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10-24-2012, 02:38 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Alabama
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Well I'd like to get one for a daily driver. I'm not aware if all the modifications you can do to one but I'd definenetly like a turbo. I install sound systems for a living so I was gonna do that. But just starting off when I decide to get one I don't want to spend boat loads of money.
And I'd like to modify it yes. But not all at once. Last edited by pwpanas; 10-24-2012 at 10:47 AM. |
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10-24-2012, 10:58 AM
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Location: GA, USA
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Also, just to start off, your chances of finding the Mkiv Supra you want are not sounding that great at all. If you want an Mkiv Turbo Supra (i.e. oem twin turbo) that is a reliable daily driver, and not a money pit just to keep it as a reliable daily driver, you need one that's been well-maintained and relatively low mileage (<150K for sure). Given that many of these cars are more than 15 years old, even those few criteria alone could not only make the car significantly more than $14K, they could make the search take months and months. I know several guys dedicated to finding the Supra they want that had their cash in a briefcase ready to hop on a plane to test drive every promising Supra that appeared for sale anywhere nationwide - and they eventually found it. Please understand: this is a VERY rare car - fewer than 8,000 oem TT's were sold in the US from '93.5 through '98. Half of those have already been either gutted and turned into track-only vehicles or have been totaled. The one variable in all of this that you really need to think long and hard about is your $14K budget. A man can always earn more money, given some time. I believe you should consider relaxing that one criteria, and think about this project in a slightly longer timeframe. ----- I've written a lot here. Please share your thoughts at this point.
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Phil '94 Supra Turbo, 6spd, 'APU'+ Displacement is no replacement for boost. Life begins at 30psi. NB: Please consider posting any help requests in a new thread instead of asking me for help privately. About 99.9+% of the time, private help requests end up covering great information that could be very valuable to other forum members. If you have a good reason for needing the help request to be private, I'll consider it. If not, then why not give everyone else the opportunity to pitch in too, and/or learn from the information? Remember, there's no such thing as a dumb question. We're all here to help within this family of Supra owners. Last edited by pwpanas; 10-24-2012 at 11:00 AM. |
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10-25-2012, 01:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Alabama
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Well I have a daily driver. I could maybe find one that's a base model with out turbos high mileage and swap the motor that's no problem. And I would like to nightly modify it myself
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11-02-2012, 03:12 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: GA, USA
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My recommendation is to save your $ and wait. If you want one with turbos, start with that in the first place. The n/a swap has been tried hundreds of times, with mixed results. If your goal was a gutted back-halved trailered drag car, then maybe I'd say sure start with a high mileage n/a. Based on what you've said so far, I believe you wouldn't be at all happy with that - even after an engine swap. The n/a isn't really a "base model" - to me, it's a totally different vehicle except the not-really-all-that-light chassis. Calling it a base model makes it seem like it's the same except maybe power windows and a/c. 
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Phil '94 Supra Turbo, 6spd, 'APU'+ Displacement is no replacement for boost. Life begins at 30psi. NB: Please consider posting any help requests in a new thread instead of asking me for help privately. About 99.9+% of the time, private help requests end up covering great information that could be very valuable to other forum members. If you have a good reason for needing the help request to be private, I'll consider it. If not, then why not give everyone else the opportunity to pitch in too, and/or learn from the information? Remember, there's no such thing as a dumb question. We're all here to help within this family of Supra owners. Last edited by pwpanas; 11-03-2012 at 03:29 PM. |
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11-02-2012, 11:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: south africa
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Go with the MKIV TT much better
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11-02-2012, 09:40 PM
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Location: Guam
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I don’t know you so I can’t say that you would be disappointed in the future if you bought an NA but with the extra benefits of the TT that pwpanas listed; in my opinion, you would be much happier waiting till you can by a TT model.
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11-03-2012, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: New Albany, Ohio
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I have bought a 1994 Toyota Supra n/a and let me tell you it was basically junk I mean it had the looks and I felt cool saying I had a supra but when it comes down to it, I just had a pale imitation. I sold it and bought the TT version and I have never been happier it was honestly the best decision. So do yourself a favor and just save up some more and get the TT model you wont be sorry trust me.
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