Need for speed

Fuel · 01-09-2006, 10:46 PM

Basically I want my 87 supra turbo to go vroom vroom zoom zoom. What are a few things that I can do to achieve this? Keep in mind that I am not made of money, I make $400 a month so everything has to be inexpensive. I am not worried about making my car last for a long time, so it doesn't matter to me if the mods are rough on it.

By the way I have the head off right now so I can access everything pretty easily.

TxSpeedBoy · 01-10-2006, 03:07 AM

Basically, if it doesn't matter how rough the mods are then you are wasting your time. and with 400 a month, there isn't a wide range of options. But if you want your car to vroom, put it in neutral (or push the clutch in), rev up to red line, and drop it, and hold the gas down. That should make you go fast and tear everything up at the same time.

(Warning: Don't actually do this!)

suprra_girl · 01-10-2006, 11:08 AM

to be honest..... save up what spare money you have each month and do the mods properly.. you will only end up costing yourself crazy money in maintenance and repairs rather than doing it properly in the first place

get your hg fixed (properly)

save up for an intake kit
next save up for catback exhaust

when you have those then post back for your next mods

lethalwithasupra · 01-12-2006, 09:41 AM

you actually want to spend money on an oldskool jap sportscar and then mod it to death within 200km ? ( distance not velocity. they do 200 easy standard ).
i'm gonna check the forum rules to see what names i can call you ...

take that head you have off to a shop. either pawn it or give them a grand to upgrade it. since the head is off already you may as well get it ready for extra boost and power

Fuel · 01-12-2006, 04:57 PM

Well it looks like i am forced to to my mods correctly so you guys win (I Know that you can change the octane of old muscle cars and add lead to the gas to give them a little more horsepower but this will eventually burn everything up). I just found out that the last person who owned my car had the head taken down a 1/16 of an inch too far; this is why it blew a HG. Now I have to buy a new head, but i am going to spend the extra money and get a new block too. This way I will know that all the bearings and pistons are good. i just wanted to get her on the road instead of siting in my drive way.The reason I wanted to do cheap mods was because I am graduating this year and i will not be able to afford to have a car while i am in college so i really didnt care about ruining it. Now i guess i will keep it.

j3pz · 01-12-2006, 05:45 PM

*gasp* you dont deserve a supra... these cars are no regular cars. they have souls!

Fuel · 01-12-2006, 09:34 PM

Muscle cars kick any other cars butt. I would give aything for a 1970 Challenger 440+6 pack, I love that car so much. Challengers have souls not Supras. This is a sexy car.

suprra_girl · 01-12-2006, 10:45 PM

lol funny thread... you can see ppl's attachments to their supras hehe

well you don't have to go buy catback & intake straight away...
and imho there's no such thing as machining too much lol.. i had mine machined so much i ended up with 9.4:1 compression... it was fine lol.. not a recommended compression ratio but it was cool hehe

since you've got the head off.... clean block surface... no bits of gasket left on it... get head/2nd hand head whichever... new stock hg, new stock head bolts, torque to 72ft lbs, run it in.. don't put antifreeze in yet... wait till 700ish miles? is that 1000km lol? once you've gotten to 1000kms and you haven't blown the hg its a sucess hehe

buy a mbc and turn the boost up to about 10psi... there you go.. more power easy k

lol

lethalwithasupra · 01-13-2006, 07:48 AM

can't you just fit a really thick metal gasket to raise the ratio again ?

TONY! · 01-13-2006, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuel

... I just found out that the last person who owned my car had the head taken down a 1/16 of an inch too far; this is why it blew a HG...

1/16th of an inch is 0.0625" ... that is 62 and a half thousandths.
If he took that much off of the head (which is hard to believe for me), you may just have the record of how much a head was milled.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lethalwithasupra

can't you just fit a really thick metal gasket to raise the ratio again ?

Yep, you can. But they only come in a couple of sizes. 3mm is the thickest I believe.

01-09-2006, 10:46 PM	#1
Fuel Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham,Oregon Posts: 22	Need for speed Basically I want my 87 supra turbo to go vroom vroom zoom zoom. What are a few things that I can do to achieve this? Keep in mind that I am not made of money, I make $400 a month so everything has to be inexpensive. I am not worried about making my car last for a long time, so it doesn't matter to me if the mods are rough on it. By the way I have the head off right now so I can access everything pretty easily.

