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Thanks for the help guys. I guess it's time to throw up a WTB thread!

Weir doesn't sell any rebuild kits for the MKIII Supra diff. They do have kits for other cars. Spence Weir's advice was that unless the bearings where dragging, there was no need to replace them. They must not get a lot of stress. He actually advised against buying the solid pinion spacer...

The stage one maxgrip kit was $45. It consists of shims and a spring. Break away torque is the force required to make one wheel spin at a different speed than the other (as in going around a corner). Too low and you get the "one tire fire". Too high (above 100 ft/lbs) and you start having...

Call Weir Performance. They sell a "maxgrip kit" for $45. I talked to Weir when I was going to do the rebuild on mine. I asked if he sold a rebuild kid and his response was that he's never seen a set of clutches that were worn out. I didn't understand how that was possible until I...

It was supposed to have one, but it was missing. One is supposedly in the mail to me.

Well, that's quite annoying. I didn't get a clutch with it. It was a crated swap. The engine and tranny were already separated. It also had aftermarket motor mounts attached. They are cusco mounts. I tried to do a little research and the best I could come up with is that they're for a...

Here is a picture of the inside of the bellhousing. The fork and release hub are very solid and "oem-like".

Hey all. I just finished rebuilding the R154 I got with a JZZ30 1JZ. I wasn't paying attention to the few oddities until I was finished and ready to install new hardware to the clutch release bearing. The pictures below show what I believe to be a W58 slave cylinder attached to the...

This is common for vehicles that are driven very short distances. The valve covers are cold so they gather condensation the same way a glass filled with ice water will on a warm, humid day. If the engine doesn't have a chance to get up to operating temperature for at least a few minutes, that...

Disregard. Meant to send a PM.

I think that's Apex Engineering in Chicago. I live in Springfield and I'd prefer not to have to go up there if I don't have to. I'm sure that's probably where I'll end up going though.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good machine shop in the Central Illinois area? I am having a difficult time finding anything.

Whether you have and LSD or open, your diff will be a 4.30. Switching to a 3.90 will cause your speedo to read higher than the actual road speed. There are really only two things you can do. The right way is to get the actual speedometer gear from a transmission with a 3.90. The other way...

I hate to sound argumentative, but the idea of "bad gas" is basically an old wives tale. If you buy fuel from any reputable retailer, you will almost definitely go your entire life without ever encountering a batch of "bad gas". I'm sure there's someone on this forum who's received poor...

You have a couple options. You can either remove the throttle body from the intake and the bi-pipe or you can just remove the whole assembly from the bi-pipe to the back of the intake (blue outline). It's best to do that in two sections...plastic intake piping and then throttle body and...

That's a good idea. I never thought of that as a possibility. Everything works correctly in my cluster, but it's an easy check so I'll give it a shot when I next have an opportunity.

Good point. I guess next weekend I'll buy another tank of propane and get back to it.

It is basically the same whether at operating temp or cold. I tried to stick my hand back there to check the EGR cooler but I didn't feel anything loose. I guess I'm not concerned enough to jack up the tranny to be able to see back there. It's just too damn cold...I went through 3 tanks of...

Well, I replaced all the valve bucket shims. It's still making the ticking noise, but it does seem to rev better. I'm leaning towards really small exhaust leak...or something serious I don't feel like dealing with. I'm not too concerned as this engine only has to last me until early spring...

Disregard! I was sitting here watching tv and it dawned on me. I forgot to make sure the distributor was lined up correctly! She's purring like a kitten now. I was starting to re-examine my mechanical skills for a moment.