HOLY CRAP! Check out this Supra.

That ... is a quick car. I liked how it had to hang back whilst it spooled up its two monster turbos.
 
It's hard to tell from that video, but it looked very sleeperish as in no body mods & very quiet . . . if you can call a Supra a sleeper.

I love my MR2 Spyder (AWESOME handling), but recently I've been thinking about making the switch to a Supra.
 
drag racing and other similar shit is for stupid pussies.

rally driving, now that is something worth to brag about.

with my Citroen AX i'd probably pwn all of you off road.

ok seriously, i don't want to insult anyone, but whats so good about dragging? all you need is a deep fat wallet.:angel:
 
I'm more of an American Muscle/Euro GT guy, but I have nothing but respect for Supras. Gotta love the sound of that turbo. Doesn't beat the sound of a race-tuned V8 though :p.
 
jverne said:
drag racing and other similar shit is for stupid pussies.

rally driving, now that is something worth to brag about.

with my Citroen AX i'd probably pwn all of you off road.

ok seriously, i don't want to insult anyone, but whats so good about dragging? all you need is a deep fat wallet.:angel:
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I salute you sir. Rallydrivers are real men.

Of course, proof is in order.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=qHRbC5Kkre0
 
jverne said:
ok seriously, i don't want to insult anyone, but whats so good about dragging? all you need is a deep fat wallet.:angel:
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There are a lot of intricacies to drag racing you don't seem to understand. Even for amateur/small-time teams it's a lot more complicated than putting (a) huge turbo(s) on a car, reving it up to 5k, and dumping it. And when you get up to the top fuel teams, the engineering behind some of those motors is absolutely absurd.

Drag racing is as much about having "a deep fat wallet" as nascar is about "just turning left", and if you think nascar is easy or stupid because all you do is turn left then I really don't think I can help you.

I don't like nascar and I don't like drag racing, but I can still respect and understand the depth that goes with each sport. But this really shouldn't become a drag racing thread, because that would be a silly argument because like nascar, you either hate it or love it.
 
Meh, just another 800+ horsepower Supra


lePobz said:
I think you might be right on that one, looks like a T88. How loud is it though :D
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It is a single turbo, but it isn't a T88. T88's are only rated to high 700's~ It would have spooled quicker aswell.

I would guess it's an S400 honestly. But that's just a guess.
 
Am I the only one laughing at how long it took to spool that turbo up :LOL:

All in all, still fast as ****. I love watching cars burn their tires all the way up into mid 4th gear :p
 
I just looked at the guys site, it says its a GReddy T88?
 
lePobz said:
I just looked at the guys site, it says its a GReddy T88?
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I don't see it saying that that Supra has a T88 anywhere. Although it's a common turbo in kits for Supras, I have never seen one personally that made 810+ horsepower with that turbo.
 
xcellerate said:
There are a lot of intricacies to drag racing you don't seem to understand. Even for amateur/small-time teams it's a lot more complicated than putting (a) huge turbo(s) on a car, reving it up to 5k, and dumping it. And when you get up to the top fuel teams, the engineering behind some of those motors is absolutely absurd.

Drag racing is as much about having "a deep fat wallet" as nascar is about "just turning left", and if you think nascar is easy or stupid because all you do is turn left then I really don't think I can help you.

I don't like nascar and I don't like drag racing, but I can still respect and understand the depth that goes with each sport. But this really shouldn't become a drag racing thread, because that would be a silly argument because like nascar, you either hate it or love it.
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intricacies...i probably do understand better than you the engineering part since i used to constantly modify my bike and also my brother races.

for amateurs it's basically just getting the right parts,paying someone to make a few adaptations and lastly to tune it up. the last part just needs a bit of experience, not too much engineering knowledge.

the only part that stands out in dragging is the engineering part, i'll give you that. but everything else is just boring.

as for professional dragging the principle is much the same...getting the parts, making some adaptations and tune...but yes this time it's a bit more work and more people are involved.

F1, that is a engineering feat and also driver skill is needed. Rally is just a fun variation of it IMO.
 
Top Secret said:
I don't see it saying that that Supra has a T88 anywhere. Although it's a common turbo in kits for Supras, I have never seen one personally that made 810+ horsepower with that turbo.
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http://www.hyperspeedmotorsports.com/pics.html
Engine:

* GReddy T88 Kit
* Stainless Steel Header Ceramic Coated
* GReddy Type R Wastegate
* GReddy Type S Blow Off Valve (2X)
* GReddy 3 Row Front Mount Intercooler
* GReddy Power Evolution Extreme II Exhaust
* Custom 3-inch intercooler feed pipe
* Custom 4-inch intake with 12-inch K&N Filter
* HKS Cam Gears
* NGK 3330 gapped to .026
* JUN 272 Cams
* Crower Titanium Retainers and Single Upgraded Valve Springs
* Mild Port and 3 Angle Valve Job on the head
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On another note ... Check out this monster Trueno:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jGp3hCK-jRg
 
for amateurs it's basically just getting the right parts,paying someone to make a few adaptations and lastly to tune it up. the last part just needs a bit of experience, not too much engineering knowledge.
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I mean that could be said for any amateur racing sport.


the only part that stands out in dragging is the engineering part, i'll give you that. but everything else is just boring.
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Yea, pretty much, but again 'boring' is just an opinion, there's people who can't watch F1 because people never seem to pass each other.

as for professional dragging the principle is much the same...getting the parts, making some adaptations and tune...but yes this time it's a bit more work and more people are involved.
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You've probably read this before, but it was lifted from 'Tech' - a magazine from the Snap-On tool distributor:

The Snap-On top fuel dragster's 500 cubic inch Hemi makes more horsepower than the nine cars in the first three rows at the Indy 500.

