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Old 10-23-06, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by eage8
why don't you just take it out?

the one on the intake right?
i was trying to but got the wrong sized pipe to replace it with. luckily it fit inside it.


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Old 10-24-06, 06:45 AM
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Figure this one out. my voltimiteter is only reading 12v when my car is running, but I'm not getting any errors about a dead or bad alternator. dead alternator would throw dash lights and dying alternator would throw a code.

btw, i replaced 3 of my 7 spark wires and car runs HELLA better. Actually has its power back as i found out when i accidentally drifted around a corner i'll replace the other 4 when i replace the intake manifold with the turbo one. and my propeller shaft sounds like its actually running a propeller now. hope it can last until i can replace it.
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Originally Posted by AkumaKuruma
Figure this one out. my voltimiteter is only reading 12v when my car is running, but I'm not getting any errors about a dead or bad alternator. dead alternator would throw dash lights and dying alternator would throw a code.

btw, i replaced 3 of my 7 spark wires and car runs HELLA better. Actually has its power back as i found out when i accidentally drifted around a corner i'll replace the other 4 when i replace the intake manifold with the turbo one. and my propeller shaft sounds like its actually running a propeller now. hope it can last until i can replace it.
Stock gauge voltmeter or an ACTUAL voltmeter? Stock gauges are known for being inaccurate. At least in RX-7's. I'd assume the same in Toyota, as it's all Nippon Denso.

Check connections and where the alt is bolted to the engine block.
Old 10-24-06, 01:42 PM
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stock gauge had consistently read 14v untill yesterday afternoon when i got back from work. since then its been 12
Old 10-24-06, 01:56 PM
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Anyone doing a halloween theme for their cars this year?.. I'm thinkin of gettin some glow in the dark paint and slap it around in the interior.. :-D.. cuz i know outside.. the cops will say something..
Old 10-24-06, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AkumaKuruma
stock gauge had consistently read 14v untill yesterday afternoon when i got back from work. since then its been 12
Check w/ an actual voltimiter!
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Voltimiter... you mean a voltage meter?
Old 10-25-06, 08:19 AM
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Coming hard into an offramp, I brake into the turn, turning slightly, expecting the rear tires to squeak just a little as the rear end loads up from the turn.

Silently, the rear end came around on me.

I must have run over enough squirrels to charge my bullet-time gauge, cuz time slowed to a crawl.

No, it wasnt a drift, it was the rear stear bushings finally giving up the ghost. My rear tires turned out, aiming the car right for the jersey wall.

Since loading up the rear would only make the situation worse (unlike in certain drifts), I gently applied the breaks and pitched the car in the opposite direction, hoping the rear stear would pop back into place, and failing that, I would at least slow down for the colision.

The front tires squeaked, but I wouldnt apply the breaks enough to let them get close to locking, otherwise I'd have a spin on my hands.

The rear end came back around . . .

. . . and silently kept going. The rear bushings allowed the wheels to just aim for the wall on the OTHER side of the ramp. I breathed a sigh of relief, I could control this. I pitched the car back, harder, and the car snapped back to going streight, and I took the rest of the offramp at full throttle.


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. . . Time to replace some suspension parts . . .
Old 10-25-06, 10:41 AM
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asside from the hydraulic sucking in my rear end, im still good with suspension..its my driveshaft dying. sourced an aluminum for under 300 shipped.

cars at 11v now :-p think i'll check it tonight. wouldnt be surprised if the alt died and ive been running entirely off battery past few days. GO MIGHTY YELLOW CAP
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I love those yellow caps
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Originally Posted by AkumaKuruma
asside from the hydraulic sucking in my rear end, im still good with suspension..its my driveshaft dying. sourced an aluminum for under 300 shipped.

cars at 11v now :-p think i'll check it tonight. wouldnt be surprised if the alt died and ive been running entirely off battery past few days. GO MIGHTY YELLOW CAP

Try just tightening the alt belt?
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alt belt is fine. yeah ive been running straight off the battery last 3 days. finally caught up. i hit the brakes and the dash lights go off now....and theyre LEDs. tried getting a replacement one but advance auto cant find the one they say they have in inventory.
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Thats why you need to mod your Supra to use a Chevy alternator!

I modded my VW van to use a Chevy alternator!
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Originally Posted by CokeRx7
Anyone doing a halloween theme for their cars this year?.. I'm thinkin of gettin some glow in the dark paint and slap it around in the interior.. :-D.. cuz i know outside.. the cops will say something..
Sometimes I really worry about you, dude.
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Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
Try just tightening the alt belt?
Are you driving down to tenesee anytime soon?
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I might be going down in January, and staying for about 8-9 months.
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well i fixed it. the damn connector on the back of the alternator that hooks it into the charging circuit came off half way. visually it looked fine but i went to pull it to test the circuits before putting a new alternator on...and it fell out as soon as i touched it...plugged it back in all the way and BAM it works again. dunno if its normal but a yellowcap outputs 13.5 volts by itself. at least thats what mine tested at even drained.
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Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
I might be going down in January, and staying for about 8-9 months.
Cool, can I give you parts to take to Kevin?
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Cool, can I give you parts to take to Kevin?

Possibly, I don't know how it's going to work out yet.
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since i just had to post this to supra guys figure i would do it here too.

to those people interrested in replacing their gauge lights with LED's or changing the colors.
http://superbrightleds.com/1157.htm carries automotive bulbs made from LEDs. i replace all the bulbs in the dash of my supra for about 50 bucks and an hour of my time. some of you have already seen what the finished product looked like.
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Originally Posted by AkumaKuruma
well i fixed it. the damn connector on the back of the alternator that hooks it into the charging circuit came off half way. visually it looked fine but i went to pull it to test the circuits before putting a new alternator on...and it fell out as soon as i touched it...plugged it back in all the way and BAM it works again. dunno if its normal but a yellowcap outputs 13.5 volts by itself. at least thats what mine tested at even drained.
13.5 Unloaded... Put a load on, like the headlights. Then read the voltage.
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Originally Posted by Pele
13.5 Unloaded... Put a load on, like the headlights. Then read the voltage.
it works...too lazy to waste my time on trivial info
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13.5 Unloaded... Put a load on, like the headlights. Then read the voltage.
At idle, my 7 sits at 12.5 with nothing on, as soon as you get it above 1500 RPM it's right at 14.0
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I'm going to WV for the weekend. Coming back Sunday morning. Cya guys.

Originally Posted by AkumaKuruma
since i just had to post this to supra guys figure i would do it here too.

to those people interrested in replacing their gauge lights with LED's or changing the colors.
http://superbrightleds.com/1157.htm carries automotive bulbs made from LEDs. i replace all the bulbs in the dash of my supra for about 50 bucks and an hour of my time. some of you have already seen what the finished product looked like.
I don't recall! I might want to do that with the super-dims on the VW.
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Wohoo got a new rx-7 and everything, thnx theo for helpin me get that and everything I really appreciated it. I should hopefully have it on the road here within the next week or so, if everything goes as planned, then i'll be back in the groove.

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