newbie... any advice for beefing my car up
 

i'm getting my first supra tonight. have never had one of these cars. allways been into the old muscle cars. so i'm hoping i can get some good tips on what i can do to modify this car. it's a 86 5speed. the guy i'm getting it from says it's at 8 lbs of boost right now. any thoughts on upgrades. i can sink a couple thousand for the motor. i'm not worried about 600hp but if i can get 350hp to 400hp i'd be a happy camper. the guy i'm getting this from tell me i can go 450hp on stock internals... is that true? any advice is greatly appreciated. thank you

brian

U Can Go 500-550 With Stock But U Said U Had Some Cash So U Should Just Buy New Parts Hks Mhg Arp Studs 550 Injectors Lexus Afm Find A Upgraded Ct26 -60/1 U Can Find Them On Ebay For Around 400-500 Get A Full 3'' Exhaust Turbo Back Boost Controller Boost Gauge. 2.5 Intercooler Pipes Bigger Intercooler . Oh Yea Walbro 255 Fuel Pump. Than Get It Tuned And U Should Be Around 350-450 To The Wheels

that sounds fun :) thanks for the tips. i'll start searching and pricing.

brian

yo
 

i have dumped about 9 grand into my supe and it just keeps getting better. i run the quarter in 11 seconds and its my everyday car. if you need good sites let me know. btw i found my body kit at cheapbodykits.com:gotnos:

thanks for the input and ya please throw any good websites my way. i'm totally new to the turbo/tuner type cars. i just sold a camaro i restored and this supra is really getting me excited :dance:

This Is The Best Site U Should Find Everything U Need Here For Cheap Ebay Lol

lol lol actually i'v been on it all day lol lol

anybody know of a good shop that works with these engines in the michigan area? i should have it all painted and customized the way i want it by winter and then i'm thinking i might just drop it off at a good tuner shop and let them have fun with it. any info would be great, thanks.

U Should Beable To Do All The Work Yourself Besides The Headgasket And Getting It Tuned But All The Other Stuff U Should Do Your Self Than Take It To A Good Shop To Get The Block And Head Redone For The Mhg

ya i would just hate to buy a bunch of things/spend the money and then realize i should have done all different. it would be nice to be able to take it to someone who has worked with these engines before. i'v never done anything with a turbo motor. i dont want to do damage, i bought a boost controller and i dont even understand what it really does lol lol give me a carburator and a big cam and i do ok ;) lol lol

Lol Its Not Easy But U Can Do Most Of The Work If U No How To Work On Cars A Lil Everything U Need To No U Can Find In Here

well maybe i'll try it. i'm still in the research phase anyway as i just got this car so maybe my confidence will get better by the time i'm ready to start on the drivetrain. :x:

Yea U Will Get It U Wouldnt Happen To Have Some Extra Stock Intercooler Pipes Lol

well actually i'm going to get a new intercooler kit hit me up when i get to that point :) ok so i got the car last night......... wow these cars are sweet lol lol i love it !!!! i'm going to start stripping it down next week and do a new paint job, i'll start a paint job thread for it. ok quick question, the blow off thingy he has on there. it's venting into the engine bay. the guy told me i need to vent that back into the intake is that correct? if i give it a lot of gas and let off quick it will stall out and he said thats the reason. any input anyone? thanks

brian

Yea Thats True But I Have Mine Venting To The Engine To U Can Vent It Back To The Tube Or Leave It

Oh Yea Is It Stock One If So Vent It Back To The Tube

the blow off thingy looks after market. but it's a stock turbo.

Vent It Back To The Hose And See If It Helps If It Stays The Same Vent It Back

thanks for the help.

Noprob Good Luck

any help would be great.
 

i got the car all painted (omoha orange) and it looks pretty good. also i want to redo the head and use the chromatic head gasket so i can run a little more boost. is there any threads on here that would go into detail on how to do this. or website or something someone can direct me to. thanks a ton.

brian

i still need to wet sand the clear and buff bot i think it came out ok.

That's looking very sharp Newbie, just picked up a 1989 myself. I had an 87 turbo years ago and now getting back into these cars and it reminds me how I fell in love with them years ago. How many hours did you put into that paint job it looks very professional but of course i'm looking at a very small image.

it took me about a month. i'v painted a few cars so i have a little experience with paint. up close there was a some small mistaked but for the most part i think it looks pretty good. now that i'v looked into building this motor i'm a little discouraged on how much it cost for parts on this motor. anyway, right now i'm painting a 93 lt1 camaro i just picked up :) i'm going black with it. i love working with cars lol:dance: