What did you do to your supra today? Pics
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hopefully by the time I send my R154 in for a rebuild it won't take a few months but meh I'll do it when I start swapping my 2jz in.
yhatzee89;2009994 said:
X2. I've swapped motors in a weekend. I just had to r&r my 7mgte. Took 2 days, just waited till I had all the parts. Ended up putting a bunch of new parts on since I had the motor out.
Chris
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I need to get an AFPR and wideband so I can install my walbro 255 pump and tune my car to get the most out of it. I really want to dyno it.
I got the lex/550 mod with full 3in exhaust, intake, and stock CT26 at 14psi. People tell me I should have that pump installed but if anything I seem to be running rich at times because my car likes to explode from the exhaust under certain conditions lol.
I figured, seems like I got an Apexi SAFC 2 neo for nothing then lol unless I upgrade my CT26 to 57 trim or something but I rather spend that money toward my 2jz
AbsoluteSpeed;2009997 said:
Mine has almost 90k miles on it and I know what you mean about racking up the miles. When I got it a little over three years ago it had only 70k and in the last three years I've put 20k on it. It's just so much fun to drive!
I bought mine at 84k miles now it has a little over 99k after 3 years. Most of that is from me testing the car out after I did the head gasket, replaced various parts, replaced the clutch, etc. so I was purposely putting miles on to break stuff in properly.
I finally broke ground on mine nose cone and fenders are off and everything in front of the core support is now clean and reassembled
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Well it seems that 90 degree hose at the back of the motor is leaking AGAIN. I noticed my coolant level kept dropping, so I checked the area and I saw some spots of fresh coolant. I hate hoses. I can remove the trans mount and jack up the tranny a little bit to get more room for the back of the head right?
SOrry to hear you keep having far too much fun Doat. Eventually it will be right : ) I (luckily) have never had to do that repair...
On a different note, I have to share my feelings regarding Jack Transmission who rebuilt my R154.
I have the trans installed and am running it. Initially we felt that the shifting was far too notchy and hard to push into, however, the synchros are good enough you could shift into 1st while doing 100 kph... they are just well done. However... the fifth gear always pops out and shifting when its cold is very difficult. It gets better when it warms up but 1-2-3 are all hard to get into gear. So, I complained. This is where it gets interesting.
(this is a first for me btw... out of all the shops I have ever dealt with or parts suppliers... )
Upon hearing my complaint, Jack's response? Pull the transmission and send it back. No question asked. ANd the kicker? I didn't ask for it, and I know of no other shop that would do this (keep in mind, we are in two different countries)... but he told me to bill him for the R&R and he would pay for the shipping as well.
My car has been in the shop since June of 2013 so putting it back in there was not a keen point for me.. so I asked if it would be better just to repair locally (as my shop is fully capable of doing it). He wouldn't permit that, he wanted to make sure that there were absolutely no issues and was adamant that he wanted to see where the fault lay. I understand and respect this. So, after a little banter back and forth he offered to hunt down a R154 core, buy it, build it and ship it to me. Then he will cover the removal and shipping of the R154 I currently have to him. This allows me to do the R&R on the transmission in a single day (Hoping for July 7th if Jack finds a core in time). I should be able to actually make SIV this year because of this.. otherwise, the car would have sat for a month or more.
So, I have to extoll the virtues of Jack Transmission because of all the shops I have ever dealt with, I have never had a better response for an issue, especially considering the distance between us. There was not one breath of it being my fault.
How can you NOT tell others about that?
On a different note, I have to share my feelings regarding Jack Transmission who rebuilt my R154.
I have the trans installed and am running it. Initially we felt that the shifting was far too notchy and hard to push into, however, the synchros are good enough you could shift into 1st while doing 100 kph... they are just well done. However... the fifth gear always pops out and shifting when its cold is very difficult. It gets better when it warms up but 1-2-3 are all hard to get into gear. So, I complained. This is where it gets interesting.
(this is a first for me btw... out of all the shops I have ever dealt with or parts suppliers... )
Upon hearing my complaint, Jack's response? Pull the transmission and send it back. No question asked. ANd the kicker? I didn't ask for it, and I know of no other shop that would do this (keep in mind, we are in two different countries)... but he told me to bill him for the R&R and he would pay for the shipping as well.
My car has been in the shop since June of 2013 so putting it back in there was not a keen point for me.. so I asked if it would be better just to repair locally (as my shop is fully capable of doing it). He wouldn't permit that, he wanted to make sure that there were absolutely no issues and was adamant that he wanted to see where the fault lay. I understand and respect this. So, after a little banter back and forth he offered to hunt down a R154 core, buy it, build it and ship it to me. Then he will cover the removal and shipping of the R154 I currently have to him. This allows me to do the R&R on the transmission in a single day (Hoping for July 7th if Jack finds a core in time). I should be able to actually make SIV this year because of this.. otherwise, the car would have sat for a month or more.
So, I have to extoll the virtues of Jack Transmission because of all the shops I have ever dealt with, I have never had a better response for an issue, especially considering the distance between us. There was not one breath of it being my fault.
How can you NOT tell others about that?
Well last night I tightened the clamp a little more let the car warm up no leak drove it around no leaks. Today I was stuck in traffic in the HOT houston summer heat surrounded by cars and trucks and what happens? My temp gauge goes up a third of the way and stays there. I am freaking out trying to get out of the traffic and onto back roads ASAP then my AC started blowing hot air intermittently I figured the compressor or something is getting too hot so it automatically shuts off to lessen the load on the motor, so I turn off the AC. I debated driving off of the freeway and go over the curb but I am pretty sure I will scrape or damage something, so I stick it out and at one point I got too worried and shut the car off and looked under the hood quickly and saw coolant slowly bubbling through my radiator cap, I have the kind that has a lever to release pressure. I let it cool a little bit then get back in line, finally I get through traffic and the temp gauge goes back to normal and AC works normally but the car feels a bit rough at idle I figure it's just really hot. It was driving fine on the way home everything felt normal except for the occasional rough idle and when I was in my neighborhood I decide to go balls out and see what happens I figure if something is messed up I might as well know it now while I have time to do something about it. I floor it in second full boost and all then shift and got home. Nothing happened. I do plan to get a block tester and see if I blew my head gasket and if so then time to build that 2jz.
Got her back on the road today new Slave, master and ss braided hose 
feels nice.
old parts happily to the trash
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feels nice.
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