It is certainly that 7m torque... definitely a good feeling. I've always considered Supras to be "catch up" cars, much like muscle cars. You can only throw such a heavy car into a corner so fast, but you can easily use the power to make up for slower corner speeds on the exit.Chris13002;1873752 said:
te72;1875213 said:Most definitely rod knock you have there sir. In the second video it is a lot less obvious, but it isn't a problem that fixes itself unfortunately.
As for what to do at this point, it would be smart to make sure your DD is up for a few months of steady service. From there, pull the 7m, and tear it down for inspection. I was going to keep my 7m after the rod knock (despite their occasional issue I do love them), but after we got the pan off and saw how bad my crank was... it was JZ time for me.
Your car though, so that decision is yours and yours alone.
), and pull the pan off. Sometimes you get lucky and your bearings are a bit worn, other times you've screwed the pooch like my motor did. I think mine had spun (where the bearing halves basically overlap each other) 2 or three of the rod bearings.
