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Originally Posted by turbovr41991
Figit, thanks for the kind words. I love the choice of the MK3 supra! I currently am using the transmission of an MK3 supra(R154) in my IS300. It is a very solid unit!
For the efficiency questions, the lean burn technology of this year car was specific to the HX. The DX was just a normal engine. A few things that give me an edge is the CX is lighter and lacks power steering. Another thing is the lower rpms I am using on the highway thanks to the VX transmission I am running.
Running lean is normally dangerous to mot engines, but the Honda Vtec-e were designed in such a way to support it. I believe they have enhanced cooling and the air spirals in a unique fashion to allow the lean burn without causing engine failure.
Most people believe the government is to blame for limiting this technology. For example, they would not allow the full lean burn models in California. They claim the Nox is too high for the economy car class or the engine size. Meanwhile a hummer that has 4x the nox levels is perfectly legal to drive and California while getting a measly 8 mpg… They claim they want more efficient cars, but not enough to hurt the sale of gas. I am sure you can read all the conspiracy theories out there and make your own decisions on it.
As for the drivability, the tuned ecu really improved things and made it easier. Nothing tricky to getting it to run right, just got a chipped ECU tuned for the car from Northwest auto solutions, and hooked it up in the car.
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Totally! Thanks! Haha, that's cool. Yeah they had good trannies in supras.
I never knew about the efficiency engines, that's terribly they don't promote it. The pollution claims are also totall bull$hit... aside from Hummers I imagine soot producing diesels are bad, too...and they seem to run open don't they? They piss me off...so loud.
Glad your car is working well! Are all the parts hard to find? we should make a fleet of these and start showing what can be done to more people beyond ecomodder.