01-10-2006, 03:07 AM	#2
TxSpeedBoy 3" Exhaust Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 83	Basically, if it doesn't matter how rough the mods are then you are wasting your time. and with 400 a month, there isn't a wide range of options. But if you want your car to vroom, put it in neutral (or push the clutch in), rev up to red line, and drop it, and hold the gas down. That should make you go fast and tear everything up at the same time. (Warning: Don't actually do this!) __________________ Supra Project 06... 1987 Turbo. 18" Enkei RS5. K&N Filter. Magnaflow custom exhaust. "I got a pair of subs for my girlfriend...Good traid huh?!

01-10-2006, 11:08 AM	#3
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	to be honest..... save up what spare money you have each month and do the mods properly.. you will only end up costing yourself crazy money in maintenance and repairs rather than doing it properly in the first place get your hg fixed (properly) save up for an intake kit next save up for catback exhaust when you have those then post back for your next mods __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

01-12-2006, 09:41 AM	#4
lethalwithasupra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: south cantebury Posts: 112	you actually want to spend money on an oldskool jap sportscar and then mod it to death within 200km ? ( distance not velocity. they do 200 easy standard ). i'm gonna check the forum rules to see what names i can call you ... take that head you have off to a shop. either pawn it or give them a grand to upgrade it. since the head is off already you may as well get it ready for extra boost and power __________________ So I bought this old Honda bike, an NSR250. Bit of a street racer, I guess. I'm told they're fast. Delivering it home with a friend driving the Supra for the first time. I drop gears and make a scream from the twin pipes flowing down this pony's flanks and it takes off like it's tail's on fire. I look back when the Honda gets to its tap-out and the Supra's only two lengths behind. No one I've let ride my bike has told me its slow, they've all loved the thing. That car is a good thing indeed. Last edited by lethalwithasupra; 01-12-2006 at 09:45 AM.

01-12-2006, 05:45 PM	#6
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	gasp you dont deserve a supra... these cars are no regular cars. they have souls! __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

01-12-2006, 04:57 PM	#5
Fuel Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham,Oregon Posts: 22	Well it looks like i am forced to to my mods correctly so you guys win (I Know that you can change the octane of old muscle cars and add lead to the gas to give them a little more horsepower but this will eventually burn everything up). I just found out that the last person who owned my car had the head taken down a 1/16 of an inch too far; this is why it blew a HG. Now I have to buy a new head, but i am going to spend the extra money and get a new block too. This way I will know that all the bearings and pistons are good. i just wanted to get her on the road instead of siting in my drive way.The reason I wanted to do cheap mods was because I am graduating this year and i will not be able to afford to have a car while i am in college so i really didnt care about ruining it. Now i guess i will keep it.

01-12-2006, 09:34 PM	#7
Fuel Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gresham,Oregon Posts: 22	Muscle cars kick any other cars butt. I would give aything for a 1970 Challenger 440+6 pack, I love that car so much. Challengers have souls not Supras. This is a sexy car. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Fuel; 01-12-2006 at 09:38 PM.

01-12-2006, 10:45 PM	#8
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	lol funny thread... you can see ppl's attachments to their supras hehe well you don't have to go buy catback & intake straight away... and imho there's no such thing as machining too much lol.. i had mine machined so much i ended up with 9.4:1 compression... it was fine lol.. not a recommended compression ratio but it was cool hehe since you've got the head off.... clean block surface... no bits of gasket left on it... get head/2nd hand head whichever... new stock hg, new stock head bolts, torque to 72ft lbs, run it in.. don't put antifreeze in yet... wait till 700ish miles? is that 1000km lol? once you've gotten to 1000kms and you haven't blown the hg its a sucess hehe buy a mbc and turn the boost up to about 10psi... there you go.. more power easy k lol __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

01-13-2006, 07:48 AM	#9
lethalwithasupra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: south cantebury Posts: 112	lame noobie question ? can't you just fit a really thick metal gasket to raise the ratio again ? __________________ So I bought this old Honda bike, an NSR250. Bit of a street racer, I guess. I'm told they're fast. Delivering it home with a friend driving the Supra for the first time. I drop gears and make a scream from the twin pipes flowing down this pony's flanks and it takes off like it's tail's on fire. I look back when the Honda gets to its tap-out and the Supra's only two lengths behind. No one I've let ride my bike has told me its slow, they've all loved the thing. That car is a good thing indeed.