Under full throttle, the Hemi consumes 1.5 gallons of nitromethane per second.

With over 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the nitromethane is compressed into nearly solid form before ignition. The eight cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock.

Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to the two spark plugs that fire each cylinder, the equivalent output of an arc welder.

At stoichometric (exact) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture, the flame front of nitromethane measures a scorching 7,050F.

Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the exhaust stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, disassociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during each pass. About halfway through the 1/4-mile run, the engine is dieseling from the extreme compression, plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1,400F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting off the fuel flow.

Top fuelers twist the crank (torsionally) so far (20 degrees in the big end of the track), that sometimes cam lobes are ground offset from front to rear to re-phase the valve timing somewhere closer to synchronization with the pistons.

If the car and equipment are paid off and the crew worked for free, each run still costs more than $1,000 per second.

NHRA top fuel dragsters exceed 300mph before you have read this sentence.


F1, that is a engineering feat and also driver skill is needed. Rally is just a fun variation of it IMO.
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F1 also has a lot more variables involved, which leaves more room for 'engineering feats', and that also goes hand in hand with the 'driver skill.' How much skill is involved for an F1 driver to drive a 1/4 mile? Less I'd say because at least F1 gets traction control. I mean you can't say formula 1 drivers are more skilled just because they have more things to do in a race, it's a totally different type of racing.
 
xcellerate said:
I mean that could be said for any amateur racing sport.




Yea, pretty much, but again 'boring' is just an opinion, there's people who can't watch F1 because people never seem to pass each other.



You've probably read this before, but it was lifted from 'Tech' - a magazine from the Snap-On tool distributor:

The Snap-On top fuel dragster's 500 cubic inch Hemi makes more horsepower than the nine cars in the first three rows at the Indy 500.

Under full throttle, the Hemi consumes 1.5 gallons of nitromethane per second.

With over 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the nitromethane is compressed into nearly solid form before ignition. The eight cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock.

Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to the two spark plugs that fire each cylinder, the equivalent output of an arc welder.

At stoichometric (exact) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture, the flame front of nitromethane measures a scorching 7,050F.

Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the exhaust stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, disassociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during each pass. About halfway through the 1/4-mile run, the engine is dieseling from the extreme compression, plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1,400F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting off the fuel flow.

Top fuelers twist the crank (torsionally) so far (20 degrees in the big end of the track), that sometimes cam lobes are ground offset from front to rear to re-phase the valve timing somewhere closer to synchronization with the pistons.

If the car and equipment are paid off and the crew worked for free, each run still costs more than $1,000 per second.

NHRA top fuel dragsters exceed 300mph before you have read this sentence.




F1 also has a lot more variables involved, which leaves more room for 'engineering feats', and that also goes hand in hand with the 'driver skill.' How much skill is involved for an F1 driver to drive a 1/4 mile? Less I'd say because at least F1 gets traction control. I mean you can't say formula 1 drivers are more skilled just because they have more things to do in a race, it's a totally different type of racing.
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well yes...professional sports are more demanding i'm not denying that. but all in all it's pretty boring. yeah it's cool seeing a monster engine, but for a few seconds?! meh...i'll pass
 
Anthraxxx said:
Can we just get a Car Videos sticky thread?
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I think if we do there needs to be a rules like nobody can post up:

1.) burn out videos
2.) any 1/4 mile drag race that takes longer than 9 seconds (unless funny)
3.) sound clips
etc...


I don't know if everybody has been to a strip before but it gets really old really fast unless the cars are amazing. Once you've seen one lightly modified firebird/mustang/motorcycle/evo/sti run you've seen them all, and then people think they're gonna be funny and race their excursion or something but really it just pisses the crowd off because nobody gives a **** and nobody wants to see you run an 18 second pass.

The only thing worse than watching a 12 second mustang/supra/rx7 is watching it on video.

Burn outs are lame, there's no 3 ways about it.

Sound clips....seriously....nobody ****ing cares how your car sounds.
 
Fukken blow off valve sounds like a ****ing gun.
 
xcellerate said:
I think if we do there needs to be a rules like nobody can post up:

1.) burn out videos
2.) any 1/4 mile drag race that takes longer than 9 seconds (unless funny)
3.) sound clips
etc...


I don't know if everybody has been to a strip before but it gets really old really fast unless the cars are amazing. Once you've seen one lightly modified firebird/mustang/motorcycle/evo/sti run you've seen them all, and then people think they're gonna be funny and race their excursion or something but really it just pisses the crowd off because nobody gives a **** and nobody wants to see you run an 18 second pass.

The only thing worse than watching a 12 second mustang/supra/rx7 is watching it on video.

Burn outs are lame, there's no 3 ways about it.

Sound clips....seriously....nobody ****ing cares how your car sounds.
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Naudian said:
I thought this machine was pretty awesome, if just for the sound alone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-6SguDEwIg
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Lol.

I don't think a car and bike board will happen. Not many people post about them as it stands.

In any case, if one were to be created, i'd amend the former list to include Pinks races, riceburners, wheelies, stoppies, and "stunting" in general.
 
Hmm, I have no idea what you people are talking about.

That was really damn fast....right?
 
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