
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    Rear Main Seal leaking Oil??

    I have a fair oil leak, it leaks alot more when the car is still hot or just been shut off, if it sits it does not leak as much to none. The drips are coming from what looks like the inside of the tranny bell housing. Please tell me i dont have to take the engine out to repair this leak....
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    4spd Auto-to-5spd Manual Tranny Swap

    Yet another project, i currently have the 4 speed automatic transmission in my 87, but im looking to swap it out for the 5 speed manual transmission. I dont know much about how to do this but then again i said the same thing 8 months ago when i bought this car. Since then i have rebuilt the...
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    The Symptoms...

    I have recently done alot of work to my 7mge, and it seems as if none if it paid off. The motor was difficult to get to 10 deg. btdc but it is very close, maybe 11 or 12. But the car idles at 1200-1500 rpm and it smells as if its running very rich. I have no low end power but high end is...
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    Where can i get quality parts??

    I am looking for new exhaust from after the manifold to the tailpipe, i need it all, and id like it to be as close to stock if not stock. Or should i upgrade? is there much of a price difference?? and would it be worth it? also i need hydralic hood lifts to hold the hood open, both are bad. And...
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    Glowing red exhaust

    After rebuilding my motor, boring it out and so on... i started the car up and let it idle for a while then put it up to about 3500 to 4000 rpm to clear out the block when i noticed my manifold and exhaust was GLOWING red/orange, the pipes were all super hot but my gauges all read fine. I think...
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    Where do i get a Cold Air Intake

    I have an 87 na and i have been shopping for a cold air intake, where should i look? i have seen many but i am not sure which are the quality parts and which are not quality. I prefer K&N like my truck has. Also, what are some other things i can upgrade fairly easily to increase performance...
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    i need YOUR innovation!!

    My last post was about the fuel line bracket and how it needs to be replaced. Well, i called Toyota and few other places and NOONE makes or produces that part anymore. Its just a fuel line bracket with a banjo fitting on each side. That fitting is stripped out beyond repair. Now i have to find...
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    Fuel Support bracket HELP!

    There is a fuel bracket on my 87 that mounts to the driverside engine mount, it connects the fuel line from the tank, to the fuel line to the fuel rail. After my rebuild, i went to hook my fuel lines up, by putting the hollow bolts into that bracket but when i did i stripped out the bolt AND the...
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    Where does this go??

    this is on my wiring harness from my 1987 7mge, and i cannot figure out where it goes, it hangs on the intake (driver) side just below the intake manifold. Any help is greatly appreciated
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    Quick question..

    I am getting ready to drop my 7mge into my car right now, i was curious if i can hang the motor by the bolting the chains for the cherry picker to the intake and exhaust bolt holes on the head?? Can the head support the whole motor for me to put it in the car??
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    What are these?

    I just got my head back from the machine shop along with a box of random parts and bolts that came off the head. I have these, and im not sure what they are or where they go. Any help is appreciated
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    two left over plugs?

    I am rebuilding my 7m-ge, i had some block work done on it at a machine shop. When i got the motor back i got a small box of parts that i did not take out of the block (plugs, bolts, etc...). All i have left are these 2 small plugs that i CANNOT figure out where they go. Any help would be great
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    Oil pan gasket problem

    I have just re-installed my oil pan, i used the oil pan gasket provided by fel-pro. The gasket was a cork type of material. I used ultra black RTV and when i put the 26 bolts in for the oil pan i noticed the gasket would smash outward at each bolt as you tightened it to toyota specifications (9...
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    How do i get the 7M-GE in time?

    Ok everyone, thanks to your help over the past few post's i am moving right along. But now i am curious how to get the head in time with the block. I am close to this point and my 7m-ge needs to have the head put on the block on the stand and get it all in time. I believe i have to align the...
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    Re-assembly lubricant...

    I am rebuilding my 7m-GE from the ground up brand new. Took my block had it bored .050 over, crank .025 under, new pistons and so on... I am re-assembling the motor now, and i had planned on using ARP assembly lubricant on the main and rod bearings to the crankshaft. Is this alright or bad idea?
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    Lookin for a Turbo Kit..

    My name is Adam. back in November i bought an 87 na supra. I am now looking for a kit, or cheap/reliable places to pick up a kit to transform my nonturbo into a turbo. Any help from as many people as possbile would really help. Thank You!!!