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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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What's next now????
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 04:06 AM
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Had some fun the last few days in the snow with it.

I am holding out on boosting the car until the chassis is completely set up.

I have a Set of Supra TT brakes waiting to go on, but I have to get wheels that fit over them.

Then a bushing kit, then coil-overs.

Then I have some dirty turbo plans that really isn't like most setups you see, it involves two that's all I'm gunna say!
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 02:04 AM
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4:15 am this morning I drive my girlfriend to work for the first time in the lex.

CLack-clack. Dead 2jzge.

More on whats gunna happen later.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 05:21 AM
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Uh oh... Hope all is well.. Doesnt sound to good though..
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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It's not good.

New shortblock time.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Ohhhh my god.

What happened?
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 12:29 PM
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Rotating assembly seized somehow, it won't turn.
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 12:57 PM
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Wow, timing issue?

Would like to know more about mounting the GTE FFIM on a GE bottom assembly. I ***'u'me this simply didn't "bolt" together, and all you did was get a longer throttle cable and relocate the TB, TPS, IACV, airbox, etc?
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:23 AM
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Negative, it sounded like actual parts flying apart in the bottom end.

I bought the engine assembled, should've never trusted it.

The two outer holes on the GTE need to be slotted to make the surfaces match up.

Use a gasket material or trim the OEM one.

Bolt it up.

Relocate the P/S res.

Extend the TPS part of harness 14" to go under the GTE FFIM. (Looks cleaner).

Use a Camry/Solara Throttle cable.

Airbox is useless, run a short intake pipe for N/A or just hook up the intercooler pipes.

Easy as that.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 05:15 AM
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Bought a 130k mile stock drivetrain to swap back in. Hopefully this weekend.

Meanwhile, I am going to investigate what the hell stopped the other one.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 11:18 AM
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I want to say the last person who tried the gte intake also killed a short block and then parted out.
That intake scares me man don''t let it kill another one its not worth it.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:15 AM
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It has nothing to do with the intake, the rotating assembly physically stopped. This was in limp mode N/A

This was due I imagine to improper shortblock assembly by the previous owner, who knows?

The GTE intake has a little problem lining up perfectly, and ports 3 and 4 need to smoothed out, those are the only "Problems" with this intake, it doesn't "Kill" anything.

I will make it work, make numbers and then go on to a real FFIM later.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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130k mile ge engine installed and running well!
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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good news!
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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Good to hear you got it back up and running again!
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