I have heard alot more about nippon than beck and arnley or whatever that stuff is.

Check out: Performance Parts Aftermarket and Racing

See what these guys carry. Call them and dial ext 103.
Speak to Dave. If he can't find you some quality rings at a fair price.
He can point you to them.

O'rielly's is the lowest grade parts distributor I will use on the supra and I am so utterly choosey about not having to keep working on this tramp that I refuse to stoop to lower quallity parts..

Not that this has aided my car in running or anything but it should when I get it sorted out somewhere around 2010.

As far as lifting the engine a few inches, is there anything else that needs to be unbolted besides the engine mounts? is there anything holding the transmission down? thanks in advance

Please read the tsrm! There are other things, yes.

edit: thought you were removing the engine

So it turns out you cant lift the engine just enough to remove the oil pan, it needs more clearance than that. The tsrm states that you can just lower the crossmember with a jack and put it on 2 jack stands. what i want to know is, is the crossmember balanced from the center? or is it going to lean towards the back of the car when i try to lower it with a jack?

Hey look what i found!!!
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/HPIM1017.jpg
That aint no piston ring. damn crappy stock pistons. guess its time to get some nippon pistons.$100 for a set with new rings. not bad i think.sorry its not eagle, im not rich.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/HPIM1018.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/HPIM1019.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/HPIM1020.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n/HPIM1021.jpg

Nice find! lol. What does the block look like?

the cylinder walls are mirror smooth. lucky me i guess. There was much antifreeze in the oil pan and under all the rod bearings, but i am changing them out. I only drove it like 5 miles since i got it so there shouldnt be any damage to any major parts.

You should get someone to check out the block, might look okay on first glance but it could be scored and or be out of round/tapered.

True, that piston had to be rubbing on something....