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    Towing a Notch 400 mi w/ 4Runner???

    fyi, you have a tranny cooler built in to the radiator, smalll, but better than nothing. its best to turn overdrive off when towing. good luck dude:nice:
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    MPE Racing dyno day 4/15/06

    hey, im very interested in this, any more info would be awesome
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    car running rich bump up timing??

    cats burn the unburnt fuel in the exhaust system. no cats = unburnt fuel coming from tailpipe. its not an unusual situation in your case
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    oil leak. possibly waterpump gasket

    i believe there the mechanical fuel pump block off plate is right where you are describing. cant remember if it takes a gasket or anything. also oil pressure sending unit right in that area. 2 things to look out for.
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    FMS Thermostat housing

    removing the screw and putting rtv sealant on the threads will fix the leak. it will probably continue to leak from everywhere else though. i painted my stock housing aluminum and put it back on after getting so frustrated with the FMS part.
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    Should I Change to longtubes?

    longtubes are well worth the xtra cost, might not gain as much hp, the the torque is awesome, IMHO
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    Where are the good machine shops

    thanks for the reply joe, i think im going to give them a call
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    piston to valve clearance

    i stole some of my sons play-do to check ptv :D
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    Where are the good machine shops

    looking for some good machine shops anywhere within 90 mins of boston, will drive further if needed. looking to get crank ground, rods resized, and a bore/hone. you guys had success anywhere?
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    Kauffman Motorsports dyno day?

    where is this shop located?
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    Gas cap on F150 throwing a code and dorkin up engine??

    if the gas cap is loose, the vapor pressure sensors in your gas tank will detect a fault in your evaporative emmisions system. this systems circulates vapors from the tank into the engine to be burned, however, it does not effect fuel flow or engine effifiency.
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    Doing A/c delete now Stuck!

    the silver bracket mounts to the head and the black one on the water pump. i have pictures but i cant get them to post, says they are too big. if you know how to adjust that let me know, i think they will help.
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    What octane

    the higher the octane the more resistance it has to burning.. this is a proven fact. so if your car is running without detonation, why make the gas harder to burn??
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    best sub frame connectors

    just noticed a couple of threads down topdowncruisin is saying he likes his kenny browns on his 89 vert, might want to pm him
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    best sub frame connectors

    love my kenny brown supersubs, got em from texas mustang
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    IAC question

    well, my car idled ok, cold idle was good, when warm it sometimes tried to stall when coming to a stop, and when warm, if you turned it off, then restarted it within 20 mins, it would idle real crappy for a minute or two. None of these a big issue, but out of curiosity, tonight i removed the...
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    5.0. H.O. rebuild

    yeah, i alreday had all the mods in my sig except for the heads, so when i rebuilt it i did the heads and all the bearings etc.. lots of power now. the only tricky part was the cam bearings. i needed to buy the driver that was $200 to replace them, but I figure to use it much more in the...
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    5.0. H.O. rebuild

    i just got done with my first engine rebuild. just followed instructions from a few different sources. its pretty easy, just need to take your time. my block had 110k on it, just threw bearings and a rering/hone at it. it screws now!!:nice:
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    IAC question

    thanks for he help
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    IAC question

    also, what do you mean by fine tune?