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Dec 24, 2004 | 05:19 PM

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muckz

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Re: New Supra Spotted....

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Originally Posted by Evil Turbo SS

I read someplace that Toyota canned the supercar idea as well as a Supra replacement. The only saving grace was the rumor that the IS 300 replacement will get a v8 model and maybe a coupe.

Recent R&T had another blurb on the supercar, and it looks like they are seriously considering it again. That info is probably some 3 months old, since it came out just now, so don't ask me how up to date that is.

Dec 24, 2004 | 06:22 PM

#32

Big Red Jim

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Re: New Supra Spotted....

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Originally Posted by muckz

On the subject of "ease" of 8-second quarter mile. What does it take to get the Supra into 8s? Does it retain its stock bottom end, or is it completely rebuilt?

I know they are very mod-friendly, BPU Supras are quite fast, but I was under the impression that to get some serious power, you have to rebuild the entire engine to take some good boost. How much does it cost to get it into 8s?

Well, Marko's car is over 1,200 rwhp through a TH400. The highest I've seen a stock bottom end 2jz engine live is the upper 900rwhp range.

Of course, once you get really fast in any car, you're going to have to build the entire engine. It's going to cost the same as any other car to get it into the 8's. When all of the modifications, meltdowns and rebuilds are added up, you're likely in 6 figures.