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A quick update: I ended up doing a full teardown because it was messy and I wanted to know all bearing clearances since this car is mine for keeps. Engine health is surprisingly good, must have had some work done not too long ago and was just put together poorly, too much sealant was used and plenty of over tightened bolts, leaked like a sieve. It was also running a GE head gasket with GE pistons and rods. I would be putting it back together at this stage but I popped down to the Toyoyo dealer to pick up some space glue (FIPG black) and was informed that they no longer import it because it is "too expensive", they gave me Wurth 250 instead, which I decided I wasn't going to use before I got home. Who stocks FIPG black in Europe? I checked all the usual UK Supra suspects and none seemed to offer it. If it is an issue I will buy a box from the US and get a local kid to put them on eBay for a 20% markup so he can buy crack and we can seal our pans. I am struggling to ID my crank, any gurus? Front marking: 111112, Rear marking: 2333342. A couple of pics of what too much sealant look like, I was lucky here, I found a tiny blob of silicon under a cam cap in the cam bearing oil feed hole. Somehow it didn't oil starve or cause damage, very lucky! Meet my only garage helper, Isaac. Cheers Style, I will pick up the Whifbitz R35 coil pack kit. You're always so helpful. Noz and Dan, also thanks for the input, I will fix the oil breathing system and the WG mounting / bracing. Thank you all so much, this project would have taken so much longer without the clarity provided here! Brilliant crew! I'll see if I can knock out a couple of How-to threads when interesting jobs come up that I think may be helpful to someone. Maybe a little tutorial on wiring cooling fans into the fusebox or something. Best wishes!

A few more questions and an update: As I never stated, in time my goal for this car is a responsive and reliable ~700hp daily driver. Coilpacks: During tear down I noticed all ignition system service parts are worn, figured I may as well swap out to coil packs at this stage with the new ECU. As there are a lot of posts going into this I am almost shy to ask but.. Which coil packs fit under the GE intake manifold? Autobox cooler: Does anyone have one installed under their car or possibly in front of the rear wheels? I'd appreciate any photos, it's been rattling around my head for a couple of days now ever since Style mentioned something. Exhaust Manifold: Does anyone recognize this brand exhaust manifold and wastegate? I'm unsure on quality and hoping it doesn't match my Chinabay turbo; which I fully expected to be knackered by now considering the abuse i've given it over thousands of miles with no BOV, I was constantly drunk on chopping air. Oil in galley behind intake manifold gasket (in between 1st and 2nd IM runner: This left me scratching my head? Any fault or function going on here? Update: Engine tear down is almost complete, had to go all the way because it was in more need than I anticipated, I should start checking bearing clearances this week and building back up. I will be doing a full gasket and seal change for good measure and because some were leaky. Seeing the condition of most of the seals I can only assume the valve stem seals are unchanged too, i'm looking forward to that job! Still got the engine wiring loom to fix which will take a whole evening, not looking forward to that job! Thanks for all your help guys, if anyone has parts they're looking to sell useful to my project PM me anytime. I will have a wish list up in the Wanted section in the next few days. Cheers.

Ignition is running to a stock coil, wiring is untouched on the igniter plug and no after market igniter found. Also a better picture of the CPS as it sparked curiosity. Thanks for all your help guys, I should be all set for a nice easy refresh.

Thanks for all the responses! 1) Sorted - No need for PS cooler at this time 2) Sorted - Airbox temp sensor / Outer air temp sensor (or sorts), ill rig them up more appropriately, thanks. 3) Sorted - Crank position sensor, this was likely work of an enthusiastic kid and co. in Japan (PO), I am glad the AEM will allow me to remove this and sure things up further. 4) Ghetto wiring on igniter plug - Once I have the AEM installed, am I just looking to plug a stock ge igniter in place? New questions: 1) I am in the market for an intact ECU-Engine wiring harness, are there any differences between Jspec GE and UK spec GE looms? With how the PO spliced the DTA ecu in I don't want to add more complications. 2) Am I fine installing an oil cooler and transmission cooler infront of the AC condenser (the largest I can fit size by side on the same level) or is it too many layers of rads for air to pass through and stay effective? Intercooler, GB/Oil, Condenser, Radiator. I plan to steady up the air flow in that area anyway to make sure no air in that area is escaping from passing through the rads. 3) Cam/Crank seals, as far as jobs go I feel I may aswell get this done if not for peace of mind, i'm not opening up a can of worms am I? I have no leaks currently but age is uncertain to me. Some questions asked: Currently not on coil packs, i've focused mainly on building a solid platform so far and they have not been a priority, i'll get to the fine tuning in short order i'm sure. The A340e has had shims installed and uprated springs, more recently I had a shop in Germany swap out the clutch pack and sure up the box because of some light leaks. I will be adding a bigger cooler for the transmission on this run of jobs. I'm not a great fan of the thud when I shift into gear but that should ease up some when I have the idle more under control with things setup better. Rambles: I've really enjoyed working on this car over the years, got a fair bit done looking back and managed to keep it on the road most of the time. I know I went a little overboard with some parts of this car but nothing better than tinkering in a garage. My most satifying job was probably refreshing the rear end, I seam welded and powdercoated the subframe for longevity and just because.. madness probably Upper driftworks arms are removed, they were a mistake. Now replaced with new stocks (damn you un-replacable balljoint!), I have some Japspeed arms on the front, they're leagues apart from the driftworks bits. Thanks again for all your help!

