toyota supra would you have one??
30-05-2007, 06:12 PM
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toyota supra would you have one??
Was just watching some crap tuning prog on men and motors and they mentioned the Toyota supra and blow me over the UK twin turbo badboys are 320bhp standard!!!
So is there any shape on 'em or what because toyotas are pretty solid cars aint they??
So is there any shape on 'em or what because toyotas are pretty solid cars aint they??
30-05-2007, 06:16 PM
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I would but it would need to be a manual. And they're a lot harder to find.
Don't expect them to handle like a cossie though. Great in a straight line, but to get them shifting on the corners you need balls of steel
Don't expect them to handle like a cossie though. Great in a straight line, but to get them shifting on the corners you need balls of steel
30-05-2007, 06:29 PM
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Neighbour years ago had one, great for engine experience as got a nasty habit of popping headgaskets, and bloody expensive when they do.
Lovely car, if it is someone else's, well lardy and slow, rated at 320 maybe but not in truth, a stage one cos will eat it easy.
More a tourer than a bad boy car, T top is worth searching out, gearbox VERY good on manual, auto not really any quicker than a std cos, if that.
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ps and a pain in the rumpus to work on.
Lovely car, if it is someone else's, well lardy and slow, rated at 320 maybe but not in truth, a stage one cos will eat it easy.
More a tourer than a bad boy car, T top is worth searching out, gearbox VERY good on manual, auto not really any quicker than a std cos, if that.
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ps and a pain in the rumpus to work on.
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30-05-2007, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
As with all things jap, the dashboard is very dreary to look at....
If your going for big power tho i'd suggest an auto, gearboxes are supposed to be far stronger
If your going for big power tho i'd suggest an auto, gearboxes are supposed to be far stronger
30-05-2007, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
As with all things jap, the dashboard is very dreary to look at....
If your going for big power tho i'd suggest an auto, gearboxes are supposed to be far stronger
If your going for big power tho i'd suggest an auto, gearboxes are supposed to be far stronger
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30-05-2007, 07:43 PM
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autos are good to 550 reliably, 600 for manual,
uk cars are better spec and have slghtly more power out of the box, jap modles have ceramic turbos and less lag (and plastic head lights )
id deffinatly have one, stage one is Ł980 and gives you 400bhp and 400ft turque,
and im pretty sure they out handle a cossie as standard,
most things do,
fuck me you lot have got your blinkers on
they are an arse to work on though, i like them, old bois getting one to sit next to the skyline lol
uk cars are better spec and have slghtly more power out of the box, jap modles have ceramic turbos and less lag (and plastic head lights
)id deffinatly have one, stage one is Ł980 and gives you 400bhp and 400ft turque,
and im pretty sure they out handle a cossie as standard,
most things do,
fuck me you lot have got your blinkers on
they are an arse to work on though, i like them, old bois getting one to sit next to the skyline lol
30-05-2007, 07:45 PM
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auto is for girls, of couse manuals can get a bad name cos dopes can abuse the fuck out of em, dumping clutches ect. cant do that on an auto so 'they,re way better' 
30-05-2007, 07:49 PM
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one thing for sure if you buy one is that you wont have the bonnet open as often as a cossie. good old jap reliabilty ,rust will probably kill it before mechanical failure does. i had the older model and in over 3 years the only thing to fail was the alternator
31-05-2007, 09:03 AM
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Decent cars, dont feel any bigger than a saff when driving them I think, as sit nice and low.
And performance wise, if you want stupid power, its the car to go for.
Go here, click on the names/numbers on the left, all cars with that proven power at the wheels, with graphs to match.
www.t04r.com/to4r.php
and bearing in mind they dont rust and the stock bottomend can do over 1000bhp, that could take a while
dreary dash?
compared to a RST or Cossie?
And they not super light, but not super heavy, 1500kg odd, and will out handle your average "slam it on the deck, bruv" cossie.
And performance wise, if you want stupid power, its the car to go for.
Go here, click on the names/numbers on the left, all cars with that proven power at the wheels, with graphs to match.
www.t04r.com/to4r.php
Originally Posted by fuzzy
rust will probably kill it before mechanical failure does.
dreary dash?
compared to a RST or Cossie? And they not super light, but not super heavy, 1500kg odd, and will out handle your average "slam it on the deck, bruv" cossie.
