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Paradox · 06-25-2002, 07:43 PM

hehe yeah i wasnt totally sure that was ur supra but i thought id wave anyways..

umm.. i was looking thru all the car lots for a cheap'ish winter car

there is like NOTHING out there.... arggh. i checked basically every lot in victoria, also went thru the auto trader, no luck.

just hope i can find something cheaper up island... keeping the supra 100% off the road in the winter would be awesome.

ohh new o2 sensor in too, i still idle like crap. but gas mileage is waaay better, tranny fluid changed too, with 75W90 and GM addidtive. makes it feel a little smoother

Enraged · 06-25-2002, 09:21 PM

when was the last time you changed your plugs? just a thought, but my car ran a bit better with new plugs. if not, its gotta be your S-AFC tuning

Enraged · 06-25-2002, 09:30 PM

oh ya, the other reason i went into town was to find out about an alarm. well, i chose the alarm, gettin a few toys with it too.... goin to cost me $525, installed myself. them installing it would bring the total to $850..... learn by doing, right?

Paradox · 06-25-2002, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by Enraged
oh ya, the other reason i went into town was to find out about an alarm. well, i chose the alarm, gettin a few toys with it too.... goin to cost me $525, installed myself. them installing it would bring the total to $850..... learn by doing, right?

are you going with that crazy ass viper system? that'll be a challenge to install, but far worth the effort

btw i just pulled my car hard on the highway, and after o2 sensor and tranny fluid it felt a lot better, i didnt really get a chance to let er open til tonight. instead of the ford LSD additive, i put in GM additive, so far it feels great. transmission is a lot smoother compared to before, but still not to the spec i want..hehe.

and yeah, im thinking of getting some NGK plugs and wires soon.. ive just been putting it off cuz i had new toyota wires put in last december, but the toyota wires arent too good compared to the NGK's (i forget which type, but theres one set that are supposed to be amazing)

i need to get a spark plug wrench socket

mainly i think i idle like crap because of the lexus AFM and no adjustment screw. i notice the car only really stalls after the BOV shoots out a ton of air, so maybe the BOV is still too tight..

what would you guys suggest for the best spark plugs?

NashMan · 06-26-2002, 08:03 AM

well that is easy get the same ones as mine there on my list of crap i have done to my car

so every oe is still up to meeting at payless at 6 on thursday

fuzebox · 06-26-2002, 10:04 AM

So how many of you guys have done a head retorque? I'm wondering how much a dealership or some other mechanic would charge... My gf's uncle's shop probably has all the tools I'll need, but if it's cheap enough than I'd just get someone else to do it.

Enraged · 06-26-2002, 10:17 AM

i havent done it, but i should soon. i might just change the headgasket (to a new stocker) with ARP bolts in the near future, just to be safe.

its actually not that hard. i could have done it, i just didnt have the time. take off the 3000 pipe, coil packs, the different vaccuum lines, the throttle linkage, etc, then just remove the cam covers. you can torque them down with the cams in, they just have to be at top dead center apparantly.

i still want to know if i can just swap in ARP bolts without changing the head gasket at all. i dont feel safe torqueing the old stockers down, it would be a bitch to get them out if one of them snapped...

Enraged · 06-26-2002, 10:20 AM

and yes, im goin with the Viper, but not the remote start version. im also getting remote hatch pop, i should have gotten it for my beretta, its a very handy feature. they also have a 2 way pager coming out in august or september, so when that comes out ill get it for the added security. and then ill put a sign on my car that says "This vehicle is protected by a homicidal maniac with a baseball bat."

NashMan · 06-26-2002, 12:37 PM

you are funny man there toby oh and if you get eh viper what ever alram you must glass senore or movement lieki had in my car

ps viper alarms are ok but there better out there mine was fucken anoyinh some times as long as your remote has more then 2 buttons it is fine if it has less you are going to hate it

but is every one still up for this thursday at 6 at payless

ps you know what i doing whiht my old inter cooler i gave it to friend and we are going to pop it into his mazda 626 turbo

aka his car never came whiht inter cooler so he should see some hp gains from this mod plus it will be kinda fun doing it as well

ps i need the wireing out of 86.5 supra none tems if you guys can find me this i whould really ow you one

caues it is the last thing i need to do

and silver mrk 3 i neeed to know wheni can pic up your parts for my car and such

e mail me at

Rdemetrioff@shaw.ca
or icq at 46638419

NashMan · 06-26-2002, 01:04 PM

i know some one that can tune you s-afc

to run right he works on my car wheni am to lazy

and i think he will not charge really any thing at all as well are u intrested i will ask him about it when i go drop my buddy off there to pic up his car

