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    Would an off balance turbo cause this?

    did you prime it when you put it on? check it for play now. also check the bolts on your dp.
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    Getting a ticket going to church.

    as far as i know this isnt true. I can speak from experience on this one as I received a ticket while in the church parking lot. was not pretty
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    *What I did not do today*

    i did not beat MGS4 today... i did beat it yesterday :) man i need to get some more free time to screw-off like i could in college....
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    mismatch intercooler? worth the trouble? for ct26

    3in = overkill and a plumbing nightmare unless you are going for higher than average goals. 2.5in to keep things easy.
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    ATTN: If there is an Auto show in yoru area!!!

    im surprised that noone asked this yet but what is TFP and why should we care? you just missed the state fair of tx that had just about everything under the sun and if i can get some more info on it ill keep my eyes open for it
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    MAF Placement

    if you mean the AFM yes it is possible but not recommended. the Kv sensor doesnt "see" pressure but measures the air flowing across it, a map will do pressure. add to it that the afm housing is a defined known space, if you change the size of the pipe its installed in the readings will not be...
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    Does anyone but dealerships carry turbo gaskets?

    i recently bought a metal gasket off ebay for my brother's turbo/dp to fix and exhaust leak and it was dirt cheap. good luck!
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    Car Club or Sub-Culture?

    sub-culture but obsession is pretty close... there are very few other places i would go to ask for help, advice, or just something to keep me occupied.
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    I need a windows 2000 disk, please help!

    aww damn and here i wanted to help... i have a corporate install that is a set-it-and-forget-it install. No keys needed. Props to helping out grandma (my parents and grandparents are about the same with comps) ME=FTL.....
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    let's see some big wings!

    let's not m'kay?
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    15 Vehicles you want to own/drive before you snuff it...

    1. IS300 SportX (own currently) 2. MK3 Supra Turbo (own currently) 3. MK1 MR2 (supercharged, pissed off firby sound would be the best) 4. 1993 R32 Skyline GT-R V-Spec 5. 1967 Toyota 2000GT 6. 2009 Viper SRT10 Competition 7. 2008 Bugatti Veyron 8. 1970 'Cuda 9. 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RS...
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    Toyota Dealer Parts Search

    if we still had rep.... thank you very much! awesome resource
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    My Extremely Blown Head Gasket!

    damn man, that looks alot like mine (also framed) what is it with 91 turbos and them really eating the headgasket up..... mine ran like a top right up until it dropped a cylinder and i parked it for the bhg job. good luck! i need to check out your car now that i am going to have some free time!!!
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    how many tickets does it take?

    3. worst was a 97 in a 65 when i was out with 2 other supra guys. tried to fight it and the law won. found out after that the judge had baby sat the DA, stupid redneck town....
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    civic turbo HONDATA help.

    set the duty cycle higher. anything above 85% and the injector can become static (open almost all the time) which is a bad thing. 15% is fairly low. does he have a boost controller? has the car been tuned also?
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    Your Supra, Street or Track? Or a Garage Trophy

    its inspected and emissioned but sits in the garage most of the time and gets driven on nice days. when i was in college it was my dd and was flogged mercilessly on a daily basis
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    I'm leaving for DFW and San Antonio... RIGHT NOW :)

    cool man! make sure you hit up shiner tx for some free beer! watch out for staties...
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    kkk k27 dead at 1500 miles

    thats about par for the course. warrantys on turbos are pretty much useless as there is always something they can use to chalk it up to a user error. glad u got a cheap turbo and hope this one holds up better.
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    are 550's enough?

    hey hey hey lets not steer him too wrong here! @ 100% duty cycle, 43.5 psi, you only need 529cc injectors to hit 500hp! :biglaugh: jdub - i hear ya man, im at ~400rwhp and the amount of work required to make it daily driven, street-able and full functional was alot more than than i was...
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    I'm leaving for DFW and San Antonio... RIGHT NOW :)

    sweet. i live in north dallas and have monday and tuesday off. drive safe man and let me know when you get into town