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Old 01-19-2010, 08:19 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by stluciaboi View Post
Link from the original forum.
http://lucianriders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=559
Feel free to join the forum as well. 1.
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Thank you for the link.



As you might have guessed, you've posted on a forum full of 'Supra biggots' (speaking primarily for myself, if not more). I hope you don't mind if I provide some honest feedback from myself personally on that v8 Supra project documented on the other forum:
  1. Several Mkiv Supras are in the low 8s (full weight!), and even a few in the 7s using the mighty inline-six 2jz-gte.
  2. The 2jz-gte's in these low 8s Mkiv Supras typically put out 1400rwhp+
  3. I absolutely do not understand why there's any appeal at all to "600hp without the help of boost" Exactly what does "without the help of boost" buy you, other than the excess weight and poor fuel efficiency of a much bigger, inherently unbalanced v8 block to lug around?
  4. With only 900hp (600 motor + 300 nos = 900 total), even gutted and back-halved the way it is, I doubt that v8 Mkiv will do better than high 7s.
So given those points, I find myself struggling to determine a point to that whole project. To be totally honest with you, I feel it would be far more appropriate to put a 2jz-gte into a 'vette or 'stang or viper chassis. Really!

Please explain...
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