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  1. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Rod and rod end positioning!!! Need help!

    Thank you very much... This has saved me a headache and time! And to the people replying about stamps in the rods or caps... they are stamped but the person who did it messed it up pretty bad, you can't even make out what is shows... but I labeled all the rods and caps so they go back in the...
  2. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Rod and rod end positioning!!! Need help!

    No rod knock... just too much boost and ran lean, fried 2 pistons!
  3. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Rod and rod end positioning!!! Need help!

    I have a 7mgte and this is the 2nd motor to be installed in my mk3, and the 3rd time it is being rebuilt! I bought the car from a friend (the 2nd. person to rebuild the motor)! I noticed that when I disassembled the motor he didn't put it together right! The marks at the top of the pistons were...
  4. JonnyZ(Socal)

    57 trim ct-26 Dyno

    Yes.. Do not do that again!!! I have the same turbo and I hit 15 lbs with no tune!!! Bad idea... I cracked 2 ring lands... now I need a new set of pistons, bearings and a bore :(
  5. JonnyZ(Socal)

    I'm a dumbass need a lil more help!

    I pulled out 3 pistons today, the rest will come out tmmrw, the two really low ones had small cracks which is what i suspected from the start!
  6. JonnyZ(Socal)

    I'm a dumbass need a lil more help!

    I made a post recently of low compression and smoke and all that bad stuff well i forgot to warm up the car when i did the test... Has anyone ever done a cold comp test? the numbers for 4 cyls were 120 and the other two were around 40! I'm wondering if the 4 that were 120 were because it was...
  7. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Need help in so cal!!!

    Ok well I did a compression test and here are the numbers. These numbers are rounded off, I'm just going off the top of my head so they are not accurate, but good enough. 1. 120 2. 35 3. 120 4. 35-40 5. 120 6. 120 I compression tested my car about 2 weeks ago and all were 180 so I...
  8. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Need help in so cal!!!

    No UTI, in cali doesn't do big jobs on student cars.... we can do alignments, oil, all that stuff but no hg replacements or anything to do with tearing down the motor! But ya, the car was smoking from the engine bay, the smoke was white, there are no leaks under the car just a horrible misfire...
  9. JonnyZ(Socal)

    Need help in so cal!!!

    I'm in the la/oc area. I turned up my boost controller to 15 lbs today and my car began to smoke and now it seems like it's mis firing pretty bad, I'm hoping it's just a bhg and not a fried piston from detonation. Can someone come look at my car or help give me input. I'm currently a student at...
  10. JonnyZ(Socal)

    new member here

    Shes a beauty!
  11. JonnyZ(Socal)

    new member here

    Pix???
  12. JonnyZ(Socal)

    New Turbo Supra Owner!!!

    I didn't do the EGR delete, I don't know much about the ECU except that it has a piggyback... It came like that, I got it off member PaulMicin who also bought it without the EGR.
  13. JonnyZ(Socal)

    New Turbo Supra Owner!!!

    It may not be a good one... But its still a mod!
  14. JonnyZ(Socal)

    New Turbo Supra Owner!!!

    Thanks guys... Ya it has a rebuilt turbo! Heres a few of the mods: CT-26 57 trim turbo New OEM pistons/rings HKS 3" Hi-Power exhaust Greedy profec eo1 boost controller Piggyback ecu X02 racing FMIC 300ZX oil cooler Eibach lowering springs Koyo radiator EGR delete ARP head bolts Thats just off...
  15. JonnyZ(Socal)

    New Turbo Supra Owner!!!

    Hello fellow members. I Bought her three days ago off a fellow forum member. I have been into the 300zx game for 2yrs but I needed something nice to drive while it is being built up! Lots of mods Here's some pix... enjoy!