tired of of the same thing...
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JustAnotherVictim
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Do it yourself.Alex91Mk3 said:
I did it with the engine still in my car and an electronic drill.
Easy.
i did it on the threads from the head to the block, that was not too bad cuz i was directly on top of it. this time its horizontal and more cramp and i dont wanna risk messing it up.
Alex91Mk3 said:
The labor should not be that expensive. We did it at my friend's shop, and the other day we thought we had an exhaust leak (my tial wastegate was actually stuck open temporarily). I was in shock of the torque the new studs took when tightening them. You should visit my friends shop on of these days, its behind the tamiami airport by 137ave, PM me for directions
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i went to a car shop yesterday and they wanted to charge me 270 to put 2 heilcoils.... which sucks
Get bigaarons kit, do them all at once, only takes a few hours max on an NA. Never have a problem with those again.
As for the auto trans issues, cant help ya there, Im pretty much an auto tranny noob.
As for the auto trans issues, cant help ya there, Im pretty much an auto tranny noob.
Damn, I didn't know bigaaron sold a helicoil kit, and it's for the entire exhaust side? Sounds like it's FTW, how much does he normally charge for the kit?
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?p=165412#post165412
The post above that gives what is probably an old price. check his website for a current one.
The post above that gives what is probably an old price. check his website for a current one.
JustAnotherVictim
Supramania Contributor
Well when my n/a started having problems there was only one way to fix it........
TURBO SWAP :evil2:
And for tranny issues looks like its time to go 5 speed.
I dunno at the age of 17 and ive been working on this car for 2 years I could never part with it. Its been a hassel but I love its not the smartest decession ive made but hey it will be the funnest.
TURBO SWAP :evil2:
And for tranny issues looks like its time to go 5 speed.
I dunno at the age of 17 and ive been working on this car for 2 years I could never part with it. Its been a hassel but I love its not the smartest decession ive made but hey it will be the funnest.
Alex91Mk3 said:
I now live by the homestead area, used to live in Killian (hammocks). My friends shop is KAW Kanzki autoworks, I dont have the number with me, you can look it up on the realpages online, but I'll get it for you later or tomorrow if you cant find it. He has worked on my car quite a few times, and other supras as well. MkIII and MKIVs. He is a Lexus Master mechanic(used to work for Lexus of Kendall) now has his own shop, so he his pretty familiar with Toyota and Lexus engines. Best of all, His partner, Juanito is responsible for most of the turboed IS300 among other cars, you see in the Miami streets, he does amazing work, and his welding is second to none. He used to work at Toyomoto, building the turbo kits for Lance. He did my original turbo kit, and I am sure he helicoils studs/heads everyday. We'll keep in touch, and we can meet there one day.
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