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    Slightly scary (and dangerous) Auto shifting 'problem'

    Hey guys, I have a bit of a 'problem' with my car and it's shifting habits. Before I start, its an Auto with a 4.3 LSD. Basically, I've had a shift kit installed in the transmission which cuts the shift times down considerably. Now, the problem I'm experiencing is that sometimes when it...
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    Lexus AFM & 550s issues...

    Hey guys, My car has been sitting at the mechanic's for the past week trying to get it running. As I pointed out in an older thread I had about that issue, it now runs :) But. I have a different problem... I decided to do the lex afm/550s upgrade now while it was there, but this is where...
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    Help! My car doesn't want to run properly, and it's driving me nuts!

    Hey guys, Hopefully you can help me out here. My car was running fine and dandy right up until last Saturday. When I went to go for a drive on Sunday, it wasn't running properly. Weird. What happens is when I push the accelerator it bogs down massively and sometimes stalls, sometimes the...
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    blow off valve / bov question

    I think I've finally got my car running right, but I'm getting massive compressor surge :cry: which sucks majorly. The bov I currently have is a turbosmart kompact series plumback bov - basically an upgraded bosch bov that is adjustable. It's also got 25mm outlets. I have it mounted in the...
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    check engine light stays on (got codes too)

    Hey all, ever since I got my car back after the conversion the check engine light comes on randomly and stays on - at the time my speedo wasnt working. I fixed my speedo and put an O2 sensor in (didnt have one before) and it still happens, although most of the time now it only happens when...
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    MA70_Powa's 86.5 Turbo Conversion

    Hey all, I've been a member on here for quite some time but as yet I haven't posted up a thread about my ride - now that my turbo conversion is finally DONE I figured I'd make one (most is copied from my thread on SF.com.au), so here it is... First, a bit of history. My car is a 1986.5...
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    My ashtray is stuck... Please help!!

    Well I feel like the world's biggest idiot now... I was putting my dash back together last night and put the ashtray into its slot without putting in the metal sheet that goes above it to stop it from popping up first . Sooo now its sitting in its hole with the back sticking up so it won't...
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    7MGTE swap cranks but won't start - Please Help!

    Hi guys, I'm almost the whole way through a 7mgte swap into my 86.5 n/a auto (well, my mechanic is, anyway :)). I got the engine fully rebuilt, and its all wired up (except the dash for the moment, but it has been connected in the past and works) ready to go... only problem is, it doesn't...