Pardon my ignorance: why is the 7M-GE so much less efficient?

supramacist · 05-31-2007, 01:21 PM

I'm sorry dude...., but you did kind of come off as knocking on supras a bit.

And that may not bother anyone else. But personally, I was a bit offended.
Because you have or had no idea as to how much time and money alot of us put into these cars to keep them on the road.

You have to passionate about supras if you are to own one or it will never work out for you. These cars have a tendency to push back when they get tired of you pushing on them.

It read like you hadn't even driven one.

And you have to admit that comparing an 07 anything to any supra just isn't a logistical process.

Concider the 07 nissan z car to the 90 model z car. You just can't compare engines specs from that day and age to this one.

I'm tired of feeling like someones always banging on my ride.

Alot of these guys have a bit more tact than me. I shoot from the hip.
Tact goes out the window completely when you compare a supra to a honda.

finaltable · 05-31-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

It read like you hadn't even driven one.

You aren't far off. I had never actually driven one before I got this one 3 days ago. So far I have 302 miles behind the wheel but it's the best 302 miles I've ever driven. Don't worry about my passion. From a big picture standpoint there is not another car in existence I would rather drive than this, except a Mk IV, and maybe not even then because I don't know what kind of back seat room a Mk IV has. Yes, there are better cars but every one of them introduces some very undesirable factors. From a cost-performance-reliability standpoint nothing touches the Supra.

I asked the question wrong but I wasn't knocking the Supra; I was trying to learn what makes today's engines better so I could approach my Mk III with those factors in mind with an eye toward improving it.

supramacist · 05-31-2007, 06:59 PM

Alright man. My Bad.

I feel alot better about that now that I know where you are coming from.

Alluminum. That's the biggest visible difference in engines of 07 to even just as late as the 90's. Everything on the new LS2 is alluminum. Everything on the z is the same. Hell the titan and tundra engines are all alluminum based engines.

It's much lighter than the steel that was used from circa 1980.

05-31-2007, 01:21 PM	#1
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	I'm sorry dude...., but you did kind of come off as knocking on supras a bit. And that may not bother anyone else. But personally, I was a bit offended. Because you have or had no idea as to how much time and money alot of us put into these cars to keep them on the road. You have to passionate about supras if you are to own one or it will never work out for you. These cars have a tendency to push back when they get tired of you pushing on them. It read like you hadn't even driven one. And you have to admit that comparing an 07 anything to any supra just isn't a logistical process. Concider the 07 nissan z car to the 90 model z car. You just can't compare engines specs from that day and age to this one. I'm tired of feeling like someones always banging on my ride. Alot of these guys have a bit more tact than me. I shoot from the hip. Tact goes out the window completely when you compare a supra to a honda.

05-31-2007, 06:59 PM	#3
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Alright man. My Bad. I feel alot better about that now that I know where you are coming from. Alluminum. That's the biggest visible difference in engines of 07 to even just as late as the 90's. Everything on the new LS2 is alluminum. Everything on the z is the same. Hell the titan and tundra engines are all alluminum based engines. It's much lighter than the steel that was used from circa 1980.