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  1. TRDownShift

    pulling the block today, had some questions.

    #1: will I need to put a jack or something to hold up the transmission? Because I didn't see any transmission mounts >.> And #2: is there any way to safely delete the power steering?
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    Ghetto Leak plugs?

    Yeah So I got pushed into signing up for a local AutoX here and I really don't think the car will pass tech with my power steering leak.. I already tried Replacing both lines coming off the powersteering tank and that helped for all of one day... what I want to know is... Are there any straight...
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    MKIII supra posters

    I got board this morning and made this after I saw a buddys for his S2000 :P
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    baby blue pre-89 in or around austin texas?

    Any of you guys know of a baby blue pre-89 in or around austin texas? I was on my way to a meet up with some buddys tonight and as I was turning onto the 183 access road I saw a blue pre-89 looked to be in ok shape, I was going to chase it but the next on ramp was after a major light, that was...
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    The time has come....

    Hey guys, I'm starting a rebuild, I've been having bad compression issues and leaks left and right, also lifters are "rattling" at certain RPMs and I think the valve train is where I'm losing my compression.. So I just bought a port and polished 7m-GTE cylinder head with good lifters, valve...
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    Car Showing signs on BHG *crys*

    Ok So after only 2 months of running the car around town today it started pushing coolant, So my question is if there was no exchange of fluids and the car didn't overheat (I cant besure as the water temp gauge gave out on me in the same trip, but i still had a rad full of coolant so I'm...
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    What "weight" is listed on your title?

    So I got my title in the mail today..... F**KING LOOOL! so the great state of texas thinks my car weighs 2500lbs.... LMFAO..... If only our cars really did weigh 2500lbs... can you say God tear MKIII... lol
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    89 Steering wheel.

    So I tried looking around the forums a bunch and didn't find anything. Alright, Today I went to look at an 89 parts car hoping to god it still had the tail lights... no shit it didn't (at that the car had been striped damn near to the frame) but it did have an 89 steering wheel witch works...
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    tacko/windows/warrning lights just quit

    yeah... so I park the car and half of it stops working... help? EDIT: I didn't mean to be so lacking in detail with my frist post but i was posting from my phone in a dark parking lot in a bad side of town :P anyway, (cars at a buddys house where I don't have to worry about it for now) I was...
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    Cold Start.... Doesn't happen... >.>...

    problem is just what title says, My car has no cold start, if the temp outside is less then 80+ it takes the will of god for the car to start, then once you finely get it to crank... it will die immediately (I mean INSTANTLY) repeat this about 4~5 times and the car may stay running long enough...
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    Egr install

    Hey guys, sorry if this has asked before, but I just got my engine put back together and they forgot to instill the egr and its REALLY TIGHT in there, I got the bottom nut on by forcing my arm down around the intake mani, but I just cant get the top nut on there, I just cant sre anyway other...
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    Knock senors!

    Im in the middle of building my GTE back up (REALLLLLY need a DD like NOW) and came across one of the knock senors broken off like someone came down on it with a hammer. anyway, I now need one and the junk yards around here only have N/A supras, I know the turbo uses 2 but i only need one, i was...
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    Holy mother of all turbos!

    WTF IS THIS????? It's the size of a fuckin pizza!!!! >.>...... I wander wen you get boost LOL lag till 6500 RPM LMFAO