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  1. Justin

    JDM Throttle Body

    I bought a JDM engine complete with JDM throttle body... the linkage is different. What can I do in order to get the JDM linkage to work with my USDM car? Obviously swapping with a USDM throttle body, but are there any other options? Also, are there any other things that Need to be...
  2. Justin

    What should I do?

    Yes, this is a cross post from supra-forums but each forum has their share of experts.... I got a JDM engine from a shop, pulled it apart and am taking the head/crank/block/pistsons, yada yada down to the machien shop tomorrow to get some stuff done. what I'm planning on doing as of now...
  3. Justin

    Finally, NA-T

    Today my headgasket blew... and by blew, I mean in under 2 miles I had no coolant left, it was pretty jacked up. There's a fairly local place that offers 7mGTEs for 845 bucks, I'm going to go pick one up on Thursday... what should I look for? I called the company a few weeks ago, they had...
  4. Justin

    Getting the turbo apart

    how the hell do I pull the exhaust housing off the rest of the turbo? I've undone the circle clamp holding it together, but the housing seems to be rusted to the center part, i've used WD40, a rust eater, but the damn thing still won't budge... i've even held a heat gun on there for about 10...
  5. Justin

    SP Turbo

    I'm not really super-intelligent about turbo terminology and I'm not getting a wack load of help over at SF. SM has always answered my questions quickly, and politely so I hope the same goes for this question.... I just fried the stock CT26 on the 88T and was considering upgrading to a SP...
  6. Justin

    NA Pistons in a Turbo

    How many people have done this? Turbo: 8.4 N/A : 9.2 I have NA pistons that only have 10K miles on 'em so I would imagine they're in good shape (stock NA) I'm rebuilding a JDM GTE with a MHG and ARPs The benifits that I've heard is a faster spool and more power... what are...
  7. Justin

    6m/7m cranks

    So I've done my share of searching and know that the 6m crank is lighter and not balanced, and the 7m crank is balanced and 5 lbs heavier.... that's nice. Which is better? I'm picking up a JDM engine and I get to inspect it before I buy it, and I have my choice of however many there are...
  8. Justin

    door lock systems

    I've been having problems with my door lcoks ever since i bought the car.... the recent install of my alarm with keyless entry has made me want to get the problem fixed. does anyone know of EVERY location for components of the power lock system? What I Know of: Locks (duh) lock...
  9. Justin

    Sp Gt

    What's the GT indicate on the SP turbos? I've seen a SP61 and a SP61GT.... maybe not a 61 but i've seen them with and without the GT... what's that mean?
  10. Justin

    ECU/Harness

    This may be covered somewhere else, but I havn't found it, and it won't hurt to have it floating around again. I have an 89 NA. I have all the parts to swap in a GTE, except the engine wiring harness. I bought a 92 ECU (M/T, Turbo). I'm looking at buying a Harness that LOOKS like it...
  11. Justin

    VPC Diagram

    Is what I have so far correct? What are the functions of the colors I am missing?
  12. Justin

    Vpc

    I just got my VPC... would those of you who've been running this system take a look at what I purchased and make sure everything's there, and looks okay? www.bouscal.net/images/vpc also, does anyone have a pinout of what wires are what coming off the harness heading to the ECU... part of...
  13. Justin

    Door lock molding thing

    like many other mk3's my door lock bezels have long been broken I have the bezels themselves, but the metal clips have vanished. I came across the part numbers a while back but i've lost them! can anyone help me out? part no's for all nessesary parts would be okay, iwouldn't mind...
  14. Justin

    Fuel Cut Question

    I feel really dumb asking this because I have a fair grasp on most aspects of my car but I want a definition I am comfortable with. I know that fuel cut does exactly that. Cuts fuel. I also know that it occurs when the output of the KV AFM pass's a certian frequency (1400hz or somthing?)...
  15. Justin

    emanage

    1: When no maps are initilized the car runs fine, however, when I go and hit load, it brings up all the maps, even though I only selected timing, and airflow. after that, the light on the emanage itself starts flashing green/red/green red... code 11, AFM problem, and the car won't rev...
  16. Justin

    Vpc

    So I'm about to buy a HKS VPC that's supposedly in really good condition for a fair price... So the pressure/temp sensor go to the brain which converts those signals into a signal that the ECU recognizes as a KV signal? is there ANYTHING else I need to know? Get the right chip in...
  17. Justin

    Mbc

    Where'd this MBC come from? Who sold it?
  18. Justin

    emanage

    on the diagram I have of the way to hook up the ignition harness, with the 1kohm resistor and the transistor, everything eems to be a bit jumbled. I've got the ground going to the collector of the transistor, the IGf going to the emitter, and capped off on the ignitor side...
  19. Justin

    My New Toys :D

    Got a few things from UPS today... thanks to horsepower freaks, who i'd do business with again anyday
  20. Justin

    ZT2 Installed

    Got my ZT2 installed, took a bunch of pics.. VERY big though, i don't feel like resizing them. Pictures Havn't mounted the screen yet, but this is the most of it