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I haven't been on SM for a while. The latest problem is my Comp turbo, making noise and had a lot of side to side play. I got pissed, yanked it off and sent it back to Comp in California. I talked with Joe Delgado (who I believe is owner, and Supra owner). He told me the oil line filter was...

Steve, what's the latest?

Wow, another case of how trying the Supra can be.

Today Sean fabricated the fuel lines and filters. We removed my gas tank and used Sean's old one. The sump set up is better, should be less turbulence. I still have that pesky down pipe exhaust leak but it quieted down quite a bit once she warmed up. I dumped out the old oil and filter and...

I finally have progress to report. Last weekend, my brother mostly and some me, worked to re-vamp the down pipe and exhaust. We tweaked it to try to eliminate the leaking v-bands. Also reworked the transition from 4" to 3.5". I hope we got it so she seals tight. I also finally today got the...

Sean, Even it the wastegate wasn't flush, right up against the downpipe(with no clearance at all), the downpipe had a horrible exhaust leak and this needed to be fixed. I am comfortable getting this thing right because this should be the last exhaust I ever have to do on the car. Now if I...

My original plan was to put in some real cheap 30 wt oil, run her until she was warmed up and dump it, then put in the Brad Penn (it's expensive), but Sean had put the Brad Penn in it already. So we ran it, I changed it out pretty quick. I plan on changing it again quickly, once we have the fuel...

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?56491-How-to-properly-break-in-a-newly-rebuilt-motor!&highlight=engine+break+in http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Evey one has their own theory. I am currently breaking in my 2JZ (once we have a couple of more things...

I didn't realize you needed so much stuff. I can tell you that if I got a used engine I would have new rings, bearings, hone, and fresh valve job done while I had her out of the car. If you don't you will be pulling her out again in the near future to finish a job that should have been done...

Plan to spend a lot more than you think you will. Be super careful with buying used engines. Several years ago, back when I had a 7M in my MKIII, I had to send 2 engines back because the ones that were sent were in horrible condition. If your current 2JZ is rebuild-able, I would go that route...

IJ. truer words have never been spoken. At least it didn't happen when I was really romping on her. In the end, I didn't have a properly sized pre-filter, now I will. So it worked out.

I talked with the guys today at Fuelab. It seems my fuel pump was not assembled correctly. Apparently there is an O ring inside the pump. When it was put together, the o ring was pinched, allowing fuel to leak into the electronics, and this fried the pump. WTF? I suppose it is good news, no...

I pulled off the pump after talking to fuelab on the phone. The pump is dead and needs to be looked at by someone there. After reading a ton and talking to them it appears my issue was too small of micron pre-pump filter. They recommend a 75 micron, mine was much smaller. The good news is it...

We don't think that a slightly dirty fuel filter is the issue. I did pull it apart, ordered 2 new filters just to make sure I always have a clean one. Steve had told me earlier he thought I may have a grounding issue. This is likely the problem. I am going to check it out tonight. Too bad I have...

I knew my addition of a car hauler trailer would come in handy. Tonight, I cruised in towards town to put some E85 in the Supra and to continue to break in motor and clutch. I was cruising along around 75 when I slowly lost power, the engine didn't die it just lost power. I wanted to at least...

Sean had an extra one in our tool chest. I think it was left over from when he built his 7M. It had a Q45 TB also. Just a regular thin paper gasket.

I have been working intermittently on the Supra over the past couple of days. I had a grounding issue that was predicted by Steve and diagnosed over the phone by Sean. I am happy to say she now starts like she is supposed to. Yesterday I put on some miles. She was running rough at times. I...

Thanks for the link. They look nice and yes, I like the way they look better than the ones I am currently using.

I don't have specific power goals. How about this? As much as I can safely boost my set up? I have read that the Comp turbos don't produce as much as similar sized Precision turbo's do. Last year with shot engine and lower compression I was 560 or so, but she wouldn't boost over 24 lbs. This...

I have a fuelab. It's much smaller than the aeromotive. Not a lot quieter though. Easy t o mount. So far I am happy with it.