yes they look nice.
Mk4 1.5jz project
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Finally running, after 3 weeks of diagnostic lol yes 3 weeks that the car cranks but back fires in the intake manifold, the engine sounds like it's hydro locking.
Killed 4 starters, and 3 batteries.
I did the wiring on this car, i double checked , triple checked and checked the wiring about 100 times and verything was right on wiring side of the ignition, come to find out the crank pulley had 2 mark on it. We were lining up the crank pulley with the yellow line all this time finally turned the crank by hand and we saw both mark on the pulley the white on which is TDC and the Yellow which i don't know what the hell that's for.
So the fired right up with some brake cleaner, so yesterday we installed the FPR and she fired right up running a little rich but she sounded mean as hell with the 4"DP sounds like Jet fighter.
I need to clean up the wiring alittle and i will post up more pics.
Killed 4 starters, and 3 batteries.
I did the wiring on this car, i double checked , triple checked and checked the wiring about 100 times and verything was right on wiring side of the ignition, come to find out the crank pulley had 2 mark on it. We were lining up the crank pulley with the yellow line all this time finally turned the crank by hand and we saw both mark on the pulley the white on which is TDC and the Yellow which i don't know what the hell that's for.
So the fired right up with some brake cleaner, so yesterday we installed the FPR and she fired right up running a little rich but she sounded mean as hell with the 4"DP sounds like Jet fighter.
I need to clean up the wiring alittle and i will post up more pics.
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No Ali this what happen.
The crank pulley has two marks on it, i didn't know!! i only saw one yellow mark on it but their was a white mark which was suppose to be TDC.
All this time it was being line up with the Yellow mark which was the wrong mark.
Finally looked at the pulley closely and the White mark was 8 oclock and the yellow was white mark was at 12 oclock.
So we when ahead and remove the timing belt and set it back up with the white mark and she fired right up, i knew it was something real stupid remember when i told you that.
I just couldn't believe ME not being able to get this car running on EMS while i got a couple cars running on the GTE ECU you know.
I trusted my friend so much, that's why i didn't check his work behind him. The car is going to Bodyshop on Monday so they can finish installing the Bumper, fender etc.....
and we will get the car back next year then it will tune at ISP.
The crank pulley has two marks on it, i didn't know!! i only saw one yellow mark on it but their was a white mark which was suppose to be TDC.
All this time it was being line up with the Yellow mark which was the wrong mark.
Finally looked at the pulley closely and the White mark was 8 oclock and the yellow was white mark was at 12 oclock.
So we when ahead and remove the timing belt and set it back up with the white mark and she fired right up, i knew it was something real stupid remember when i told you that.
I just couldn't believe ME not being able to get this car running on EMS while i got a couple cars running on the GTE ECU you know.
I trusted my friend so much, that's why i didn't check his work behind him. The car is going to Bodyshop on Monday so they can finish installing the Bumper, fender etc.....
and we will get the car back next year then it will tune at ISP.
SimplyZBes
lol, yeah you were right it was something simple in the end, we knew it had to be timing related. I told your friend before I left not to worry if its something mechanical that you would definitely find it. Let me know if you need help cleaning up the wiring later on, kind of want to see it running 
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Thnks bro, it's my friend's car he wasn't looking for a Supra when he came across that car.He called me after he bought the car ! said" Omar i got a project for you and i know you will like it, come to my shop afterwork we are starting today".
He knows i like working on JZ powerplant so decided to help him he didn't nothing about JZ engine lol.
Couple guys on SF didn't like the 1JZ head part, but i doesn't matter as long as he owner appreciate the time that i have put into his car, then i am Happy.
Ali i will let you know when so you can come out, waiting on the DS from driveshaft shop we ordered the DS since June and they sent the 1st one it was wrong now the second one got here on Tuesday and it was still wrong.
So it's time to call Snap Performance.
Thanks
He knows i like working on JZ powerplant so decided to help him he didn't nothing about JZ engine lol.
Couple guys on SF didn't like the 1JZ head part, but i doesn't matter as long as he owner appreciate the time that i have put into his car, then i am Happy.
Ali i will let you know when so you can come out, waiting on the DS from driveshaft shop we ordered the DS since June and they sent the 1st one it was wrong now the second one got here on Tuesday and it was still wrong.
So it's time to call Snap Performance.
Thanks