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    Drilling a hole for EGT.

    hmm let me copy what I posted in another thread.... Guess where your statement falls into ;) What happens with the "I heard", " so and so" etc is that it is usually never ever true. ;) So what you heard, is not true. Or asked another way. What makes cylinder #6 hotter than the rest...
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    removing tems

    4 hours actually. Not that difficult to do. Hardest part is unwrapping the said harness from the tape/tubing that toyota uses.
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    maft pro

    moving this to the general subforum as this is not a technical question.
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    would a 2jz intake manifold be a good alternative to a full 600+$ intake plentium

    <--- takes old yeller to the back of this cabin... 2jz does not mate with the 7m plenum without some serious elbow grease. 90mm TB on a 57 trim turbo? Yeah, this is definetly old yeller........ /thread
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    JDM vs. USDM Heads

    The Hammer falls starting today. Folks, If you are coming into the tech section. Be prepared to post facts! If your sentence begins with the following "I believe...." pause and think about what you are about to post as more than likely, it will get torn apart. Others that might...
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    Drilling a hole for EGT.

    Also remember, one EGT sensor is the average of all 6 cylinders. And by the time the EGT sensor shows something is wrong temprature wise, the event already took place and probably more than once at high HP/RPM. So use it as a tool but not as a "Oh shit, something is wrong" meter as by the...
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    head retorque questions

    Dunno about BC but I use a Bottoming tap works quite well. Of course it is a $65 dollar Tap but when you want the job done right. I tried thread chaser, the crap that I purchased ended up sheering inside the block...
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    Dual Battery Setup

    T701jz I have to agree with grimjack. It is easier to spot a movement when the reference = ZERO.
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    Dual Battery Setup

    well \more than likely (this is a HUGE guess). One of the relays. You will have to literally tap or unplug and replug the relays and see what happens.
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    Dual Battery Setup

    for a total of .1 amps. ;) Something else is draining your battery..... alarm? shorts?
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    SS line on oil pump- now oil pan won't fit

    the oil pan does not fit because of the fitting. You will ahve to BANG the oil pan out in that area.
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    more than you ever wanted to know about wire

    Ron, lol And I bet people ask... "How did you do that!!" MAGIC!! ;)
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    more than you ever wanted to know about wire

    Ron and Dirgle Thanks for the input. Kapton sucks! That is of course the trademark name, the generic being Polyamide :) Wow, I can't believe it has been one year since I posted that (almost!). Dirgle. On the lacing. TOTALLY Agree. But 20 feet of car will never ever be the same at...
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    Question: Mk4 to Mk3 parts interchangeability?

    electronics and chassis harness with the archaic MKIV stuff when there is much better stuff out now a days? Pointless unless the car was in a fire and then, better to go to current gen aerospace stuff.
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    EZCarLift? Anybody have one of these?

    two and half foot lift only? my 3 ton car jacks rise more than that! Might be slower but 26 inches does not equal to 1000+ dollars!!
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    Tech: WRC turbos

    I was doing some reading and found this stuff regarding the turbos that WRC use insightful and awesome... http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/rallycar/275975/boost-group-n-and-wrc-turbos.html F BTW that those prices translate to $8000 - $18,000 USD!!! :o
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    mk4 rear end in a mk3?

    Unfortunatly.. It depends...
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    Question about the ecu

    knowing what we know now. Why risk it? Anyway, if money is a concern. there are standalones that will cost LESS than a full HKS alphabet soup worth of equipment (meaning VPC, GCC, F-Con).
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    mk4 rear end in a mk3?

    500rwhp? Shit stick with the MKIII diff. It works and I have yet to see anyone grenade it. I seen someone grenade the Torsen LSD but not the stock 7m!! Lower than 4.1? What are you trying to do? Uproot trees in 1st and 2nd gear???
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    AC going back in, need input on flush

    AN fittings or lots of work to use the metric fittings. The stock condensor Aluminum? (got to check mine).