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I've run into a huge problem. The fish bracket won't work on my car. The bottom edge of it is too low. Even with trimming, there are A/C lines in the way of the mounting bolts and blower. I'm not going to remove or reroute the A/C lines, either. I guess this is a stopping point for me. Anyone...

Oh, good point, I didn't think of that. Winter's finally broken here and the weather is comfortable now, hence my post :)

That CSi has to cost at least $50,000. Now you're worried about shipping it? Just fly out and drive it back!

On my car (second generation LS400) the inlet and return both lead to to the left hand side of the motor. There's a hard line that runs from the regulator on the right hand side to the left hand side, and the return line attaches there with a rubber hose and clamp. Extremely easy to add an...

Good advice, I tried doing it in retrospect with the old belt after it had been removed but the cam and crank marks had all been long worn off and were impossible to find even in very bright sunlight.

Definitely a very interference motor on the '95-97. Mine is back together now and running. While I was down there I drilled and tapped a 1/2" NPT hole in the oil pan for the supercharger oil return. I have to say that reassembly is far more unpleasant than disassembly! As a side note, the $32...

I wish we could edit posts after 30 minutes here. I'm not happy about the condition of the idler pulleys or water pump. They all have a little bit of in and out play. The belt has cracks along the outside and two of the ribs are stripping on the inside, exposing frayed wires. The belt would not...

Timing belt is off. I took tons of pictures. Now it looks like I'll need to do the crank seal too. Bummer!

Funny story, I just took off the spark valley cover and took a peek at the timing belt. Not good. I see a lot of little cracks running along the BACKSIDE of the belt. It looks horrible. I ordered a new belt from AutoZone and will get it in tomorrow morning. I'll take some pictures and share them...

pictures please!

You're the man!

I do agree with you.

So the pump is OK, what about the filter? Any kinks or bends in the fuel lines? Any vacuum leaks? Air filter restrictive? Swapping out the ECU is just throwing parts at a problem, you might want to check the first things first if you haven't already.

Thanks for the posts and the room in Pomona sounds amazing. I'm not particularly worried about my car getting ripped off. I maintain a 100% stock appearance on my cars inside and out. And if my car gets ripped off - it's just part of living in the big city. CA living costs can be managed and...

Non-interference, beefier rods, thicker cylinder sleeves, lower compression ratio.. the facts just add up.

It was at first thought that the '95-97 was non-interference, but eventually word did get around that it is an interference motor. Another huge disadvantage to the '95-97 owner, I suppose! The '90-94 is smelling like a rose.

630lb-ft! Wow!!! Torque that only a turbo can make.

My friend, I can tell you for sure that the '95-97 1UZ motors are of the interference design. When I did the crank seals on my sister's '95 LS400, I had to take off the timing belt. For the heck of it I rotated the cam sprockets by hand and, yep, a valve smooched a piston. Rotated it the other...

<- here I am with 130,000 on a timing belt on an interference UZ --- gulp!

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