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I know it's been done before, and having owned a 1uz and put almost 200,000KM onto it, i need to come back to the amazing engine. I'm literally starting my research today, as I doubtfully will start on this before next summer. As this is the be all end all know everything forum, i figured i'd be...

I'm interested in painting my manifold covers. I've got a very talented artist who'se got ample experience in painting metal sculptures. I'd like to revitalize the tired looking engine block. What paint could I use that would be resistant to the high heat as well as stick.

Well, I got the hole in my exhaust welded shut but now my car won't start. It had some problems starting right after I collected it, they claimed it was like that when I dropped it off, it wasn't but it did have blue exhaust on start up. It still cranks perfectly and eveen if I pump the gas, it...

I've been doing some reading here and am now curious as to how much suction you all get out of your fuel tank when unscrewing the cap to refuel. I think I may need to check my valves because i get some serious suction.

the 8 series is the most fun thing in the friggen' world. It sounds better than anything else! This is the longest spread of time i'd gone without driving the Lexus, but getting back in, you forget how nice everything about it is. The LS is still one of the best cars on the road, respect to...

So the exhaust pipes directly behind my cat are rusting through, bad enough that my O2 sensor is messing up my fuel ratio and causing me to run super rich. Could i just cut the sensors out and put them into new pipes? maybe even take the next resonator off for a bit of a more bad-ass sound...

I said a while ago i would put up some repainting and repair pictures, so here we are.

I start the car and it gives a serious puff of smoke as it starts. It runs perfectly, but smokes on start, i don't think it's done so much in the past.

My old LS400 is a dream to drive, and for a daily driver I couldn't hope for anything better! However, I'm looking for another summer driver. I've got my eye on a 1991 BMW 850i V12 with the 6speed stick. Anybody know anything about the E31 series beemers?

http://www.break.com/holy-taco/rudy-the-cuban-gynocologist.html This guy should be helpful if anybody is in need of another car?

Not really sure why, but the deal is just too good. What are all your thoughts on a Porsche 924S from 1987? It wouldn't replace anything, it would just exist as well. I'll get it properly inspected and everything else of course, just figured i'd as you guys what you all thought of the car.

Well, not really an explosion, but i figured that it would be a good bet to put something sweet in the title! Has anybody had a steering rack die on them? my rack is either dead or a high pressure line has gone, either way, it discharges a full bottle of power steering fluid in about 30...

My A/C comes on when the front defrost comes on, son that's why it's been on; i'd also assume that's normal? Anyways, while the a/c button is depressed a whining noise comes from the engine compartment... it's dark out now, and i can't be bothered to try and figure out what's wrong yet. I was...

I've just had an electric failure. I was driving everything was fine. I stopped to go into the bank and came back out, the battery seemed dead. I jumped it and it started fine. the dash was flickering on and off and the needles for the gagues didn't come on. I set the lights to night running and...

Okay, this happened last year and when the car heated up the door thawed and closed per normal. Same problem this morning, the car sat at the airport over night, and after i opened the door it froze and wouldnt close untill i had the interior of the car really warm so it could thaw. What can I...

All i've got left to do is install the stereo, but I'm excited with how it turned out. I've recently sold the Acura TL so this is my only 4door car, and I couldn't be happier with it! I'll see if I can get some better pictures later... not in the parking lot of the grocery store. But, i've got...

I've been looking around, and if i want a more V8 sound without changing the exhaust, would pulling the resonators out work? Or, would it be a bad idea.

I've been working on my LS for a little over a year now... but I'm having a problem with the automatic transmission. It's not that it doesn't work exactly as I imagine it's supposed to, but it shifts so slowly, I can't get any power to the wheels when I want to take-off. I didn't expect it to be...

I've been doing some reading and have been thinking of taking out the 4speed auto and putting in a supra transmission instead. Has anybody got any advice for somebody who wants to give the 1UZ the joy of a standard? Like what year of supra should i look at, or if you feel there is a better...

What's everybody else getting for MPG roughly in their 1UZ engines? i've done some reading and seen the high way numbers being 23 but im running around 26 cruising at 120KMH.