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Paul_S13
12-11-2001, 10:44
Some one has put a SR20DET in a Supra! whats the point??? the big six in the Supra is in a different league compared to the SR!

http://wolf.gibs.org/photos/blitzSR20DET1.jpg
SXOC Admin
12-11-2001, 10:56
OH MY GOD!!!! HAVE YOU SEEN THAT TURBO!?!?!?!?

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Paul_S13
12-11-2001, 11:00
Its looks like a T88.
Keith_C
12-11-2001, 12:27
Yes, the Supra six is in a different league. It's more powerful, smoother, easier to tune.....and far, Far, FAR heavier. When you have a lightweight 2.0 that can be tuned up to the limit of the class you're racing in (ie GT500), then why leave the heavy 6-pot when you can

a) Lose weight by fitting a smaller engine of the same power, and
b) Move the centre of gravity back a couple of feet, improving handling.

It's quite common for 2.0's to be fitted into Supra's, although it's usually the Toyota 2.0 (as found in the MR2 Turbo).

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Keith
UK Supras resident lurker
UK-spec 95 TT6 with stuff
teamcapsule
15-11-2001, 22:17
Isn't that Top Secret's Supra?

That thing is effing fast! Not really a pointless engine swap... you should see it fly! http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/biggrin.gif

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1995 Indigo S14 (manual)
HKS pod filter, HKS SQV BOV, HKS Turbotimer, R-spec Speedmeter, R-Spec Shiftlight, Blitz Nurspec, AP clutch, 18" Ace Spiders.
Keith_C
15-11-2001, 22:35
If you're thinking of the Gold one as features in Lacks Power then no, that wasn't a 2.0. That one had a RB26DETT Skyline lump bored out to 2.7 Their reason for that was that apparently the 2JZ-GTE engine had just too much torque at low rpm, and was (even more) undriveable in day-to-day use.

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Keith
UK Supras resident lurker
UK-spec 95 TT6 with stuff
teamcapsule
16-11-2001, 09:25
Ok seems to be a different one... this here looks like a 4pot from Top secret too... or is that the RB26dett one?
http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/sunnyside/94/events/tokyo2001/showcar_28.jpg

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1995 Indigo S14 (manual)
HKS pod filter, HKS SQV BOV, HKS Turbotimer, R-spec Speedmeter, R-Spec Shiftlight, Blitz Nurspec, AP clutch, 18" Ace Spiders.