Spotted : Toyota Supra

kbk_75 · 28th December 2007, 02:05

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

... And then they released The Fast And The Furious, and the prices just went through the roof!

That's just insane!

v1p3r · 28th December 2007, 02:26

Yeah, I was talking to a coupla guys who owned them in the States. They said in 2000 you could buy a nice 40-50k mile Supra for 20k USD. Then F&F came out, and the same cars, with some more miles on them, started going for 45-50k USD in 2002.

Someone give me one. Please!!!

straight6 · 28th December 2007, 06:14

Viper, theres a supra in b'lore that was tuned by the same guys who tuned that fast & furious supra. Its supposed to be 800 bhp. I spoke to the guys who tuned it & they flew down to b'lore to tune it from the US. When they tuned it that car was silver. Maybe you know which one i'm talking about. Is it re-painted now? Oh, just in case you didnt know this, they charge $1200 per day plus accomodation!!

pawan · 28th December 2007, 10:08

supra the only car in existence that needs 1000 bhp to get to 10 sec.

the blue supra looks nice.

nitroxx · 28th December 2007, 20:36

thats a 2JZ GTE supra ....and ARmotosports has worked on it. contact ranjit for more info.

straight6 · 28th December 2007, 23:57

Nitroxx, which one are you talking about?

v1p3r · 30th December 2007, 10:25

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Originally Posted by pawan

supra the only car in existence that needs 1000 bhp to get to 10 sec.

I don't think that's true.

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Originally Posted by straight6

Viper, theres a supra in b'lore that was tuned by the same guys who tuned that fast & furious supra. Its supposed to be 800 bhp. I spoke to the guys who tuned it & they flew down to b'lore to tune it from the US. When they tuned it that car was silver. Maybe you know which one i'm talking about. Is it re-painted now? Oh, just in case you didnt know this, they charge $1200 per day plus accomodation!!

The silver Supra had only BPU - basic power upgrades - from suprastore.com - or so I was told. The F&F Supra wasn't so much tuned by a major company, as owned by an enthusiast who does most of his own work. He owned the R34 in 2F2F too.

straight6 · 31st December 2007, 18:21

Viper, the guys at suprastore told me that they came down to tune some silver supra to 750-800 bhp. And that the owner was so happy that he tipped the mechanic $1000.

v1p3r · 1st January 2008, 23:08

Could be the same car, like I said, I was told it was a suprastore thing. They're very good with upgrades for the car, and it's such a beautiful engine -- go to 500 rwhp for under USD 1500.

kbk_75 · 1st January 2008, 23:40

You know, what I don't get is, what is the obsession with how much BHP your Supra puts out? Especially in India, where we don't have any high quality dedicated race tracks, no drag strips, wouldn't a regular turbo'd Supra be good enough? Why tinker with it and make it less "streetable" and also perhaps compromise your reliability just so you have more HP?

iraghava · 2nd January 2008, 01:01

Numbers are for boasting too you know.

kbk_75 · 2nd January 2008, 11:14

OK, well, can't argue with that...

v1p3r · 2nd January 2008, 18:53

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Originally Posted by kbk_75

You know, what I don't get is, what is the obsession with how much BHP your Supra puts out? Especially in India, where we don't have any high quality dedicated race tracks, no drag strips, wouldn't a regular turbo'd Supra be good enough? Why tinker with it and make it less "streetable" and also perhaps compromise your reliability just so you have more HP?

Well, Supras aren't really affected by mods, wrt reliability. And of course, Ishan's hit the nail bang on.

straight6 · 2nd January 2008, 21:41

Same goes for the skyline. The engines are so strong that these mods dont really make them break down. I was watching a review of a 1000 Bhp skyline and it hadnt broken down once in the 5 years after the mods to take it to 1000 Bhp.

Nitin · 3rd January 2008, 04:19

Just goes to show how well the Supra & the Skyline engines are designed. Crank things to another level,and they'll still hold good.

28th December 2007, 02:26	#107
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Yeah, I was talking to a coupla guys who owned them in the States. They said in 2000 you could buy a nice 40-50k mile Supra for 20k USD. Then F&F came out, and the same cars, with some more miles on them, started going for 45-50k USD in 2002. Someone give me one. Please!!!
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28th December 2007, 06:14	#108
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Viper, theres a supra in b'lore that was tuned by the same guys who tuned that fast & furious supra. Its supposed to be 800 bhp. I spoke to the guys who tuned it & they flew down to b'lore to tune it from the US. When they tuned it that car was silver. Maybe you know which one i'm talking about. Is it re-painted now? Oh, just in case you didnt know this, they charge $1200 per day plus accomodation!!
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28th December 2007, 10:08	#109
pawan BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 868 Thanked: 4 Times	supra the only car in existence that needs 1000 bhp to get to 10 sec. the blue supra looks nice.
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28th December 2007, 20:36	#110
nitroxx Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: DXB Posts: 816 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	thats a 2JZ GTE supra ....and ARmotosports has worked on it. contact ranjit for more info.
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28th December 2007, 23:57	#111
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Nitroxx, which one are you talking about?
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31st December 2007, 18:21	#113
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Viper, the guys at suprastore told me that they came down to tune some silver supra to 750-800 bhp. And that the owner was so happy that he tipped the mechanic $1000.
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1st January 2008, 23:08	#114
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Could be the same car, like I said, I was told it was a suprastore thing. They're very good with upgrades for the car, and it's such a beautiful engine -- go to 500 rwhp for under USD 1500.
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1st January 2008, 23:40	#115
kbk_75 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 388 Times	You know, what I don't get is, what is the obsession with how much BHP your Supra puts out? Especially in India, where we don't have any high quality dedicated race tracks, no drag strips, wouldn't a regular turbo'd Supra be good enough? Why tinker with it and make it less "streetable" and also perhaps compromise your reliability just so you have more HP?
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2nd January 2008, 01:01	#116
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Numbers are for boasting too you know.
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2nd January 2008, 11:14	#117
kbk_75 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 388 Times	OK, well, can't argue with that...
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2nd January 2008, 21:41	#119
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Same goes for the skyline. The engines are so strong that these mods dont really make them break down. I was watching a review of a 1000 Bhp skyline and it hadnt broken down once in the 5 years after the mods to take it to 1000 Bhp.
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3rd January 2008, 04:19	#120
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Just goes to show how well the Supra & the Skyline engines are designed. Crank things to another level,and they'll still hold good.
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