Enraged · 06-26-2002, 04:08 PM

you guys get to see my partly black interior tomorrow

i think i can do the whole thing with 2 or 3 more cans of paint. not a bad way to spend $50 hehe

Paradox · 06-26-2002, 08:06 PM

cool, what parts of the car did you paint?

also did you just spray it on or did you do any prep. work to the surfaces beforehand?

i wanna do the same thing soo bad

SilverMK3 · 06-26-2002, 08:53 PM

Nashman, you can pick them up any time you want. I work every day except this coming sunday so it'll probably have to be sometime before 6pm (unless I work matinee that day).
I guess I should bust out the old haynes manual and pull the parts off - unless you feel like doing it?

As to the wiring off an 86.5, there's nothing in Nanaimo, when I was looking for a parts car to get the crossmember from all I found was a TEMS 87 NA, and an 88T at South Island Imports.

Enraged, do you have any pics of your work in progress?

fuzebox · 06-27-2002, 01:19 AM

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Originally posted by Enraged
you guys get to see my partly black interior tomorrow i think i can do the whole thing with 2 or 3 more cans of paint. not a bad way to spend $50 hehe

Let us know how it goes, I'm planning to paint my interior black too (after spending $95 on a color-matched Lotek A-pillar hah)

Paradox · 06-27-2002, 01:35 AM

arggh i just got caught out in the rain without my roof!

driving at night with the roof off and it not being cold is kinda cool, tho

reminder to self: keep roof in car at all times

anyways break the news Enraged, what'd ya paint? like i said, i want to paint mine, but im so fearing removing the dashboard

NashMan · 06-27-2002, 03:53 AM

well in order to panit you will have to take off teh dash bprd

and cool thanxs silver mrk 3 i willget some tiemand oic so fo that stuff up from you alll even dring my car down

and mury i talk to my friend and he will tune you stand alone fule mangment thing for case of beer you intrested i trust him so it is all good

what you say you intested

Enraged · 06-27-2002, 10:30 AM

1 can did the 3 main peices in the hatch. both side peices, the back peice, and the storage cover. for prep, i just wiped them down, lightly sanded with 600 grit to rough up the surface a bit, and sprayed it on, i did about 3 coats.

im not sure if ill be coming tonight, im not feelin to great, and the weather is suckin right now. well, back to work for me, ill let you guys know if im not goin to show.

and murray, WHAT are you thinkin leavin your roof at home? lol, i always have mine in the hatch!

NashMan · 06-27-2002, 12:19 PM

so who is going to auto x and stuff

Paradox · 06-27-2002, 09:18 PM

goddamnit! did it rain hard at auto-x after i left? once i got closer to victoria it was just pissing down rain..

not a bad auto-x, but it seemed slower than before for some reason, maybe cause of the colder cement? hell, i dunno.

neways i'll have to see how these pics came out...

fuzebox · 06-28-2002, 09:18 AM

Got this message today from the shopping cart site Lotek uses:

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The status of this order is currently: Shipped

Thank you for shopping with Lo-Tek, Inc..

I have to say I'm impressed. Should get it next week I guess... So much for JeffM's warning of waiting 2 months!

If only I could afford a boost gauge now

Paradox · 06-28-2002, 11:07 AM

damn dude, i ordered a 60mm burgandy pod last FEBUARY! and have yet to see it from suprasport.com...

hrmmm.. think maybe its time i cancelled that order

NashMan · 06-28-2002, 03:43 PM

yae i think so you should cancel that order and stuff

ps i think my tire is flat not i got ot got get plug for it

Paradox · 06-28-2002, 06:34 PM

haha shitty man... i was looking at my back tires yesterday and the drivers side rear isnt lookin' pretty

looks i need new rear tires

got my turboXS MBC today, feelin' too lazy to install it in this crappy weather tho.. arggh

owell, i should make a decent test pilot for the turboXS in the MK3 supra. lets just hope i dont run into a bunch of boost spiking.

Paradox · 06-28-2002, 06:44 PM

and its blue to boot!

wee more blue stuff

NashMan · 06-28-2002, 06:53 PM

oooo it pretty

wel tire fix hehhee i love gettting stuff done for free plus fixing tire int eh rain kinda sucks

well i fond ot know owns that driven sticker bord aka mistubie gto it kens car from sound sultion he converted it to turbo as well but i don't know how he did it thou as i never really looked at it but his ic pipes are kinda small

i wounder if he did motor swap or some thing or just turbo that na based bottom end hummm

but it a walkk sticker bord