Few random Q's about my 89 Turbo

[89Turbo]

1. what is the little cooler right next to my intercooler, mounted on the same bracket?

2. My Supra is just now becoming my daily driver for winter anything special i need to be aware of?

3. Where can i buy the weather stripping for the hatch?

4. Everyone has a different # of psi gained for each washer when shimming the wastegate, whats yours so i can get an average.

5. When i add my front strut bar what do i do with the caps that have wires going into them? will the bar affect the TEMS

6. Anyone ever had any theft, vandalism problems because of having hood pins?

all answers are appreciated and sorry if these Q's sound rediculous i am new to Supra's.

 

[souprat]

1. oil cooler, follow the lines that go into it. they lead to places like the pan and oil filter(i believe, my car is 90 miles away from me right now)

2. make shure you have tread on you tires? my dad always told me to have a mini shovel and a bucket of sand or ashes in the trunk at all times. RWD, drive carefully.

3. dealer? dunno

4. two washers was 8psi for me, i got rid of the washers and just got a cheap mbc. only $16 and no chance of wastegate spring fatigue(thats a debated topic).

5.dunno. i thought that strut tower bars were only really good for cars with mcpherson struts?

6. dunno. why do you want hood pins if you dont mind me asking?

 

[89Turbo]

6. i like the look of hood pins, plus i can ditch the latch.

thanks for the quick responses.

 

[supraman7mgte]

1. Your oil cooler.
2. As much as you want to,don't use the turbo in the snow.Put in proper fluids,but thats all I can tell you as I live in Cali.
3.Look on eBay,plenty of donor cars,look in "Automotive>Parts and accesories>Toyota Supra MKIII"
4.Currently I am running 10 psi
5.Remove caps and store away,disconnect plugwires to TEMS,remove lower plastic mount thingy for TEMS,and then install your brace.I'm not sure if you'll need to get it re-aligned.
6.None,as long as your alarm is working.

No such thing as a stupid question,just stupid answers!

 

[bluemax]

5. I've got Greddy front strut bar and it fits over the larger '87 TEMS actuators (with a couple of washers under the mount pads). I don't have a rear bar, but the ones I've seen don't go over the top of the struts like the front ones. But you do have to ditch the plastic covers that cover the TEMS actuators.

If you want to ditch the TEMS actuators just remove the cover, disconnect and remove the actuators.

 

[89Turbo]

how many washers supraman? and is an alarm sensitive enough to notice someone opening the hood?

 

[supraman7mgte]

The hood latch has a sensor in it(around the latch I believe) but it depends if you are solely going to use the pins to hold it down or if you are going to use the OG latch as well.
I used about 4 1/16" washers to get the boost up.You may want to use maybe 1 more to get the boost higher.When you do,Superglue the washers together(trust me)and simply install.Your going to have to replace the 2 existing bolts on it being as your extending the space.I would not recommend this as a permenant fix,either buy a MBC(Manual Boost Controller) or save up and get an electronic one.Take your time,learn a little about all the different hoses and wires and crap,and enjoy the boost!!!

 

[89Turbo]

The hood latch has a sensor in it(around the latch I believe) but it depends if you are solely going to use the pins to hold it down or if you are going to use the OG latch as well.
I used about 4 1/16" washers to get the boost up.You may want to use maybe 1 more to get the boost higher.When you do,Superglue the washers together(trust me)and simply install.Your going to have to replace the 2 existing bolts on it being as your extending the space.I would not recommend this as a permenant fix,either buy a MBC(Manual Boost Controller) or save up and get an electronic one.Take your time,learn a little about all the different hoses and wires and crap,and enjoy the boost!!!

i was going to ditch the latch for weight purposes and just use hood pins but if the sensor is in the latch then im not sure, kids are fucked up these days and will vandalize anything:nono:

 

[supraman7mgte]

I agree.But I don't think that ditching the latch and cable assembly will reduce that much.Getting rid of the the full size spare and replacing it with a donut spare would be a suggestion.

 

[89Turbo]

also does any of that "guaranteed to pass emission" crap work? because i live in Oregon and they have strict emission rules and i want to ditch BOTH cats for more power and just get a test pipe but im concerned about passing emissions.

 

[89Turbo]

I agree.But I don't think that ditching the latch and cable assembly will reduce that much.Getting rid of the the full size spare and replacing it with a donut spare would be a suggestion.

replaced full size spare with AAA

 

[SP 7M]

I don't think you guys get much snow in Portland, but I found it to be a necessity to have snow tires in MI. I had Bridgestone Blizzak WS15s all the way around and they worked great.

There really isn't much else for me to answer here as it seems everything has been touched on.

Welcome to the Supra community. You're that much cooler now.