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Luckily, that's exactly what insurance is for. Still sucks. On a good note, it's actually pretty cool that the old car took the damage so well.

It's a factory adjustment...

It's called "driver mod"

Actually, you'd be wrong on the harm part ;)

Why do you think that's low?

KYB was the original manufacturer... It's kinda like buying aisin parts, they're who supplied the parts to toyota.

That's probably the worst launch I've seen in my life...and it's even worse that BOTH of them did it. Maybe it's because both motors have no torque? :sarcasm: Still, no idea on mods from that vid though.

Not that either. It's a good motor, but hard to find parts for and too small for our fat cars.

Nope, doing it wrong... http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?S=FI&P=103 But yes, it's probably the TPS if it's original... (also, the test is easier with a old style multimeter or a high quality digital with a bar graph)

....but they're NOT weak, they're just too damn small.

How long has it been sitting? Ethanol is a bitch if it sits (and it's in all our gasses now :( )

mother of god...

The stock cooler empties to the pan and robs your motor of oil. It's also required (you have oil pumping through a very hot turbo...and oil pressures are more important than coolant temperatures as the oil actually contacts the moving parts!)

There's a reason there is a screen on the pickup... Also, doesn't the oil cooler get oil from after the filter?

seeing as how the return is to the oil pan... it's not going to hurt anything even if it does have anything in it (unless it's water)

I wouldn't ever do anything you're talking about simply because grip > drift ;) Not to mention the terrible steering angle and that the car is FAT and not built for it. Regardless, a clutch will last significantly longer than the e-brake shoes (I'm not kidding, they're VERY VERY thin) and it's...

Nope, bump steer is from the angles in the front suspension. Usually on lowered cars where the tie rod ends aren't perpendicular to the wheel and will pull in when that wheel is bumped causing it to steer.

too stiff + bumpy road = loss of control

There was talk years ago about drilling the block and thrust bearings to force feed them oil, but that was also around the time that the RPS pressure plate was the only real option for a high HP car. We have more options these days.

E-brake isn't a wise choice considering the shoes are thin and expensive... Clutch pop with a healthy press of the loud pedal works wonders. We're not an old AE86 with no power...