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    cold running Vrs hot running power drop.

    hi all, this is my car. and this is its engine. the engine in the picture has a nasty habit of dropping about 30-50 horse power when it goes from cold to hot running. how do i know this? well, the drop in power is substantial enough for me to feel it without any question. it does...
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    my 1UZ RA28GT

    i have gained heaps of help from the people on this forum and i thought id better post up a thread so you can see what I'm doing and maybe give someone some inspiration on their project. ill skip the painting of the shell and start with the 1UZ relevant bits. i stuck te 8 in the hole to see...
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    MY V8 GOES!!! BUT IT WONT FU**ING STOP!!

    ive wired my uz as per this thread, http://lextreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11125&highlight=1uz+fire+missed it starts and idles fine, it also revs well and sounds incredible (its only got headers on it at the mo) but when i switch the key off it doesn't shut down. it keeps running...
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    some advice for new LS400 buyers please.

    hi all, im about to buy an LS400 and i was trying to find some of the things i should look out for when inspecting the car. i want to get a 95-97 model. i probably cant afford anything newer than a 95, but ive not found too much in the way of what to look out for and how to check. any advice...
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    Project Thread my collection of old toyota's

    ive got quite a soft spot for old school toyotas. but ive never been much of a fan of "stock" unless its rare as.. anyway, heres my collection. 1st, my daily driver. my old daily driver (now sold) my other celica project. and my other project...
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    primary and secondary lengths for headers

    i have searched the forums of and on for about 3 weeks now and im not finding allot of info about primary and secondary length for you average tri-y headers. ive been on the header design site but i cant seem to find a way of getting length for anything except 4 into 1. ive found plenty about...
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    new guy saying "HI"

    HI ALL!!! sheepers here. I'm a kiwi with a fetish for old school Toyota's. Ive done a few builds in the past and my next project, which ill be starting in the next couple of weeks, is to put a 1UZ into my RA28 celica. its already got an R32 GTR skyline rear sub frame in it and its had a full...
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    ive just joined too!!!!!

    hi everybody! ive got a few classic toyotas and im going to put a 1UZ in my 74 crown coupe, so ill be asking plenty of stupid questions at some point or another. my other cars are both 76 celicas, one has a 1JZ and i havent decided what motor im going to put in the other one... anyway, thanks...


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