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Ok, i'm not sure what to call this...speeding....streetrace...whatever, but two of my friends (well...one is almost more of an aquaintance, but aside the point) were speeding, kinda racing but not quite....and one car ended up cutting the other one off. i dont feel like elaborating details...

My friend just picked up a 2001 Crown Victoria Police interceptor, it has a 4.6L v-8... and he's wondering what he can do to get some more power out of it.... if anybody has some tips for the specific car that'd be cool. anybody know some performance numbers of these cars? preferably the...

Hey everybody, i have a question for you all; Does, or has, anyone noticed a significant emotional effect caused by eating certain foods? not physical, i know all about food allergies and how some people just dont react well to them and get stomach aches....i'm talking mentally. about half...

lol...ok that title is a bit oxymoron, but it makes sence once you know what i'm asking about; After reading up a bit on heater cores, and their various methods of heating air, i was wondering if someone can tell me how ours work, specifically. I was wondering because I wanted to make...

There's this toyota camry for sale near me that is only 350 bux... apparently the only thing wrong with the seemingly nice looking car is the transmisison, its a 5 speed, makes funny noises and the seller states it will need repair or replacement. Worst case scenario, how hard could that...

i'm pretty sure i've passed the mentioned 500-mile re-torque after a BHG rebuild and i wanted to check on the necessity of retorquing and what experiances others have had with finding loose bolts and whatnot. i'm just wondering why the 500-mile retorque theory exists, because if i took the car...

would 15in rims be impossibly small and just a bad idea for a supra? (mk3) there's a guy locally letting a set of 4 go for 200 bucks...to mee that seems like a great deal, but 15in seems pushing it, especially without lowering the car, but i figured i'd check and see if anyone has a picture of...

And i need some pointers now to pick between these. I'm interested in engineering, mechanical and civil so far... I posted earlier on picking colleges in general but now i was wondering for some deciding opinions between the UC's to make sure i dont miss applying to a good school...apps are...

I have a sony 8mp digicam and when i upload pics the 8mp res. ones usually average around 3-4 mb per pic! some are as low as 2 depending on the content but i noticed something silly... i'll open a 3mb pic in MS paint and hit save to overwrite with paint's version and i get what i see as an...

I need to get some new spark plug wires and just like everything else i'm assuming you get what you pay for, but just incase thats not true or there are a few companies that are expensive AND crap, i wanted to know whats good. Berg-warner? Bosch? Autolite? MSD? I have a 1986.5 N/A so i...

is automatic transmission stop leak good, or bad? my dad has a tractor with a hydrostatic transmission and it has a bit of a leak, he was hoping the stuff could fix it. but i was a bit worried it might damage something, knowing how those miracle solvents work.... i know the idea of...

______-------------EDIT---------__________ Right now i'm in need of help deciding on the different UC's as applications are due this thursday, if you could view my last post on the last page it would be great, it has my new question. __________________________________________________________...

Well....here we go. I bought this car from a friend about a year ago...i'd always liked supras but NEVER thought i'd actually get one because it was on my list of "rare" cars...i figured i'd have a toyota pickup. well this friend of mine picked it up for 500...then "fixed" something and i...

one of my rear hatch struts began leaking and the fluid got on the foam rubber hatch seal. thankfully i caught it before it was totally ruined but there is considerable expansion of the rubber causing it to be wavy and it looks crappy. not to mention the possibility of not as good of a seal...

Today driving around, moderate speeds, kinda slow...my oil pressure was at the lowest mark that's in the "normal" range as per the owners manual but i dont like how low that is compared to some other instances where its been higher. i'm running 5w-30... i think this weekend i'll change my...

I did a BHG fix....while back...some may remember.... i changed to toyota red coolant based on several reccomendations by SM members...and i was checkin out the engine today after i ran it kidna hard and i saw the temp go up a little...not a lot...but a little and i decided to check my engine...

What exactly is the point of the supra headlight sprayer/washers? have they been proven to help with anything? does anyone on here ever USE them?? i dont have them but i've always wondered who gets their headlights dirty enough to use them.... and how a spray could possibly help anything...

I did a BHG rebuild and after running with fresh oil (and i'm on my second new filter in 200 miles) I opened the cap...steam, or what i think is steam, came out. I figured this was steam from moisture in the engine so i have been taking the oil cap off and blowing conpressed air through my...

Hi, found some leaky tail lights, fixed that...but my hatch window trim needs help, as well as my side rears. trim looks nice, but one piece at the drivers side front corner of my hatch is coming up like it isnt attached right, and i have leaks that drip through the hatch somewhere else as...

Hey, 1986.5 N/A, just did a BHG job, runnin pretty good but... Sometimes I feel a jerky, pulsing feeling during accleration. what i mean is...the car accelerates unevenly and instead of feeling a constant force applied to me from my carseat i feel bursts of energy. I'm thinking maybe a bad...