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Originally Posted by Rab
I would but it would need to be a manual. And they're a lot harder to find.
Don't expect them to handle like a cossie though. Great in a straight line, but to get them shifting on the corners you need balls of steel
Don't expect them to handle like a cossie though. Great in a straight line, but to get them shifting on the corners you need balls of steel
far better sports cars than a Cossie!!
A Standard AUTO one was faster around Bedford than a Lotus Espirit V8 Turbo when tested by Autocar magazine!
Supras are great cars. Look good, great mechanicals, well built, handle, strong as fook, really comfy and outrageous value for money
31-05-2007, 09:09 AM
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i proper love supras, i think they are damm nice, theres a modded one near me i see every day which is fucking sexy, but tis only 2 seats which is no use to me really,
31-05-2007, 09:10 AM
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Personally I think they feel very weighty.
Quick cars no doubt, but I found there was a real weight behind them, and at speed, iit really transferred into that runaway train feeling.
Do like em, but they just don't really do anything for me looks wise, as most modded ones look like the worst examples of over modified Jap styling.
Quick cars no doubt, but I found there was a real weight behind them, and at speed, iit really transferred into that runaway train feeling.
Do like em, but they just don't really do anything for me looks wise, as most modded ones look like the worst examples of over modified Jap styling.
31-05-2007, 09:44 AM
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Had 1 of them in black had it 3 years luved it
when i test drove the cossie it made the supra
feel like a big old boat, id dun loads to it and threw
loads of cash at it , wud i have another YES
when i test drove the cossie it made the supra
feel like a big old boat, id dun loads to it and threw
loads of cash at it , wud i have another YES
31-05-2007, 10:48 AM
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31-05-2007, 10:50 AM
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Anyone who thinks a Supra isnt nimble and would struggle on a tight twisty B-road might wanna check this video out 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qLW3wU2Ug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qLW3wU2Ug
31-05-2007, 11:02 AM
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Saw one at ace cafe one night, turbos were the size of dustbins on the front of the engine bay it had a stainless steel plaque on it which quoted 750 bhp i bet that was scary in the wet
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on the front of the engine bay it had a stainless steel plaque on it which quoted 750 bhp i bet that was scary in the wet Ford man through and through me, never been in or driven one but I know they are capable of being made silly quick
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31-05-2007, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tabetha
Neighbour years ago had one, great for engine experience as got a nasty habit of popping headgaskets, and bloody expensive when they do.
Lovely car, if it is someone else's, well lardy and slow, rated at 320 maybe but not in truth, a stage one cos will eat it easy.
More a tourer than a bad boy car, T top is worth searching out, gearbox VERY good on manual, auto not really any quicker than a std cos, if that.
tabetha
ps and a pain in the rumpus to work on.
Lovely car, if it is someone else's, well lardy and slow, rated at 320 maybe but not in truth, a stage one cos will eat it easy.
More a tourer than a bad boy car, T top is worth searching out, gearbox VERY good on manual, auto not really any quicker than a std cos, if that.
tabetha
ps and a pain in the rumpus to work on.
The mk4 shape had no such issues, and would very much munch a stage 1 cossie, possibly as far as a standard mk4 supra auto driven properly will keep up with a stage 3 cossie. Although I will probably get shot down in flames for that!
But agree they are a pain the arse to work on!
31-05-2007, 11:26 AM
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Was Tabetha talking about a Mk3???
I knew something was up when he was saying a stage 1 cos would eat one!!!
Starvos I had a look through that link
I love the fact there are loads of cars with circa 1000bhp with standard brakes and gearboxes
Wicked cars
I knew something was up when he was saying a stage 1 cos would eat one!!!
Starvos I had a look through that link
I love the fact there are loads of cars with circa 1000bhp with standard brakes and gearboxes
Wicked cars
31-05-2007, 11:28 AM
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I personally dont like them, lad at work only had his for about 6 months and it needed the engine replacing (well it probably didnt but he didnt have the knowledge to rebuild) was more or less standard just an exhaust/dv etc..
