From the supra forums.... damn those things are fast..

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This is an interesting thread. Copied direct..

For all you guys that have driven your Supra up to 200mph
Hi guys,

Here's the deal. A local guy in town has an IROC Camaro that has run 8.567 in the quarter at 160mph. He has procured a two mile long airstrip to run on from a 100mph roll until we find a winner.

What should I do to my Supra to make it more safe to run at a speed approaching 200mph?? I have TEIN coilovers, and a full Do-Luck body kit with under diffuser, and RMM adjustable wing. What are some techniques for driving at those speeds?

Eric

PS. The 502 ci IROC runs a 650 dual stage shot, and is a full wieght 3500 lbs. He makes approximately 1150 rwhp.


Last edited by cowboy bebop on 02-02-2004 at 08:41 PM
 
way too fast, these guys are nuts. they are going to get killed

why dont they just switch to superbikes instead? itll save them mager bucks $
 
the amazing thing is this thread is about 5 pages long with a lot of guys who have run their 700-1200 whp supras way the hell up there! all offereing advice, one of which has been repeated a couple times "make sure there's an ambulance"
 
Supra tt w/ 6spds is a great platform to build on, it has insane capacity.. a BPU supra (with downpipe, raised boost, and speed limiter removed) generally 380~400 rwhp/tq can do 170 mph easily.

180+mph is very achieveable with a few other cheap twicks..

you can generally eat anything on the freeway..

now, i am only talking about with stock twin turbos, if you like to go apes with larger aftermarket turbos, you have a lot of selections.. a dream tool to monkey with...

if there is anything i dont like about supra is.. it is a little too heavy.. granted, the skidpad is still .98 or so.. but, continueous twist turns... you WILL feel the weight..

-jjc.
red nsx 6spds
blk supra 6spds
 
What other car on the planet can you gain 40 bhp just by adding a 3" downpipe!!!!!! These motors love to breathe, and reward the owner big time. They are slow and heavy off the line, and do have traction problems, but by the end of the 1/4 mile, they eat up the car that they were chasing at the 1/8 mile point!
 
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