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  1. Saavedro88

    1986.5 No crank, no fuel

    Picked up a 1986.5 for really cheap last week, has been sitting for a while. It's rusty, and it's a real beater, but I'd like to try to drift it into a wall, if I can ever get it started. First thing you should know is the ignition cylinder was seized, so the PO smashed it out with a hammer...
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    87 GTE no power to "EFI Main" relay

    Since the Electrical specialty section is closed, I figured this was the best place to put this. My 87 Won't start, I'm not getting fuel. I've done a bunch of testing over the last couple days, but I'm not very good with electronics, but so far what I've come up with is this: When I jumper the...
  3. Saavedro88

    Pierce Ford's 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo Project

    Some of you may know me, I've been a member for several years, I had an 87 N/A as my first car: That car BHGed at the worse possible time, about a week after I got fired from my job and couldn't find another one immediately. It's been a long and rocky road since then, and I've been...
  4. Saavedro88

    Edit a Pixelcar For me?

    Anyone interested in Editing a pixel car for me? I have the base and just want a little tweaking... This: To look like this: And maybe a second one with these wheels as they are going on very soon. Thanks everybody!
  5. Saavedro88

    The Bad Rice Thread...

    I figured this would be a good idea... If it's not, this can get locked... It's cool... Anyways, I took this today and just laughed so hard... I needed somewhere to put it so I created this thread. It's an open thread, so post up all that terrible crap you see polluting the streets of your...
  6. Saavedro88

    What Can I Expect...

    ...to happen to my 88 Civic that got left out in the rain for two days (NOT BY ME!!) with no hood. Is there anything I can do to prevent any kind of rust or anything? I've never had this experience before and just want to know what I should do or what to expect...
  7. Saavedro88

    mytoyotapage?

    Just stumbled across this site and was wondering if anybody had one? http://mytoyotapage.com/
  8. Saavedro88

    The Turbo Incabulator

    The answer to all life's problems! http://youtube.com/watch?v=rLDgQg6bq7o Edit: I actually Like this version better but it cuts off the fist couple seconds... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVY5teBzlg&NR=1
  9. Saavedro88

    WTFBBQ Wastegate???

    Ok so I'm trying to read up on like, everything turbo for when I (hopefully!) do my NA-t later this year I'll know what I'm doing to a certain degree... But one thing I'm having more and more frustration with is trying to understand what exactly the wastegate does and how it all relates...
  10. Saavedro88

    Holy Wheels Batman!!

    Sorry if this is a repost of some sort... BUT I've never seen these wheels before and they look AWESOME!!! What are they? They look like MKII wheels but 5 lug? And 5 spoke??? :eek2: Any info anyone???
  11. Saavedro88

    MkIV VS V8...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGwOcHaO2c&NR=1 Dayum... That is brutal... anyone know anything about this one? Like did they live?
  12. Saavedro88

    Oh the sweet, sweet smell...

    Of a BHG... :cry: This is the first time I've ever smelled the coolant btw... The first rebuild was for rodknock, no BHG. I'm so pissed... Freakin Cobalt... I didn't even win! But mostly I'm pissed at myself... I don't even know how this happened... So I need some opinions, I've...
  13. Saavedro88

    The "Weird Things You've Found In Your Car That Aren't Yours" thread...

    I pulled up the carpet in my car like a week ago to run the cables for my sound system and found a Ginseng Tea shot, the numbers off of a stock shift nob, and like 3$ in change... What weird things have you guys found???
  14. Saavedro88

    Honda Gangs...

    Are freaking retarted!!! I just got run off the road on my way home from class tonight by an EX, a Civic hatch, an Integra and a Prelude!! WTF!?!?!?! Why would you be this stupid!?! I'm so pissed.... Honestly.... :madfawk:
  15. Saavedro88

    Why Mechanics love Women...

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=9FefIzya7fw&feature=related Awesome. This chick is hilarious... Kinda felt bad for her towards the end though...
  16. Saavedro88

    The VA SS Thread!!

    Supra Sighting!! Today (Monday 19th) At about Eleven on Huguenot road. It was a white mostly stock looking MKIII with an exhaust at the intersection of Huguenot and Koger Center (by the Best Buy and Circuit City.)
  17. Saavedro88

    ATTN: Anyone near NC State...

    Can a mod Delete this thread please? Got it worked out.
  18. Saavedro88

    Weapon R CAI

    Anyone ever used this one? Was just looking around for a CAI and this is only one that came up... not to sure about Weapon R though... http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php/cPath/9_64_1280/products_id/1079
  19. Saavedro88

    Mail Fraud?

    Here's the story: About three months ago, I paid some guy $400 bucks for some brakes and an intake. Guy lives in NC, I live in VA. Told him I could come pick them up locally, got the "Oh I'm away for the week..." Since then, I have not been able to contact him through messaging or cell phone...
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    Quick TPS Question

    My TPS was bad so I switched it out with one that's good but it's a little bit different... The thing I'm worried about the most is the numbers. On the old one, there are two lines of numbers the first one reading: 89452-14050, the second: 198500-0240. The one that works looks a little bit...