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  1. shaeff

    Centric Bolt Tab adjustments for alignment

    Those tabs were all bent outward on my old car. For the front and rear, to get them straight and true, I grabbed a washer that wouldn't fit inside where the eccentric bolt goes. I ground down two opposite faces, keeping the outer edges the same distance from the center bore in the washer. Then...
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    240 7m swap

    Holy hell, that car is only fifteen minutes from me. Never even heard about it. Probably a good thing.
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    Cell Phone Picture of the Day:

    Water beading up on the roof of my M3 after a wash, claybar, wax.
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    Any tips to straighten crushed heater core tube?

    If you can't find a punch or something that fits the inner diameter snugly, and tap it out straight with a small hammer, I'd just replace the pipe. You can still get it from the dealer. Sucks though, as that involves pulling the dash. If you can get the pipe straightened out a bit, perhaps some...
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    Supra almost ready...need a hand.

    What all was done to the car? If you give us an idea of the work you performed, we can help you pinpoint the problem a bit more accurately. In the meantime, if you have spark and fuel, did you ever mess with timing? Did you have the motor apart?
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    Quote of the Day

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    7mge Stalls immediately after starting

    http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=FI&P=106
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    BHG sooo son? Not convinced

    And cut the jiggle valve off your new thermostat.
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    SupraMania: What Do Yo Do? Who Are You In Life?

    My previous job (of six years) was Senior Projectionist at a movie theater. It. Was. Awesome. By far the most fun job I've ever done. I got to stay up in the projection booth maintaining all the projectors, xenon lamps, platter setups, splicing movies together, breaking movies down, etc... I was...
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    I bought another Geo Metro

    Autocrossers? You're on crack. LOL. Auto-x guys are looking for traction. They DEFLATE their tires a few PSI so that when the tires are hot they are at the proper temperature for whatever surface they're on, or attain the best grip. The more you inflate a tire, the less grip you're going to...
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    Twin Turbo Dodge Challenger SRT8

    I bet it's a monster with a fantastic amount of area under the curve. :drool:
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    heater core confusion

    Tracerline kit. /confusion
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    7m Na-t vs 7mgte ?

    It would be tough with the engine in the car. You could always pigtail the signal wire near the ECU to feed both KS inputs. That works fine.
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    SupraMania: What Do Yo Do? Who Are You In Life?

    I work inventory control in one of New York state's largest and most advanced liquor and wine wholesale warehouses. I don't hate my job, but I don't adore it. It pays well, full benefits, bonuses, and yearly raises. I get paid out for sick time I don't use (which is ALL of it) and I get two...
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    7m Na-t vs 7mgte ?

    Again, it all comes down to preference. If I was building a Supra for just scooting around town, I'd use something more along the lines of the N/A's compression ratio for more low end grunt, both in and out of boost. You can easily pigtail the signal wires into two outputs to satisfy the ECU...
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    7m Na-t vs 7mgte ?

    Pics not showing up for me. I just picked up an N/A block in great shape- going N/A->T on it for my Pickup. ;)
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    Sleeper cars

    I just bought a motor that will make my truck a nasty sleeper. It's a '94 Toyota 4x4 on 31x10.5" mud tires, with body rust all over. I'm putting a 9.1:1 compression ratio turbocharged 7MGE in it and plan to crank out 300-350rwhp. That's sleeper status to me, when something takes you 100% by...