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    OK OK OK i guess i should have expected some of that....

    I KNOW it needs cleaned very bad and the basic maintenance... i just got the thing lol... I'm looking a little bit further. First thing first I will have a carwash and detail job... then the basic fluid filter change and such.... but i mean before i go out and get plugs and wires, is NGK good enough or should I go something different? Instead of just a stock air filter, should i go Cold air or does it make a difference? any misc plastics/sensors/ect I can remove and make the performance better?

    Right now I plan to keep the 5m at least til she blows.... or i get the money for the 2jz. thats my plans. No sense in dropping the 7m in it. if im gunna do a swap its gunna be done right. i come from a long line of old school camaros, and i am finding out the tuners are much more difficult to get the HP out of em. I would like some expertize in this area....

    and the boost will be coming.... just not til 2jz.

    About the tuning... how is it done, what do i need, and where can i get it? a push in the right direction is all I am looking for... and im strictly looking for performance... you can stick a flag into a turd, but in the end its still a turd...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LilToySupra View Post
    OK OK OK i guess i should have expected some of that....

    I KNOW it needs cleaned very bad and the basic maintenance... i just got the thing lol... I'm looking a little bit further. First thing first I will have a carwash and detail job... then the basic fluid filter change and such.... but i mean before i go out and get plugs and wires, is NGK good enough or should I go something different? Instead of just a stock air filter, should i go Cold air or does it make a difference? any misc plastics/sensors/ect I can remove and make the performance better?

    Right now I plan to keep the 5m at least til she blows.... or i get the money for the 2jz. thats my plans. No sense in dropping the 7m in it. if im gunna do a swap its gunna be done right. i come from a long line of old school camaros, and i am finding out the tuners are much more difficult to get the HP out of em. I would like some expertize in this area....

    and the boost will be coming.... just not til 2jz.

    About the tuning... how is it done, what do i need, and where can i get it? a push in the right direction is all I am looking for... and im strictly looking for performance... you can stick a flag into a turd, but in the end its still a turd...



    Just looking at your car i see some nice rims & a drop, so i think that would be best, drop it then rims, or rims then drop, than worry about power..
    Peek-a-boo mofucka what now?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by driftjunior View Post
    Just looking at your car i see some nice rims & a drop, so i think that would be best, drop it then rims, or rims then drop, than worry about power..
    Hell, i wouldnt worry bout changing wheels. he's got the old school supra wheels everyone wants, i'd just lower it with new shocks.

    If you are gonna do a 2j i wouldnt bother getting any kind of engine management for the 5m, waste of money. just be ready to pour more money into it than you'll ever get back when you do the swap lol

    I would like some expertize in this area....
    Its called boost; the only replacement for displacement.

    Mine really dosn't leave the garage. People across the street think it is a tool bench.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EP3sAreFun View Post
    Hell, i wouldnt worry bout changing wheels. he's got the old school supra wheels everyone wants, i'd just lower it with new shocks.

    If you are gonna do a 2j i wouldnt bother getting any kind of engine management for the 5m, waste of money. just be ready to pour more money into it than you'll ever get back when you do the swap lol



    Its called boost; the only replacement for displacement.

    True, but hey can take the wheels off, polish & paint! or just save them for later & put some "temporary" ones
    Peek-a-boo mofucka what now?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by EP3sAreFun View Post
    If you are gonna do a 2j i wouldnt bother getting any kind of engine management for the 5m, waste of money. just be ready to pour more money into it than you'll ever get back when you do the swap lol
    QFT anything you do modification wise to that engine is not going to transfer over to the 2jz

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