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Old 04-02-2012, 01:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
cleanspeed1
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That's hot bro! Murdered out and stock ride height. Looks good! Did you do a Supra Turbo swap or did you just add a turbo to the existing engine?

If it were mine, and I do like to spend other people's money, I'd work on the tune and gearing in the beginning to slow the engine down at cruise speed. It's the off boost performance that you have to focus on, and a lot of times the timing curve is the deciding factor, and that is why I suggested the J&S Safeguard. The unit has been around for a long time, the technology has been proven. After that, some high torque camshafts that broaden the powerband and boost the torque where you drive it most of the time. I am not talking about something as extreme as truck cams, since you probably like to get on that thing and let it run, but someting that will have the current advances in cam technology. After all we're talking a 20 plus year old combination.
My Cressida was a silver automatic that a friend gave to me, and it had the typical top end problems. Went through oil like a sift. My thought at the time was to do a 7M turbo out of a later Supra and lower it, but except for the exhaust, look stone stock. This was before we had to deal with what we are dealing with now.
Just thought about this: adjustable cam pullies. Do some loops adjusting the intake and exhaust cam phasing to see how she'll respond. It's tedious, but it can yield results and if you go to the upgraded camshafts you'll be ahead of the game.
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