Yes the CPS was 180 deg out. Like I said, I marked it before I removed it and put it back the same. When we bought the car it ran but not that well. maybe that was the reason. That and the fact that it had been through a BHG and over heated, worn so bad it needed to be bored 40 over. Also the crank needed to be turned and both cams replaced. But the big reason the person sold it was an intermittant knock. (a 8mm lock washer on top of #5 piston) We knew the engine was going to need some money thrown at it, and we threw plenty it seems. One piece of advice I can offer to anyone overhauling a 7MGTE is to be sure and replace or at least check the piston skirt coolers. I beleive that low oil pressure at low rpm is what hurt the crank and cams. The cams were real bad, I'm lucky I didn't have to replace the whole head. I was checking the piston coolers to see if any were plugged. What I found was that two of them had broken springs and would pee oil even at low rpm, so less oil going to the head. Thanks again for all the help. I will keep checking the NG in case I can help someone else. Happy Brad and even happier son.

Excellent, I'm very glad I could help you figure that out. That's what I started this list for. Best of luck to you. You should definitely come to our Supra meet this summer. Come and meet up with us, I'll let you take my MarkIII out for a spin. 600+ HP should give you a fix eh? Anyhow, I hope to see you there! Happy Easter, -Dave