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  1. tekimp

    It's a BEAST!

    WOOT! WOOT! So thrilled! So speech less! Them guys over at Majestic did one hell of a job on my baby. It's BEAST! Got my baby back yesterday evening... LORD! It's pushing a moderate 341 horse power right now! To imagine that's SUPER conservative too... at only 13 lbs of boost. Why so...
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    xtd clutch explosion.

    yeah, my cheap ass is paying for it now. xtd pressure plate exploded, cracking the bell housing. pictures will follow when i get home
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    What upgrades next?

    Okay, I've heard many 'o this and that on this subject. Going off my base knowledge... very limited and very simple... let's see here. **1j head gets better air flow being one thing... **2jz being a 3.0 instead of a 2.5... Stay with big turbo... or get some twins going again...
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    Starting up club (NC Supra's)

    It may have been done in the past and it may have fallen apart... but if this is so, then we are reviving this! In search of proud and dedicated MK III owners throughout the North Carolina Area, we are attempting to start up the car Club (NC Supra's) Currently, coordination between the...
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    Keep or sell SARD ECU?

    Yeah, just got a Haltech Standalone ECU... installed and tuned... or should be, by tomorrow or Saturday... Anyhow, the standalone eliminated the need for quite a few things.... Wondering if I should sell my Sard ECU? Is it really that rare an item? Well, it's for the 1JZGTE... got the...
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    here's a broke sub frame.

    so yeah, enjoy the pics. thanks to the amazing mechanics at majesric motorsports in NC... pretty much saved my butt from a seriously bad situation. http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/majesticm-f/DSC_0190.jpg http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/majesticm-f/DSC_0191.jpg...
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    Walbro 255 vs. Stock Fuel pump?

    Where is it that on a high performance car pushing over 400 whp, would a stock MK III fuel pump be superior to a Walbro 255? Just had a mechanic tell me that the stock MK III fuel pump was better than the Walbro 255 in such an application... and I was dumb founded. Is this really possible...
  8. tekimp

    Front or read main seal?

    Out of curiosity, I am just trying to do some fact checking. Hypothetically, if you have an oil leak from either the front or the rear main seal... Wouldn't you be more than capable of telling if it is the front or the rear main seal that is bad and leaking oil? Is there any easy way...
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    New wiring harness cost?

    Okay, out of curiosity... Who wants to have a 20 year old wiring harness attached to their brand new standalone ECU? Not many people, I don't think.... Anyhow, I am just trying to get some figures here... how much a new wiring harness costs... and how much it would cost to get it...
  10. tekimp

    Possible CPS problem?

    Well, drove from Ft. Bragg to Raleigh last nite to see the import show. Very nice. Yet, for some reason while going down a rough part of highway 40, my car just dies while I am going 85 mph in 5th gear. Why in the world would it just die in gear? How is that possible? I thought that...
  11. tekimp

    Sheered Diff. Bolt.

    I know this is a semi-common problem... and the diff cradle cracking is a problem. I think I have both problems. Taking it to the shop to have the sheered diff. bolt removed tomorrow, hopefully. Will check the cradle while the car is lifted too. But I am trying to verify if it is okay to...
  12. tekimp

    Why low boost... and whining noise???

    Okay ya'll don't call me stupid for this, but I'm still new and still have a ton to learn. Situation: Low boost and whining sound at 3~5 psi... Maybe whine of death? Maybe boost leak? What is it? POSSIBLE ANSWER: Well, After spending 15 hours replacing all the vacuum lines, all...
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    How do you remove a sheered diff mounting bolt?

    Okay, this may sound totally stupid, but I am running on fumes here with little time and little sleep. Darn work. Anyhow, the diff mounting bolt on the passenger side was found to be sheered off. We tried to remove it. Thinking it was screwed on. Was free spinning. Wouldn't grip to be...
  14. tekimp

    1.5JZGTE FMIC hoses, huh???

    Well, I bought myself a 91 supra with a 1.5JZGTE engine in it. Thought the guy in Atlanta was gonna be fair and trustworthy. I was wrong. I drove the car form Atlanta back to Ft. Bragg with no incident. Then when I got over the excitement of having a supra again, I started realizing the many...
  15. tekimp

    Hello....

    Wow... have to make an introduction... I thought I did one long ago... oh well.... I'm 27, in the Army... a Paratrooper in the 82nd ABN DIV. Really didn't know much about Supra's till I got a MK III a year and a half ago. So, I'm Ace. I have a Yellow 1986.5 Toyota Supra. Been working on...