Hi, I hope this is the right place for a thread like this, I will have the engine out in the next day and will be giving it a good eye over and finishing off some areas where PO has left me a little bit to do. Mostly reducing heat, some piping and wiring, sorting sensors and attending to some leaks, seeps or weeps.. Some background (all irrelevant to my queries, skip-able): I picked up this car back in '15, it was a mostly complete project with some PO bodges thrown in likely to finish it off quickly. I got the car safe by renewing the entire undercarriage, then my insurer gave me unlimited breakdown cover to justify the increase on my premiums so I took the car on a 6000km euro round trip. Not too eventful but certainly some things which I need to address, obviously it could have run better as some of the issues left unaddressed will show but it was a good time and a nice experience with this car. I was expecting to end up on a tow truck but the insurers had the last laugh Anyway now I have some time I can dedicate to this project I plan to get the power plant reliable in both state and my mind so I can take it out for my next work stint deep in Europe for about 4 months. Car: J-spec GE / NA-T 3.2L stroker kit / A340e 1) Power steering cooler; I will cover about 1,000km a day a handful of times per year, is a PS steering cooler for me? All the other miles are made up of 30 km trips on roads where it doesn't get too fancy. 2) Sensors, one located near the front bumper and the other near the old factory airbox location, both are currently just zip tied to open air, what's the new correct placement for these in my NA-T setup? 3) I am unsure why PO has installed a crank position sensor, my understanding is the same signal can be gained from the distributor? The engine is currently controlled by a DTA S40 and the Autobox by the factory ECU though I now have an AEM v2 on the shelf to install, hopefully I can get it controlling everything including the autobox correctly. Will the AEM v2 use a different signal pickup allowing me to remove this sensor? I would like to get the A/C re-fitted and this is in the way. 4) I only saw this today, it was wrapped in tape and looks sinful, enlighten me please, the plug is near the rear of the fusebox 5) While I have the engine on the stand, what are the "do this now and save yourself a headache later" jobs that every car seems to have unique to itself, if any? Cheers all! Thanks a bunch all, I don't post often but i'm often a lurker, I wish there was a gift beer function for every time a post has helped me!

I'm after the LHS mirror glass only, from a RHD car. Thanks

The knob that you pull to fold down the rear seats came off, looks like it was a problem because the knob was attached to the mechanism with string. I'm trying to release the catch so I can remove the seat and fix it but after 30 minutes of blind fishing and hooking I couldn't find the catch. I looked at diagrams but am none the wiser. Do I need to hook or grip something and any idea how far down in the seat the mechanism is? Cheers

I have picked up an AEM v2 for my NA-T with an auto A340e box. It seems my best option is to keep the factory ECU running the auto box and have the AEM control everything else. Is there a guide out there on how to do this or can someone give me a little direction? I have spent a fair while searching and came up empty, any input is appreciated. Cheers!

Are these suitable for road driving or do they need to have some heat in them before they have decent stopping power?

*Sending PM, Dibs

Confirmed, thanks.

I'm after a set of UK spec rear calipers, I will arrange pickup if needed, cash waiting. Thanks

Cheers Swampy, ill do that. I've picked up a rental car and will get cracking on this tomorrow. Apart from the sump gasket and oil, are there any other bits I should pick up before I get onto this job? I've found a place that rents car lifts by the hour and have all the tools I should need in the boot. I have been offered the option of a 77k mile stock box+install for €1100, I must try and fix mine first or forgive myself I will not . As a backup, does anyone know of a mechanic that will work on autos within 200km of the Munich area? I am confident it is not catastrophic failure inside the box. Thanks all.

