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I don't care what BJ, or the speed network thinks about my car. And I'll be happy to drive around these 400,000.00 restored cars any time they actually make it on the road in anything other than a trailer. People with tons of money, and nothing better to do with their time, tend to spend it...

Yep, I've seen a few of the FMIC's, both the 3" thick, and 4" ones, and they were very nice, and very low cost. (If I did not already have the MAXX setup, I'd go with an Ebay 4" thick one right now.) Just make sure you buy bar and plate construction. Best type there is, and for this price...

The shift to the side is called sway, and from what I've seen in your photos, some time on a frame rack with a good tech will solve the problems fine. It will cost you between 250 and 500.00 to just have the frame work done however. (Setup and measure, then figure 3 hours of frame time, and...

After all the debate, reviews, and even x-ray testing, I finally bought one from SS Autochrome. Guess what? The Waste Gate holes are totally not restrictive. The manifold will clear the stock oil filter housing, and will work on mine no problem since I don't have that anymore. The welds...

I agree, my stock oil reading is 40 when the pressure gauge on the accusump (Which I trust to be pretty accurate.) says 85lbs..... Now, there is 5 lbs of air in the sump, pushing on the piston, so the real pressure is not 85psi of oil pressure, but it's surely not 40. I'm looking for a stock...

Highest I've seen personally was Tony's car in Vegas. (The orange one.) I do think his buddies with what I think was Tony's old setup turbo wise was pretty powerful on a stock engine too. (Like 700 at the wheels.. but I was not there that year.) I really think that once you exceed 450hp, or...

Canton full flow filter, on the apron, and no problems, you just have to drill one hole, assuming your AFM is slightly off to one side, and your not using the stock turbo IC pipe anymore... LOL So I suppose there are plenty of problems unless you know how to fabricate some pipes for the IC, then...

Stroked 7MGTE = Tourqe :) Funny thing is on the same turbo/fuel and tuning, the engine stock made about the same rwhp at the same psi level. BUT stroked, it's making around 100ftlbs more rwtq.... So it feels faster, and it is very nice to drive around town. Stock IIRC is 91mm stroke, with...

I'm going to be very interested in seeing how much of a difference this makes on the 7M. Best demo would be a mild/wild built 7M with a medium sized turbo, at least 550's and other mods to support some power, and 3" exhaust etc. Dyno the car as is, then swap out the cams and dyno it again...

Unless I have this wrong, and it's possible, the stock 7M valves are shorter in stem length than the stock 2JZ valves. They are also 1.5mm smaller in dimeter at the face, but have the same stem diameter. When installed with stock 7M retainers and locks, the 2JZ valves would be too "tall" so...

Ok, I like how "wide" the rear looks with the smaller stang lights, but the placement is slightly weird, and the body lines around where the lamps used to be is awkward. (Sorry but I call a spade a spade.) Why did you remove the quarter glass? I could see adding vents, or going to lexan or...

I can't tell you guys how many times I've changed out alternators, starters and other electronic stuff that was fine... But the replacement was expensive, and we never told the owner it was fine, just a loose wire, bad ground with corrosion on it etc. Most starters never fail unless they have...

All my other cars have factory key fobs, and I had a alarm/fob setup on my 82 that I installed, but it was so long ago, I can't even remember who made that unit. (Crimestopper IIRC.) Worked fine, locked and unlocked the doors, and that's really all I wanted it to do. (Also had the ignition...

I remember reading an article about the 1986, when it first came out, pre-turbo option. They were interviewing the designer, and head of the Supra program. He stated that the car was too heavy, but that Toyota designed it that way for a reason. They wanted to make sure the Targa did not...

Find some books on early F cars. (Land of nice suites and good food.) Those Ferrari's were all tube frame cars with thin metal bodies over them. Keep us up to date on how the LS engine swap goes. I'd really like to put one in my car if this stroker 7M ever goes TU. (Figure a nice LS7 with...

The MK3 uses a combination of unibody and subframes. In my opinion, the best way to reduce the weight of the MK3 is to turn up the boost pressure and add more fuel. (IE: not even bother. (LOL) If you must cut and add pipe, your likely going to end up with a less effective structure than...

I really like living in Idaho, but have lived in CA, WA, OH and a few other countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. Out of all of these places, I have to say that Idaho is the best. Conservative state/government and people. Weather is not too extreme, and you have all 4 seasons to enjoy...

A small box with about 6 washers/gaskets at most auto parts stores are only 4.00 or so. (Rubber/fiber gaskets made for your drain plugs, even the right size.) Also I swear the guys who worked on my car dented the pan at the gasket mating surface, so I really have to crank that sucker down and...

Ok, few things I got from reading your very long post. 1) You never got married right? 2) She liked the booze, and still does. 3) Your both too young to be parents, but have been thrown into parenthood like many of us in life. 4) Both of you feel trapped by this relationship, and your child...

Actually what sucks is PB's customer service and the attitude that all the problems are "Your" problems. (They think they do no wrong.) When I called them about the drilled and slotted rotors that arrived v/s the slotted ones that I ordered, they told me that the drilled ones are better...