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PSI2HI wrote:
Racing a FWD on the streets in 30 deg weather isn't exactly ideal. Your all of the sudden gonna go .7 faster @ the track because you're lined up against me? Keep in mind I've only made 1 pass @ the track so far w/ a blown HG and a measly 9-10 psi. The motor has since proven itself to hold 15 psi. Bring on the $30k EVO!!lol you picked the night and you put me against you first round :-D.... i know i'd lose at the track when you have everything runnin right but still like to fuck with ya cause i beat ya 2 times..
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only if you put a big bird doll in the back window.
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i can see what nick means about not wanting to bother with making a drag car, it isn't very hard to go 10s (with the right parts, of course). if i had more cash to spend, i'd probably be in favor of building up quick daily-drivers. y'know... putting an rb20 into a 240, 4g63 into a sonata, etc...
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out there wrote:
i can see what nick means about not wanting to bother with making a drag car, it isn't very hard to go 10s (with the right parts, of course). if i had more cash to spend, i'd probably be in favor of building up quick daily-drivers. y'know... putting an rb20 into a 240, 4g63 into a sonata, etc...i dont get why you say its easy to make cars 10s easily and yet your pushing high 13's.....
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out there wrote:
i can see what nick means about not wanting to bother with making a drag car, it isn't very hard to go 10s (with the right parts, of course).Ha ha ha...... I'm guessing someone hasn't tried to go 10's.
How many people on this board have ran a 10? Nate, Me, ???
ps: nice lex... it needs a turbo.

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YellowEvo wrote:
i dont get why you say its easy to make cars 10s easily and yet your pushing high 13's.....because i have other priorities besides throwing money away on a car. there are many ways to make a 10sec car (in this case, a dsm), all of them cost more than i feel like spending in a short span of time.
in a cost/benefit analysis of the situation, i'd much rather spend money on books, games, musical equipment, etc than on a car. -
Just to clarify a few inconsistencies in this thread:
-First off, there aren't many 1kWHP Supra's. Only 3 I can think of
-Second, none of them started life as an NA
-Third, yes, "single" turbo Supra's make more power than stock twin supra's but....
-Fourth, in theory, 2 turbo's (aftermarket) should make more power than 1 aftermarket turbo, all things being equal. But I'm not sure that's actually proven
-Fifth, its not easy going 10's. The only way its "easy" is if you have a ton of cash to dump, which no one on this board does.
-Sixth, Nick's car is sweet, I wouldn't worry about everyone busting your balls, Nick, to build this as a 500+ whp car. Not many people on this board have even gotten in the 12's much less 11's or 10's..
Brett
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DaveH wrote:
Ha ha ha...... I'm guessing someone hasn't tried to go 10's.
How many people on this board have ran a 10? Nate, Me, ???
ps: nice lex... it needs a turbo.

Turboing this car really isn't a priority for me right now. We're expanding to another 1500 sq ft here in January which then gives me the extra space to start doing some larger projects and more production fabrication pieces. W/ that in mind i need to purchase some more equipment. After all that is said and done then maybe just maybe i'll turbo the IS ;-).
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Dangler wrote:
-Fourth, in theory, 2 turbo's (aftermarket) should make more power than 1 aftermarket turbo, all things being equal. But I'm not sure that's actually provenbut i don't think spoolude understands why a company would use a sequential twin-turbo setup instead of a single large turbo
-Fifth, its not easy going 10's. The only way its "easy" is if you have a ton of cash to dump, which no one on this board does.
i didn't feel the need to be really specific, but it's not exactly difficult to build a dsm capable of 10s. lots of power, very little material besides the chassis, drivetrain, engine and seat... ta dah. like i said though, there's more than one way to do it.
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out there wrote:
but i don't think spoolude understands why a company would use a sequential twin-turbo setup instead of a single large turbo.Sequential turbo's where used in the Supra TT to give it the illusion of a V8 - basically to make the power band a little smoother. Now you can get an aftermarket twin turbo kit that is not sequential, like the infamous Ken Henderson has with his HKS kit. (http://www.sp-power.com/projectcar_kh1073.htm)
out there wrote:
i didn't feel the need to be really specific, but it's not exactly difficult to build a dsm capable of 10s. lots of power, very little material besides the chassis, drivetrain, engine and seat... ta dah. like i said though, there's more than one way to do it.
Hmmmmm, I'll let Nate\Nick or Alien comment on that, but yeah, its all about how much money you want to spend, just like any car. -
$$ isn't even half of it. You need $$, you need knowledge, and you need everything to mesh together! Anybody can buy parts. You still gotta tune the car, make the power, get the power to the ground and have everything work flawlessly. Not as easy as it sounds.
I could go out and buy all the parts i need right now to make my Civic run 9's. Because i have the parts does that guarntee me 9's?? No way in hell. Everyone thinks its all just a bolt on affair.
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