Scott

Yours, Ricky's and a few others I have seen making the numbers I am after. I just can't justify the extra outlay when it spools the way it does and hits the figures I am after. 0.81. I'm not going to let it make more though. It'll be getting capped at 700..... for now

Billet 6765 non-DBB Getting the order sorted out just now with MVP.

The car officially went off the road yesterday so I've jumped right in and got cracking. This is the last couple of pictures before I started.... And this is it now. As you can see I had a slight coolant leak at one point I also recieved my Valve Keeper tool today so got cracking on the spare head. Brian Crower springs & retainers now fitted along with the ferrea valve stem seals that were already fitted in place. It's amazing the difference having the right tools makes. Before the tool arrived I only managed to get 2 fitted. I spent 4 hours trying to get them fitted, I was seriously cracking up. Today armed with the proper snapon kit I did the other 22 in about 30 mins. Looking forward to cracking on

Happy birthday bud

If you'll take 100 delivered I'll have it

There is a claim of 450rwhp on a BPU supra running 1.4bar on UK/US spec turbos. That's about 20% high IMO. Then theres the Hennessey Viper, then the Blue "1200 HP" Supra built & tuned by titan that barely made 900hp here (CRD bought it). There's always been a big difference IMO. As you say though, it's all relative

See that is their downfall then. If they stop using pump fuel at 1.2 regardless of setup then they are mugs. It's my understanding that the whole reason for using race fuels is to stop det from happening. Det happens when the intake temperatures rise meaning the charge in the chamber becomes unstable. The bigger the turbo the cooler the intake charge at any given level as the turbo needs less rotations to create the same boost levels. The bigger the turbo, the more efficient it is at a desired level (within reason). At 2.0bar a GT35r would be blowing out it's behind but a GT45 is just getting on song.

Make me an offer, I just took it off tonight

Bump, need the space. £150 delivered. Will split into 2 sets 1. Turbo Pipes 2. Intake & TB £80 posted each.

Looking forward to them waking up and having a rant about what I've been saying

They can't see the wood for the trees to be honest. I'm going round in circles with a couple of them and they can't seem to grasp any logic that doesn't involve their side of things.

Damn, missed out lol. Went for an early night

The funniest thing about that thread is that they claim the UK dynos are overreading. If ever there was a hypocritical thread it has to be that one. Unbelievable. Your car would probably make 1500hp over there ffs.

I did look into those but had no idea which ones to get. There are so many variations that I decided the tried and trusted method would be just fine. Also means that I can do the job on the car in the future should I have the need. Are the spring compressors suitable for the 2JZ the C-Clamps?

Sock + Coins = Anti-Mugging Device Or mugging device if times get really hard

You do know he said it was a supra.... yeah?

I'm looking at turbo blankets and I'm unsure with what colour to go with. My engine bay is going to be completly black and red by the time I'm done with it (for all that is physically possible anyway) so I'm not sure what to go with regarding the turbo blanket. The turbo coldside will be black so I was thinking that the hotside being covered with black might not pop as much as I would like. On the other hand I'm thinking that red may stand out like a sore thumb. What do you reckon? http://www.mkivsuprastar.com/Supra/Engine%20Bay%20WIP/IMG_6475-1000.jpg Hopefully you can visualise a single in there somewhere lol.

Oops lol. There's me pulling up Martin for not reading too. No idea how I missed that but at least I know the script now. Cheers Chris

Have a read of the question mate

The head is on the bench so no need to worry about losing bits thankfully. Is the centre part spring loaded Chris? I can't see how the retainer will be moved down without pushing the valve down as well.

As you push the outer white part down, the centre part will push the valve down though. Unless the centre part is spring loaded?

Cracking motor, would absolutely love a V8 Sup. Didn't even know it was for sale (not that I could have bought it).

I'm guessing the NOS that he couldn't get to work on the launch Looks rather brisk, well done. Look forward to see you going for it

I'm replacing the springs & retainers in my spare head with BC items. I got everything out absolutely no bother but I'm having a bit of bother getting them back in (2 in an hour ) I've managed to find the tool that Ian recommended and have ordered it. However, I can't for the life of me see how it works. The following image isn't the exact same one but it is a very similar design and it would appear the OP used it to create the how to on MKIV.com. How does the tool manage to get the keepers in without fouling on the top of the valve stem? All I can imagine is the tip of the tool hitting the top of the stem and not allowing the spring, retainer and keepers to move down. Any insight would be greatly appreciated

The reflector doesn't do anything. Well, it might reflect the sidelight but certainly not the main beam. "Projector lens" means there is a lens that the bulb sits behind. The domes of glass in front of the dipped beam and the foglights are what makes them projector lenses