1987 A/T supra suggestions

[ochowdero]

ooooooooh okay i got you,

well its non turbo automatic.
my first plan was to switch my tranny to manual, but seeing how its costly and i mine as well just sell my car and go by a new 5 speed supra, i decided to check here and see what i can do to automatics...

basically i wanna put exhaust, cold air intake, aftermarket air filter, lower it without it being costly(IE: coilovers) <-- or cheap ones, strut bars, and anything else suggested..

eventually when i get a new head gasket ima put single or twin turbo on it..but again i know very lil about supras

my budget is average..a job soon so it wont matter really..so does this help out? and to clear it up my car is a 1987 toyota supra, automatic, non turbo. car is also stock!! Dx

thanks

[Green7mgte]

are you at all mechanically savey?

[batmmannn]

Just get yourself a 5 speed that needs parts and combine the two. Sell the leftover from the auto supra on ebay to pay for mods on your 5 speed.

[ochowdero]

@batmmannn
i was thinkin of doing that,
but then again, idk if i can find a shell for cheap.
if so, would i be able to drop my motor in my auto, to my 5 speed? if i ended up getting a five speed.

this was good, now im starting to want to do that lol

uhm yeah my car is mechanically good, only thing is my power steering is out and im trying to fix that, no clue how...

thanks

[batmmannn]

Yes there are very little to no differences between the motors. Get a 5 speed Turbo that needs work and then you have it. You want a car that looks rough but has great potential. Often the blown head gasket syndrome scares owners into selling often there is no blown head gasket. There are many causes of overheating. People shouted get rid of it too me and I kept going till I have it all fixed, no blown head gasket even though I had white smoke, overheating, boiling out of my overflow, Many shouted BHG! It was a stripped timing belt and then a stuck new thermostat or air pockets in the heater core.

I used my Black auto 87 Supra to swap parts off of to fix my Red 5 Speed. Now my 5 speed is good to go and my auto needs parts, but between the too I now have one good running 5 speed instead of 2 broken down Toyotas.

In the long run it is far cheaper to get a 2nd car. Parts are getting very hard to find and expensive for these cars. Ebay is a good source for now, but that will dry up over the next few years as well.

[ochowdero]

okay i got a question,
i like stick shift personally,
but whats the pros about a stick shift verses an auto
and the cons?

[batmmannn]

Pros for 5 Speed

More fun to drive
More responsive
More Dependable
Better gas mileage
Faster off the Line
Less cost to repair
Less cost to maintain
Easier to tow
Can be jump started with low battery

Pros for Automatic

Having a hand free when a hot woman is in the passenger seat!

Tough Choice!! lol

[ochowdero]

definately hard choice

well i checked craigslist in my area and no 5 speeds for cheap

you know roughly how much it would cost to just switch out my tranny to 5 speed?

[CanadianBak'inSupra]

you should cam it

if you havnt done anything yet i suggest you remove stock airbox, and feed air filter under right headlight, and set it up with a good air inductionfilter!
also a great idea for you to heat wrap your intake it gets warm!

you could always set yourself up with a good clutch and lieght weight flywheel if your planning on going 5speed!

and dont worry about your hg it will blow one day... nothin you can do to stop it
so ride it harder until you can put in the MHG

[Grandavi]

Originally Posted by CanadianBak'inSupra

you should cam it

if you havnt done anything yet i suggest you remove stock airbox, and feed air filter under right headlight, and set it up with a good air inductionfilter!
also a great idea for you to heat wrap your intake it gets warm!

you could always set yourself up with a good clutch and lieght weight flywheel if your planning on going 5speed!

and dont worry about your hg it will blow one day... nothin you can do to stop it
so ride it harder until you can put in the MHG

Re: the Headgasket blowing.. I thought that was only with stock headgaskets torqued to factory spec (which is far too low). On a well maintained properly torqued OEM headgasket, it should last unless you bag it a lot. Is that correct?

The Metal head gasket, from what I understood is only necessary if your going to jump above 350 HP and only truly needed on the turbos with a turbo upgrade. I may be wrong, but that is what I gathered from reading.