Hi, I am month an a half into a 2 month road trip and the A340E has gone grumpy, any help or pointers appreciated. The other evening I drove to dinner, parked the car and when I returned it would not engage any forward gears, reverse is fine. In the week leading up to the issue, when the car was cold, revs needed to be raised slightly to get a gear to engage (for the first time) The PO had some work done; springs and shims. It is an NA-T with an A340E, fluid level is correct (tested correctly) and not burnt. It feels like a blockage issue since we had to increase revs to get a gear to engage but I am all eyes and ears. If anyone can point me in the right direction you'd save me the most boring 2000km tow truck trip . I am in the Munich area at the moment Thanks all.

Thanks Chris, that helps heaps! I was still searching and to no avail! I will connect cam cover to my new filter and can finally stop looking for hours on end for a mystery water pipe and fix what must be a block in the hvac. Would I be right in assuming an oil cooler would be a good install at this stage? - Car is mainly used for long road trips and the odd track along the way. Thanks again!

I picked up a 3/4 ready NAT project a couple of years ago and apart from maybe installing a FFIM, it's done! (i just want to drive it first for a while now!) There are a few pipes layouts and questions I could not find the answers to. The turbo oil feed is coming off the pressure switch location, is this going to stop me from installing my AC compressor and what is the best way around this? I have no heat in the cabin, this pipe off the centre of the engine near the oil filter has been plugged off. where does this connect to? Hose missing from top of engine, I couldn't find this one in the diagrams. The last thing that has me stumped is a set of orphaned transmission cooiling lines (to bottom of radiator) Am I missing a bracket that extends and reaches to these? I cannot for the life of me find their mounting locations. Are the pipes meant to be routed below the power steering lines and this is stopping them reaching their mounting point? Any insight is appreciated! Thanks!

I am about ready with my project and just tidying up all the hoses and clips. Does someone have a picture of the clamp that holds the power steering lines or a part number? 2nd lot is the Auto cooling lines, where do these mount? Does someone have a picture, I cannot seem to find a diagram for these and the mounts dont seem to be in reach of any mount points. The last one may reach the alternator bolt with some convincing, is this the correct mounting? Thanks!

Any pointers? Cheers

As title, cash waiting. Thanks

Hi, I picked up a very solid NA-T late last year knowing it had a few bits to be corrected. The previous owner(s) have swapped in the A340E and had it shimmed, the engine has a 3.2 stroker kit (not confirmed) and running a T71, 550cc EvoV injectors. I am now getting around to the engine side and will take some pictures and post them here as the information I have on this car is limited, but I would like to get this car well sorted. It is currently using a DTA S40 Pro ecu, which I dont think is ideal, but can anyone comment on this? (It is a 4cyl Ecu?!) How much is this ECU worth? Fortunately my engineer spotted the ECU and wants to buy it, so. What kind of setup is ideal? Using the search I found the Infinity to be most popular choice? My goals for this car is to make a reliable good amount of power (600-700). It will do a mixture of normal driving, road trips and track days. The car is currently putting out near 400 and has uneven power delivery and runs rich at certain rev bands, could this be caused by the grouped cylinders by PO to make use of the S40 ecu? Cheers!

Hi, I've done a tear down of the back end and overhauled my drive shafts but am having trouble finding the CV joint boots (all 4) Does anyone have a source for these? They're pretty unique in sizing Thanks!!

The arms are from driftworks, they seem very solid, ill report back on how they affect the ride for anyone who is interested. I went for stock bushes on the subframe and on the diff polys on the ears and stocks on the rear. Yours looks real clean mate, did you give the same treatment to the front? I would love to see some pics of it, I will be doing the front within a month.

Looks fantastic, I can appreciate all the work you have put into it!

Hey Ric, ill report back on the arms and will give updates on how they are holding up, the stuff seems good quality and cleanly welded/reinforced. Pedro, fortunately with the sub frame being clean the mount goes in a little easier, I am still waiting to receive one of the mounts so this couldn't hold everything up. Should be another update on Tuesday evening, until then ill draw up a map with torque settings..

Hey, I have been rebuilding this car and tackled the rear end this week, the car had a strange knocking coming from there and to be honest, it was pretty scary looking. I decided to drop the subframe and strip out the back and refurbish it. The subframe was blasted, stitch welded and coated. The car was running the old NA brakes and all the bushes were worn so it was a great time for an upgrade anyway. I have noted all the torque settings of all the bolts in the rear of the car and will post them up tomorrow with a diagram as the references I found were a little hectic. More should go on fairly quickly once I have new wheel bearings pressed in. Just a few various pictures, still more floor to refurbish but nothing is in the way, shouldnt be any dirt left to get in my eyes Ill update things as I move on..