Originally posted by Meado1555:
Took it in for state inspection/oil change/new tires (ouch!) and the mechanic discovered that the plastic clip that holds the pullrod for the rear bank secondaries was gone, and the pullrod was just hanging loose. New clip fixed it in a few minutes and it feels like it's new again. Made a HUGE difference in the power over 5000 RPM. That's all it was -- a plastic clip!
Now up to 221,000 miles. Built June 1997; no idea which number it was. Anyone hear of a CSVT with more miles than that?
Thats amaizng.. 221K miles on a stock SVT engine? You sir.. Take good care of your cars... Most people around here blow the duratec before 100K 
98 Corolla LE 1.8L DOHC 1ZZFE
TEIN H.Tech Springs
Tokico HP series Struts
Short ram air intake
Tsudo Axel Back Exhaust
... if a jelly fish stung me.. would you pee on the wound?
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