any experiance of supras?
26 December 2002, 01:06 PM
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Just wondered if any1 has any experiance/forts with regards the supra twin turbos 
I'm tempted to trade my turbo 2000 in towards the end of next year & i absolutly luv da scooby & am tempted by the joys of type R's but i was gettin a bit seduced by the huuuuuuuge power possible from the supra 
OK so i no there r the short kumings of rear wheel drive
but any1 had a experiance with the 2 or any other info gr8fully recieved
Si
I'm tempted to trade my turbo 2000 in towards the end of next year & i absolutly luv da scooby & am tempted by the joys of type R's but i was gettin a bit seduced by the huuuuuuuge power possible from the supra OK so i no there r the short kumings of rear wheel drive
but any1 had a experiance with the 2 or any other info gr8fully recieved Si
26 December 2002, 11:12 PM
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I had one of them silly cars 2 years ago great car!!!! .I had it for 6 months and put 2 sets of new rear tyres on it and got a 56 day speeding ban!!
Be very careful they do not handle . at low speed ie under 50 mph
Hope this helps Si..
Cheers Doc.
Be very careful they do not handle . at low speed ie under 50 mph
Hope this helps Si..
Cheers Doc.
26 December 2002, 11:15 PM
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not guna do it till next insurance year i reckon which is 10 months away but just toying between idea if type R &/or sumin even ruder 
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26 December 2002, 11:18 PM
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i tried 1 of them fast 70k type range rovers as part of driven audience & that woz pretty impressive 4 an auto Was yer supra an auto or manual & jap or uk dont seeem too many manual UK uns which wood if i did go that route b da ideal un from wot i red on other boards
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Was yer supra an auto or manual & jap or uk dont seeem too many manual UK uns which wood if i did go that route b da ideal un from wot i red on other boards Si
26 December 2002, 11:21 PM
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Its got a great party trick you stick it in low ratio then in reverse then gun it with your left foot on the brake
When its screaming its nuts off release the brake and it WHEELIES!!!!!!!!!!!! backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!
When its screaming its nuts off release the brake and it WHEELIES!!!!!!!!!!!! backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!
26 December 2002, 11:32 PM
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u da man lol.
So as a quick comparison with yer old STi (b4 sum1 got greedy on da boost) can i say the supra wos a norty boy on rubber costs & well lairly in da wet &/or twisties but wood kick sum serious *** in a straight line (already seen a mpeg where sum bloke lays down 200m of rubber in a supra mumma)
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lol.So as a quick comparison with yer old STi (b4 sum1 got greedy on da boost
) can i say the supra wos a norty boy on rubber costs & well lairly in da wet &/or twisties but wood kick sum serious *** in a straight line (already seen a mpeg where sum bloke lays down 200m of rubber in a supra mumma)Si
28 December 2002, 12:22 AM
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indeed & as far as i no type R is 4.7 so dont sound temptinging on that font but is from wot i red so easy tuning 2 mucho BHP that i may get seduced but i wood sure want sum driving lessons b4 doing a 1000bhp rear wheel drive monster & top end speed pisses on da scoob lol
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lolCheers thou all forts tiz good
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30 December 2002, 03:29 AM
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0-60 a Supra will have a damn hard job keeping up with a scoob - 1600 kilos and 2WD see to that.
But rolling starts, and from 60 and it, it's a totally different story - my Supra (full decat) makes nearly 200lbft @ 2000rpm, 270lbft at 3000rpm, and when the 2nd turbo wakes up at 4000rpm leaps to 375lbft at 4700rpm - and this was in 34C air temps, with awful boost drop due to a bleed valve rather than a proper boost controller, barely making 1 bar of boost, if that. On a cooler day, when I get a proper controller, and set it to a perfectly safe 1.2bar, I am fully expecting to see over 400lbft, if not more. There are few scoobs that can match that amount of sheer twisting grunt, espcially for less than £1000 of mods.
But rolling starts, and from 60 and it, it's a totally different story - my Supra (full decat) makes nearly 200lbft @ 2000rpm, 270lbft at 3000rpm, and when the 2nd turbo wakes up at 4000rpm leaps to 375lbft at 4700rpm - and this was in 34C air temps, with awful boost drop due to a bleed valve rather than a proper boost controller, barely making 1 bar of boost, if that. On a cooler day, when I get a proper controller, and set it to a perfectly safe 1.2bar, I am fully expecting to see over 400lbft, if not more. There are few scoobs that can match that amount of sheer twisting grunt, espcially for less than £1000 of mods.
30 December 2002, 08:26 AM
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Get the Supra over the Impreza!!
they look a lot better than a 4 door family style saloon with big wings bolted onto them, and can be tuned very easily, so if thats what you're after, go for that, and even as stock, id be quite happy to give a few milliseconds away to drive something that looks nice.
Also have a much more involving driving experience, even the quicker impreza's are dull, id take an Integra Type-R for pure enjoyment and fun over one, never mind a Supra.
[Edited by SideShowBob - 12/30/2002 12:19:02 PM]
they look a lot better than a 4 door family style saloon with big wings bolted onto them, and can be tuned very easily, so if thats what you're after, go for that, and even as stock, id be quite happy to give a few milliseconds away to drive something that looks nice.
Also have a much more involving driving experience, even the quicker impreza's are dull, id take an Integra Type-R for pure enjoyment and fun over one, never mind a Supra.
[Edited by SideShowBob - 12/30/2002 12:19:02 PM]
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