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Forum: MKIII Supra 12-10-2011, 12:46 AM
Replies: 8
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Posted By carl johansson
Decking? Reliability? BHG?

So i know decking increases compression of the engine. I run an 88 7-MGE with maual trans in the 24 hours of Lemon series. I am wondering what decking would do for power - but much more importantly,...
Forum: MKIII Supra 12-10-2011, 12:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,409
Posted By carl johansson
California is a damned big place, and i have no...

California is a damned big place, and i have no idea what your supra is. i am in fresno, and have an 86.6, an 88, and another 88. all normal aspirated, 5 speeds. Let me know if you think I may be of...
Forum: MKIII Supra 11-20-2011, 06:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,786
Posted By carl johansson
thanks, but the ones I found are weldons. I can...

thanks, but the ones I found are weldons. I can get a wilwood weldon from summit for 25 bucks, shipped overnight, but i would like to find a bolt on assembly.
Forum: MKIII Supra 11-19-2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,786
Posted By carl johansson
quick release steering wheel hub

I need to put a quick release wheel on the lemons car. i can find wilwood and several others that have a weld on hub, but i would much rather have some sort of bolt on hub, in case I needed to pull...
Forum: MKIII Supra 11-05-2011, 08:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,012
Posted By carl johansson
How wide of a tire are you looking to go with? I...

How wide of a tire are you looking to go with? I had 275's all around with no adaptors or spacers. Seems to me the correct rim with ther corect offset will allow you to go pretty wide!
Carl...
Forum: MKIII Supra 11-02-2011, 08:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,535
Posted By carl johansson
This is what I am trying to figure out Cre, she...

This is what I am trying to figure out Cre, she seems a bit vaugue about exactly what the failure is. Are seals blowing? are bearings going out? are fittings failing, what exactly is the failure? She...
Forum: MKIII Supra 11-02-2011, 12:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,535
Posted By carl johansson
were they new units? or remanufactured units? How...

were they new units? or remanufactured units? How are they failing? how do you know they are bad?
3 going bad - something else is going on, thats not normal. Of course if they are rebuilt units,...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-27-2011, 11:59 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,847
Posted By carl johansson
Cut springs 275 X 17 will they fit

Lemons car again,
Ok guys, we are trying to improve our braking and handling by going to a wider tire. Right now we run 225 40 16 azenis, and just picked up some 17X9.5 inch mustang cobra rims. So...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-27-2011, 11:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,537
Posted By carl johansson
False Alarm guys, turns out, on further review -...

False Alarm guys, turns out, on further review - nothing but a leaking hose. So I guess it is on to our next race - an even dozen with the same motor!

thanks for all the help - esspecially you CRE
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-26-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,537
Posted By carl johansson
Head gaskets brand? metal? thickness?

Ok guys,
redoing the head gasket on 87 7mge. So i find HKS at rediculous prices, i find cometic and titan metal gasket at a reasonable price, and of course the toyota OEM. we run this thing...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-26-2011, 03:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,421
Posted By carl johansson
Well an overflow is supposed to fill up at least...

Well an overflow is supposed to fill up at least partially as it heats up, then as it cools, their is suction back into the radiator. Thats why there is a hot line and a cold line on the overflow...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-26-2011, 01:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,345
Posted By carl johansson
Ok so i found a set of aluminum mustang GT 17...

Ok so i found a set of aluminum mustang GT 17 inch wheels. 17X 10 inches wide - hopefully no issues with offset and fitment!
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-26-2011, 12:13 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,706
Posted By carl johansson
buying a turbo manual transmissioned car would...

buying a turbo manual transmissioned car would have saved you money, lots of time, and agrevation. Doing a turbo swap requires alot of other part beefing up - good luck to you!
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-25-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,617
Posted By carl johansson
I think you are right CRE, Hit the nail on the...

I think you are right CRE, Hit the nail on the head!

car is a hardtop, with a full cage welded in so I doubt if I'm getting much flexing, so I'm not sure strut bars would help us alot (willing...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-24-2011, 07:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,617
Posted By carl johansson
larger rear sway bar? shock tower stiffener?

Same Deal, for the lemons car, trying to get rid of some of the body roll. Rules do not allow for coil over setups. We cut down the springs, that helped alot, but is there a beefier rear sway bar...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-24-2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,345
Posted By carl johansson
Mustang rims on my Lemons Supra

Ok guys,
just finished the Infineon 24 hours of Lemons race, another top 10% finish for the supra, 15th out of 164 starters,

This was the 11th 15 - 20 hour endurance race on this motor, we...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-09-2011, 03:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,638
Posted By carl johansson
check your belts, hopefully one is slipping! ...

check your belts, hopefully one is slipping! other stuff would be alot more expensive to fix. To diagnose you could spray all of the belts with belt dressing - if it stops squealing - either a...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-07-2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,382
Posted By carl johansson
anybody have any other sources they like? i...

anybody have any other sources they like? i gotta pull the trigger on this ASAP!
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-07-2011, 05:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,382
Posted By carl johansson
Thanks, thats kind of what i thought. someone...

Thanks, thats kind of what i thought. someone here made a good point about length leading to excessive vibrations - but a one piece in this application is not real long!

As for the vibrations...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-06-2011, 07:49 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,382
Posted By carl johansson
excess vibrations? why? how?

I'm not sure what would be the issue causing this vibration many of you speak of. Most vehicles have one piece drive shafts, and do not suffer from excessive vibration, so I am wondering what is it...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-04-2011, 09:02 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,382
Posted By carl johansson
ranma, I take offense to your characterization...

ranma,
I take offense to your characterization of me, and your suppositions .

I do not drift any cars. not my bag. I do though race cars, in my opinion the most noble thing you can do with a...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-04-2011, 08:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,319
Posted By carl johansson
You got that right man, if it looks to good we...

You got that right man, if it looks to good we actually get penalized laps, because we spent to much money, so for us, only 2 things matter, serviceability, and dependability. thats how we roll!...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-02-2011, 02:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,319
Posted By carl johansson
spark plug retaining plate? 24h lemons help!

OK guys,
Question #2 on prepping our 88 NA getting it ready for the 24 hours of Lemons.
The plate that runs down the center of the engine that the plug wires fir into. anyone know why thats there?...
Forum: MKIII Supra 10-02-2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 15,382
Posted By carl johansson
One Piece Drive Shaft? experiences?

OK Guys,
We are upgrading our 88 NA, getting it ready for the next 24 hours of lemons race. Keep in mind it's about 14 hours of racing - dependability, longevity and reliability, thats the key...
Forum: MKIII Supra 09-26-2011, 04:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,284
Posted By carl johansson
Thanks, bookmarked the site - a great resource!

Thanks,
bookmarked the site - a great resource!
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