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  1. suprafanatic

    water pump leaking???

    ok so my car has been leaking a decent amount of coolant lately... seems to be coming from the bottom right corner of the water pump OR somthing right in that area? anything else around the pump that would leak coolant>? also it DOES NOT leak while idling or slow driving... seems to only leak...
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    wastegate hitting turbo elbow!!! wont open! HELP

    ok so my car with my 60-1 turbo is over boosting, turns out the waste gate wouldnt open at all, causing it to over boost,, and it wont open because its hitting the Turbo elbow exhaust thing.... i unbolted the turbo elbow and the gate opens just fine.. what in the world do i do about that??
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    electrical problem!! need help fast!!!

    well i was re- wiring my boost gauge to a different location, in the process i was testing the bulb in the boost gauge, when i turn the dash lights on i guess two wires were touching and all lights went out for the gauge and dash gagues..... the two wires for the boost gauge are what touched...
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    electrical problem!!! need help fast!!!

    well i was re- wiring my boost gauge to a different location, in the process i was testing the bulb in the boost gauge, when i turn the dash lights on i guess two wires were touching and all lights went out for the gauge and dash gagues..... the two wires for the boost gauge are what touched...
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    Finaly a true mechanic!! very suprising response.

    Well recently i have been doing alot of work on the supra, replaced the manifold gasket, coolant lines, and other random things,, finaly got the car running only to walk out to it one day to find oil EVERYWHERE around the car. :( so i got the car home, jacked it up, looked around, couldnt find...
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    over boosting and spitting oil help qestions!!!??

    so i replaced the manifold gasket the old one was leaking alot. so had the turbo and everything off.. fianly got it all put back on with the new gasket...i still have my boost controller set to where it use to be and i was hitting right around 13psi.... now my car is trying to boost like crazy...
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    my spark plugs are shocking each other!! what to do??

    so i replaced my spark plugs, the wires are the same as i had on it... started the car and it was idling rough. went to the front of the car and you can hear the spark plugs making a wierd noise like there shocking somthing, it was darker out side and i could see some zapping going on right...
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    VID!!! me driving beside Boostlee...me pulling away

    i am in 3rd gear when i do the pull away.. and i almost imediatly hit fuel cut so i shift to 4th, so i didn't get all the way threw 3rd gear. :( but still a nice pull! this was on the way to the supra meet in louisville. Enjoy! oh and for the record this wasnt a race, just a recording of me...
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    want pics of newer Intercoolers mounted on 87 style bumper!!

    iam looking to get a new intercooler on my supra,, 87 body / bumper.. i want the intercooler to show as much as possible with the stock bumper.. if you guys could just please post some pics of your cars intercooler :D would help me figure out what to do.. or any suggestions would be great to...
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    want pics of newer Intercoolers mounted on 87 style bumper!!

    iam looking to get a new intercooler on my supra,, 87 body / bumper.. i want the intercooler to show as much as possible with the stock bumper.. if you guys could just please post some pics of your cars intercooler :D would help me figure out what to do.. or any suggestions would be great to...
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    cams questions.??

    so i was wondering.. somthing iv never really looked into for my car is a nice pair of cams... i was reading that they can add quite a bit of power... so i was wondering.. how hard are they to install?? i read they can add up to like 50extra hp to the wheels.. what would be the expected gains...
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    leaking manifold gasket,, loss of power??

    so i notice my car had an exhuast leak at the manifold to block.. one stud was striped out and a few other bolts were lose,, so the exhuast was geting out some.. also it pretty well blew out the gasket it seems so i need to replace it.. but i was wondering.... what kind of power loss would this...
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    aftermarket 7m turbo manifold?

    ok i need to replace the gasket for my manifold, its got a good sized leak. one of the studs striped out and its blown the gakset, SOOOO. i figured while i have the turbo off agian i could also get an aftermarket manifold... BUT i was wondering, do they make nice aftermarket manifolds WITH OUT...
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    cold starter problem?

    my car wont start in the mornings now that it has gotten pretty cold. i turn the key no crank or anything.. just hear all the electronic things clicking around. i turn the key really fast repeatedly and it will start to crank after awhile.. is the cold starter going bad? i have no clue whats...
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    killed ported out mustang GT!

    so a friend of mine in town has a mustang GT around a 2004 or 5 and he has exhaust, 5 speed, ported, bored, or whatever with bigger injectors. he decided he wanted a taste of toyota apparently. so we started heading out of town onto the highway.. we were going about 35-40mph and i was in 2nd...
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    waterfall sound behind dash??

    my car has the sound of a water fall behind the dash :aigo: what could it be?? mainly when its cold and i start it up just sounds like flowing water.
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    supra vs. montecarlo

    obviously my supra can beat a montecarlo, but the begining of the race is what was amusing to me..lol most likely not him.. so we were at a light this was a newer montecarlo. light turned green he floored it and so did i, funny part is i started fish tailing and almost smashed my ass into the...
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    are these good? injectors

    just wondering if these 550s would be good http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PTE-550CC-LUCAS-INJECTORS-TOYOTA-SUPRA-MKIII-TURBO-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33554QQihZ008QQitemZ180122422103QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V
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    more respect for my supra! kill modified SRT-4

    last night i was in town cruzing around and a guy in a modified SRT-4 turbo came up on me we messed around in town some.. my first thoughts are i know srt-4's are quick and i'll prolly loose if we race but to my suprise my car was faster. we were in town going about 40mph. i was in 2nd and we...
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    got fuel cut fixed!! but some questions!

    ok got the car to boost to 13-14 psi with the 60-1 turbo but it feels the same if not alittle slower than it did at 9 psi... whats wrong here>? could it be just running lean? to much air not enough fuel, cause i have stock injectors.