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im sure most of you know what im talking about, the washers that are inbetween the springs and the head. i had everything gone thru and a 3 angle valve job. I have too get the washers back in and readjust all my valves correct? or is it not that involved?

so im sure everyone knows what im talkin about, the washers on the bottom of the valve springs. those r very important correct? can they effect valve lash?

So in the process of doing the driftmotion upgrade, i stripped the threads on 2 of the studs with my stud remover. there not budging. any ideas?

Do you have to use a tig welder on IC pipes? If i got a mig welder could i do it decently? Me and my friend wanna learn how to weld, and I could really do alot more on my supra if i knew how, so im planning on getting a small, decent MIG welder soon and start practicing. Any input from more...

So as i was assembling my motor last night i realized i had 2 very different oil pump drive sprockets. They had different offsets, and one had circles drilled around it, whereas the other one had trapazoid looking shapes on it(i dunnop if thats right... it was like a triangle with a flat top.)...

So im in the process of getting my supra put back together and since I just got Historic tags put on it, that means I have no worries about emmissions or inspection. Soo, I figure It would only be right to put a nice free flowing exhaust on the car :biglaugh: So anyway on to my dillemna. I...

So, at work were moving shops and they were throwing away a bunch of stuff, and i walked over and notice they were getting rid of heaps of old factory service manuals and stuff. So i got a bunch of stuff dating back to the 4M and the Hilux trucks. aswell as a bunch of MR2 and Supra stuff. And...

So, seeing as i dont want too spend the money on a new ugly accordian pipe, and the cooleeze ones are hard to come by. anyone see any issues with getting some pipem and making my own? just weld on the neccesary fitting and a mount for the maf. opinions guys? Anyone done this before?

So I finaly got my cometic mhg and I layed it ontop of the block last night just to see how everything lined up and all. Well, the first thing I noticed apon taking the mhg out of its plastic is that there is no coating on it. Cometics directions say to install the gasket dry but ive read on...

What would some experienced engine builders here reccomend for checking main and rod bearing clearences? Would a using a t guage then measuring that with a mic work? Or do you really need a bore guage? I got all the same # bearings from toyota so i dont think i chould have any problems and I had...

Any thoughts on this stuffs effectiveness for our motors? http://www.royalpurple.com/breakin-oil.html

So i got my block and head back from the machine shop and im planning on running a titan mhg. Im running stock pistons and rods. There was a combined .008 of material removed off the block and head decks. I was going to go through all the numbers and find all the specs but figured since it was...

Need a catback system. Looking for something that flows good, and has a loud, deep note to it. Did I mention I want something loud? :biglaugh:

How did you guys learn how to tune a standalone system? Alot of reading and doing it on your own car? Classes? I really want to get into this but dont really know where to start.

Will a divorced downpipe pass inspection? If i have a cat on the car after the downpipe like oem.

I was lookin things over today and noticed something. With no rings on, should there be any play with the piston in the cylinder? Mine will move front to back(in relation to the front of the block) but none from side to side. Is this normal?

Ok so im rebuilding my 7m, its not a big buildup(stock rods and pistons, mhg) but id like to have the motor running as well as it can with this setup. Now onto my questions. With a remote mount oil filter, are there any downsides too it? What are all the upsides too it? Does it increase...

Ok so since i never had a assembled USDM motor, I have nothing to really compare to or go from so im kinda flying blind here and trying to get my hands on parts diagrams and pictures to get the egr hooked up on my jdm motor. Ive already got all the hard lines/pipes and major components of...

Ive been calling reputable machine shops all over my area and none of them can, or know who would, be able to lap the deck of a block and a head. I did talk to a recomended place and they said they would go over the deck very slow to acheive the smooth finish for a mhg. Has anyone else had a...

Im replacing almsot all my vac hoses, are silicone hoses better then oem type stuff? I dont want any fancy colors, i just want good clean black but ill buy the black silicon stuff if its better then the rubber stuff.