He was using it everyday mind to commute to work and back, about 60 miles a day, but even so I'd of thought a standard Supra would of been up to that, it hadnt done many miles either less than 50k.
It was an import though and I dont know if it still applys to get them checked over/setup to make sure they are ok on our fuel but this is what I would of done which he never, just bought it and ragged it.
He was using it everyday mind to commute to work and back, about 60 miles a day, but even so I'd of thought a standard Supra would of been up to that, it hadnt done many miles either less than 50k.
It was an import though and I dont know if it still applys to get them checked over/setup to make sure they are ok on our fuel but this is what I would of done which he never, just bought it and ragged it.
31-05-2007, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
I personally dont like them, lad at work only had his for about 6 months and it needed the engine replacing (well it probably didnt but he didnt have the knowledge to rebuild) was more or less standard just an exhaust/dv etc..
He was using it everyday mind to commute to work and back, about 60 miles a day, but even so I'd of thought a standard Supra would of been up to that, it hadnt done many miles either less than 50k.
It was an import though and I dont know if it still applys to get them checked over/setup to make sure they are ok on our fuel but this is what I would of done which he never, just bought it and ragged it.
He was using it everyday mind to commute to work and back, about 60 miles a day, but even so I'd of thought a standard Supra would of been up to that, it hadnt done many miles either less than 50k.
It was an import though and I dont know if it still applys to get them checked over/setup to make sure they are ok on our fuel but this is what I would of done which he never, just bought it and ragged it.
Supra has a great engine. The end.
31-05-2007, 11:48 AM
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porkie-
that sounds like the GTR guys
"ooh, lightly modded 400bhp GTR engine has melted my pistons, threw a rod, and badly scored the crank, i must need billet steel HKS ones"
No you cunt, you need to get the car mapped
stevie-
not rare at all really. thats most of them.
that sounds like the GTR guys
"ooh, lightly modded 400bhp GTR engine has melted my pistons, threw a rod, and badly scored the crank, i must need billet steel HKS ones"
No you cunt, you need to get the car mapped
stevie-
not rare at all really. thats most of them.
31-05-2007, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Stavros
porkie-
that sounds like the GTR guys
"ooh, lightly modded 400bhp GTR engine has melted my pistons, threw a rod, and badly scored the crank, i must need billet steel HKS ones"
No you cunt, you need to get the car mapped
stevie-
not rare at all really. thats most of them.
that sounds like the GTR guys
"ooh, lightly modded 400bhp GTR engine has melted my pistons, threw a rod, and badly scored the crank, i must need billet steel HKS ones"
No you cunt, you need to get the car mapped
stevie-
not rare at all really. thats most of them.
Can you imagine how long a bodged up, poorly maintained and thrashed to death 100,000 mile Cossie engine would last if is was exported to a Country with 88ron Fuel and given to a complete twat who knows nothing about cars????
5 mins?? 10 mins???
31-05-2007, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Rab
I would but it would need to be a manual.
used to be really into supe's mates old one did a 13.2 with about 400 at the wheels just bolt on mods
then bck in Feb was helping a guy out he had 500 at the wheels auto on street tyres (mickey thomsons) after we got in boosting (without throwing boost pipes off) he did a 10.9 ON LOW BOOST apparently the quickest street supra
also know someone thats just sold his 900brake manual one
and it was the CRD supra that turned me into a petrol head, standing next to something with a 1000bhp.........MENTAL, mind you one with half the power is just as quick
...and doesnt twist propshafts still totally lost intrest in them whats the point in all that power if youve got to wait for the turbo to spool in which time a mk1 escort with 150 at the wheels is allready drawing level with you at the finish
so in conclusion to all my ramblings if i had 7k to buy a supra........id buy an escort stick a lairy pinto in it spend the rest on suspension and what not and run 13's with alot less power
but yes supras are cool........as long as you dont put horrendeous body kits/wheels on them.......keep em standard FTW
31-05-2007, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
I dont know if it still applys to get them checked over/setup to make sure they are ok on our fuel but this is what I would of done which he never
It was a bit of a daft comment I admit, but it is/was a very clean well looked after car from the look of it so my first thought was that someone would of had it looked at, obviously not.
Anyway I still think they're shit
