supra project to 800hp

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Originally Posted by supraa

hello i want to get a supra soon and i dont know what year or engine i want. my goal is to get 800hp. i was thinking about an aftermarket turbo. what else should i get to add horsepower and keep everything from exploding. it will be a daily driver. i also want to know how much it will cost

You need to start with either a stock Mkiv Supra Turbo (which is a twin turbo) ('93.5-'02), or a modified Mkiv Supra Turbo (which usually has a single turbo kit installed, to replace the stock twins).

After you start with the correct vehicle (let's assume a stock Mkiv Supra Turbo), the rest is pretty easy (not cheap, but easy to figure out). You need a relatively large single turbo kit, a (complete) aftermarket fuel system, a fuel system controller (eg. S-AFC or AEM), and (most importantly, to keep everything from exploding) race fuel OR a methanol injection kit. If it's a 6spd, you'll need an aftermarket clutch (twin disk); if it's an auto you'll need an aftermarket torque converter and beefed up internals. Last but not least, you'll need wider rims&tires (or you'll just sit there and spin with 800hp).

It won't be cheap. The car will probably be about $25K or more (for one in good shape, if you can find someone willing to sell one in good shape), the turbo kit about $5K (with labor to install), the fuel system $2500 (with labor), the AFC about $500 or so with labor, and the race fuel is about $150 per tank (or the meth kit is about $1K with labor, and ~$20 per tank). A good clutch will be about $2k with labor, and the wider rims and tires will set you back about $4K I'd guess.