inquiring about costs of upgrades...

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by born 4 supra

hey guys, im looking into possibly buying and mk4 TT, and have a few questions. im not a car genius so dont be too harsh...but iv done a fair amount of searching, and from what iv understood is that a TT MK4 is a fast car, but not insanely fast (stock). however, if you mod your supra properly, it can be almost unbeatable. but my question is how much modding is neccesary?...

This depends what you'll be racing, right? If you'll only be racing 6cyl rustangs, then not much modding will be necessary. If you want to take turbo 'busas on out on the highway, then you'll need quite a bit more.

Originally Posted by born 4 supra

...i dont need 800 hp, but considering the car is ~300hp stock, how hard is it to achieve 400-500 hp/tq?...

Generally: 400hp isn't too hard; 400rwhp is harder; and 500rwhp takes more extensive mods.

Originally Posted by born 4 supra

...like if u throw on an intake and exhaust i assume that that wouldnt get u 400hp, but if someone could give me a ballpark estimate on what some first tuning steps usually are, and how much they would cost(roughly)? im only asking for a estimate, and i understand that you can spend different cash depending on parts and quality, but im talkin good reliable parts that arent like nascar insane. so basicaly all im asking is how much money do you have to spend to get to 4,5, or 600 hp, and what parts would be recomended? (again only a very rough estimate)....

'BPU' should cost less than $1,000 USD, and includes a boost gauge, a downpipe (eliminates the oem cats), a fuel cut eliminator (GReddy BCC), a boost controller of some sort (a hose clamp in the right spot works), and a few gallons of race fuel. This will get you to about 400hp at the crank.

Originally Posted by born 4 supra

...sorry if its a stupid question, but i have done searching and havent really found a straight answer. anyway thanks alot, its really appreciated!!

Cheers!

[born 4 supra]

thanks! that helped alot. i guess id just start with bpu and go from there. from what everyones said thats around 1-2k so not too bad. but thanks for the help, great reply!