Rb25Cory wrote:You say these cars "will" run or have they run?
Interesting project with the supra. Which trans are you using the R154 or v160? So the engine is a factory GTE? If so why not just run factory twins? Its not like a BPU setup is close to slow... Just a thought, that would save you some $$ and also could keep the factory ECU.
I love how you say you just have to "pick up" a few more items lol, those are big $$$ items there son. Is this a project with a deadline? or when it gets done it gets done?
The two cars that I gave times for have run in that range of times. ive ran the eclipse on 3 or 4 different days, the 442 I run almost every week at the track and it fluctuates from 11.6 to 11.9 depending on weather and Quaker track prep.
Im running the R154 trans, i was considering just keeping the stock W58 but from what I have found the dont last past 400hp. The engine that I bought with is a factor GE. So i have to buy a turbo kit for it. I decided to go this route for two reasons, one was money and the other were power goals.
As far as money goes - to find a decent stock GTE i would have to spend at least 2500, and that is a deal would prob be more like 3000+ just for the engine.... I picked up this GE with the R154 and a bunch of misc parts for 1000. A turbo kit that is good up to 600hp for the GE costs me about 1600. So it made more sense for me to go this route, plus i wouldnt have to come up with all of it right away, im saving up for the kit right now.
I talked to a few different shops and when talking about the 2JZ, almost all of them told me that for serious power a lot of guys with the GTE end up going to a single turbo. So wouldnt really have been worth it for me to go the GTE route for the twins just to change them out later. THis way I can rebuild that GE, and get a brand new turbo kit for a reasonable price.
I have what i need to run the stock ECU, but I wanted to go standalone for tuning purposes for if/when im making serious power.
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Trust me man, I know how much this is going to run me. Im budgeting 10,000 to get the rest of it done which should be very doable. At the very latest, I want to have the car together by next spring, ambitiously I would like to get it on the road with the new engine by the end of summer, maybe without coilovers, new wheels, and other stuff not necessary to get it to run. My original plan was to drive it around this summer and then do the swap in the winter, but I was recently t-boned and so it is in the body shop... who knows how long it is going to take, it needs some body work on the quarter panel and a new door and fender. So things are kind of uncertain at this point.
