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- Tue Nov 14, 2023 18:07
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Changing Clutch - the most awkward way?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 848
Re: Changing Clutch - the most awkward way?
I just pulled the Engine once... well, there are Cars where this is more of a hassle, but I can imagine things that are more fun... like driving :lol: Just out of curiosity: Everywhere you look, there are only a few Centimeters missing for just simply unbolting the Tranny and getting it out of the E...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 17:21
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Exhaust-modify or not?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14010
Re: Exhaust-modify or not?
Generally speaking, Stainless Steel is a very hard material, that doesn´t soak up high pitch Noise. That generates a kind of "Trumpet Sound" at high revs, but it doen´t sound very well at low revs. Mild Steel is comparatively soft, so it absorbs high pitch Noise, which results in a more bassy growl ...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 16:29
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Changing Clutch - the most awkward way?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 848
Changing Clutch - the most awkward way?
Hi again. I hope, everyone is doing fine and driving well :D I recently changed the Clutch of my Excel... and I can´t shake the feeling, that the are easier ways to do that than mine... Soooo... first, I unbolted the Diff except the Axles - and pushed it back. Then I hooked up the Engine to a Lift, ...
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 17:15
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Diff and driveshafts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3694
Re: Diff and driveshafts
Oh, and Bash: We are all Geeks and Nerds here. I´m sure you will bore noone here when posting Pages full of cryptic Tech-Talk about Diffs
- Fri Dec 23, 2022 17:09
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Diff and driveshafts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3694
Re: Diff and driveshafts
I´ve just got an Idea for the 3mm-Endplay-Problem, but that sure would be a hassle... What about a 2,9something mm thick Cylinder, that will slip over the Spider-Gear-Shaft. That would keep the Axles in Position and would hinder the Axles from moving inward. Fitting that Cylinder in Place while push...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 21:47
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Diff and driveshafts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3694
Re: Diff and driveshafts
Well, that is not a doable Alternative. I´ve got 205/60/14 Tires. 205/70/14 would be the absolute safe Maximum, and that would only generate 7 kph plus @ 3krpm - 102.3 kph with 205/60 and 109.3 kph with 205/70.
Hmmm... I really wonder what all those Supra-Tuners do...
Hmmm... I really wonder what all those Supra-Tuners do...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 21:03
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Diff and driveshafts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3694
Re: Diff and driveshafts
Oh... and I thought, that a Company as big as Toyota would generate a big Aftermarket... I wonder, what all those Supra-Enthusiasts are doing...
Hmmm... there is still a little bit Room for Tires with a slightly bigger Diameter... I´ll do some Measurements...
Hmmm... there is still a little bit Room for Tires with a slightly bigger Diameter... I´ll do some Measurements...
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 19:30
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Diff and driveshafts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3694
Re: Diff and driveshafts
Btw: Are there Ring & Pinion Sets with a lower Gear-Ratio? When driving on the Autobahn at normal Speed in Top Gear, the Engine revs at bit high with the standard Diff... isn´t it from some Toyota Supra or so?
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 19:56
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Excel - My new daily Driver
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6328
Re: Excel - My new daily Driver
The Picture is a little bit deceptive, optically: What looks like a Top Strut Brace is just the Part of the Bonnet-Lid, where the Hinges are bolted onto. Air-Tank? Do you refer to this semi-transparent, white/beige Container? That´s just the Solvent-Reservoire of the Windshield-Cleaner. I merely ins...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 16:33
- Forum: Spotted/New Owners
- Topic: Excel - My new daily Driver
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6328
Re: Excel - My new daily Driver
Hah! I finally got a simple Idea how to post pics which everyone can see: https://www.autoscout24.de/angebote/-874d5136-9ed6-4885-b3c7-976563c15629 LOL I typed in an astronomical Price because I don´t want to sell it anyway. The HP is just a wild guess - still haven´t measured it. You can also see t...
- Mon Jul 04, 2022 15:15
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
- Replies: 5
- Views: 938
Re: Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
I haven´t made Pictures of the Exhaust, yet, but we´ll be making some Car-Videos, soon, and we will lift them up and plan to talk tech a lot... in german, but I doubt that I can tell you something new, anyway, so in case of the Excel that wouldn´t matter much. As for the cooler Engine: The Effect is...
- Wed Jun 29, 2022 16:24
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
- Replies: 5
- Views: 938
Re: Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
Aaah, I meant: The Primaries on the Header are connected 1-2 and 3-4, not 1-4 and 2-3...
- Wed Jun 29, 2022 16:03
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
- Replies: 5
- Views: 938
Cooler Engine through loud Exhaust
Hi again. I just want to inform you about an Observation I´ve made: After replacing the original rear Mufflers by a pair of 2.5" Cherry Bombs, the engine not only sounds cooler, but runs cooler as well. The Temp-Gauge hasn´t risen past 92°C yet (haven´t had any traffic-jams so far) and the Fans were...
- Wed May 18, 2022 16:11
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Cylinder Head flatness and roughness
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1082
Re: Cylinder Head flatness and roughness
Outch... I guess I was very lucky, then, because I just cleaned the Surfaces and bolted everything back together again. I thought: Hey, that´s just soft Aluminium. It will surely bend it´s Way back in Place as soon as I tighten the Bolts. When I read all this I would have brought Head and Block to t...
- Sat Apr 30, 2022 21:19
- Forum: Engine and Gearbox
- Topic: Bubbles in the coolant tank, blown head gasket?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1309
Re: Bubbles in the coolant tank, blown head gasket?
I simply went with the 75 lbs for the inner 6 and 70 lbs for the outer - same Torque as recommended for the normal Goertz (Goetze? Gruetze? :lol: whatever, you know what I mean). I used the stock Studs and Nuts. 3 Steps with 30 minutes Interval and after 24 h´s half a Turn back and retighten. The 24...