^cool.... thanks... I had a highway encounter with a supra, It wasnt gnarly fast, but I had no trouble keeping pace and then some...
That thing wouldn't have trouble getting get 1/4 times. Probably threatoning 9s if not in 'em.Originally Posted by James Bond
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I ran with a stock tt supra and I pulled on him. I think the weight had a huge effect because my car is pretty much stock as well
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Supras are so nasty. Have a fun time finding a low mileage turbo manual that hasnt been molested.
But so worth it.
Widebody Supra = teh sex especially from Top Secret. Schwing!
A stock automatic twin turbo supra from a roll are slow.
you guys are all wrong
1. EVERY car can be made fast! shit - i saw a video of a Geo Metro (that's right, the biggest POS car ever made!) running 9.4 second 1/4 mi. It's all about how much money you can put into the car.
2. You are talking about the car that came from the factory with a turbo. There are easy upgrades you can do to a car to get it into high HP. Look at srt-4, 3000gt, 300zx, mustang cobra, etc. All these cars can be VERY fast with a tiny bit of money in them. Especially cobras - these cars are beastly! I'm sure with the amount of $$$ you put in Supras, you can get a nice Cobra that will DESTROY! any supra out there!
3. The only good thing about a supra is the fact that they look nice, already turboed and keep their value. Ohh, and also their engines are nice and all, but i'd take a small block over it. Small blocks/Big blocks are beastly!
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Originally Posted by roadrace1982
Originally Posted by shaggsM3
It was either an auto on the roll or a N/A supra (or that TT driver sucks and should give up his right to the car) because stock TT 6-spd supra's can run low 13's near 110 trap. In other words, stock TT supra's can hang and beat E46 M3's... so E36's are hardly trouble.
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Bahh... Supra Shmupra.... my friends Civic will eat it alive
Yeah, there are some trophy Supras out there, but it doesn't mean they're all monsters. Many are just BPU+++ or whatver.
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Originally Posted by ///3oris
this is so true. you'll find all the hot, big-turbo'd supras at shows and stuff. but for the most part the ones you see on the road are either NA or still with stock twins. I run into very few single-turbos still (I lived in CA up til '05 before you jump on me for KC, although I seem to see SUpras more often here for whatever reason).Originally Posted by ///3oris
BTW, I don't know why Supras get such a bad rap for launching. Even though I rarely do it, I have a much easier time launching and getting traction with mine better than with my M3.
But then again with 285 tires you would think so. I beat my 1/4 time of my M3 (when it was 410whp, and I had 6-8 passes or so) with just my first pass with the Supra with 25whp (and 4mph) less.
However, if we're just talking about 800+whp Supras, well the same traction loss will happen to an 800whp M3.
Problem is practically none of us are there with our BMWs
...so we knock the Supras. haha, just kiddin'
BS or he was having serious boost leak issues. Auto BPUs (note: no '+') are well capable of pulling on stock '03 Cobras, which I HIGHLY doubt your near-stock M3 can hang with.Originally Posted by shaggsM3
Wrong.Originally Posted by Boosted2003
Originally Posted by M Roady
yup, all I remeber about that car is like my face hurting from the accelration
The wastegate was SO LOUD it was hurting my heart
3rd gear in that car felt like 1st gear in my supercharged M
Yea I thought I saw a TT AUTO supra hit a 10 on street tires? It was a video running around the net.Originally Posted by carrrnuttt
ALL of those things listed are the ONLY good things? That sounds like a decent list of GOOD thingsOriginally Posted by geftman
I think with the age and way overpricing of the supra I would take a cobra over it in a second
This is very true, a local guy here has a mustang that on low boost (turbo'd) he makes 670rwhp...medium boost is around 900ish and high..well thats just a joke... It rapes alot of supras from what I have heard. I'd rather have the supra for looks.Originally Posted by geftman
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3000GT-VR4 is badass
Mustang Cobra- Lacking class, but I'd still drive one
Anything can be made to be fast, but there is no denying that the Supra is a fuckin monster and with just BPU and ridiculous with major work. Not to mention the MKIV is SEXY as shit.
I saw a Supra Turbo today, but I couldn't tell if he had any mods or anything. It sounded beastly though.
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A great condition Supra w/ low mileage can sell for $30k+ still - a nearly new conditioned one have sold over $50k before.
What other car can have 100k miles, be over 10 years old, and still cost $20k+ when it MSRP'd at just over double that price?
Supra's are dirt cheap to make fast. Traction wise, they are easier than the M3 of course due to also being able to take much much larger tires.
Auto Supra's are used for faster drag times w/ the use of powerglides for instant. THe 6-speed tranny on the Supra is rock solid also - talk about handling 1000+ rwhp. And the block? Absolutely amazing to hold 800+ rwhp, record being over 1000 rwhp on the stock block. THe brakes? It was rated the best braking car ntil the Carrera GT came out...
It was just a highly overengineered car and its stood the test of time.
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Find me some videos of streetable Cobras running against Hyabusa's from a roll. The Supra is without a doubt the best platform of the cars you listed for making big HP reliably. You go over 600hp in Cobra and you're looking at serious broken pieces.Originally Posted by geftman
But sure, you can spend enough money on anything and get big HP but Mustangs are Supras are Apples to Oranges. Some of the top "street legal" drag cars will be Mustangs, but they are full race prepped, on slicks making the same hp as the streetable Supras...
You will NOT see SRT-4s, 300Zs and 3000GTs running under 10sec 1/4s. The Supra and Mustang, yes.
it would be the result of a bad driver or high hp on street tires.Originally Posted by mnchvgs79
i drove a stock supra tt le automatic with 22k miles. looked awesome and sounded the same, but i was honestly a bit let down with its 0-60 butt dyno. i expected it to be alot better than my 328 and i really couldnt feel much of a difference. also drove it for about an hour and a half up and down a mountain, on some longer, faster roads. seemed to have a bit more oomph than my car at such speeds (60-80), but my aunt was in the car so i couldnt really let it rip. steering seemed heavy with little feedback too. turbo sounded amazing though. wouldnt turn down the opportunity to own one.
Supras are so overrated..I still like Supras but its starting to turn like Hondas where almost everyone has it around the block & everyone throws same SP-71, T55, T78 single turbo setup....Supars are only main for drag cars & just the term we call "DYNO QUEENS"...Dana Westover is actually holding all time record right now with just his TH400 transmission & his T88H single turbo kit & lots more goodies besides the other guys.
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Originally Posted by Deuuuce
Actually there is a few VR4 3000GT's in west coast that are in low 10 sec range...It's not hard to get those monsters in 10s especially with simple turbo upgrade & few more goodies & easy 11-12s...
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Originally Posted by James Bond
I'm sure it wasn't a regular automatic Supra that ran that 10 secs if its built BPU++ Supras...Its probably got TH400 transmission swap with is a 3sp GM tranny that pretty much all your 7-9 sec Supra guys are running except Ryan Woon which is worlds fastest 6sp supra.
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