Tuner/Sports car thread and a question

[shawn1331]

Hey guys, so I don't know if you guys are into tuners and sports cars but I am. I am going to buy a Toyota Supra in a few months as I have to work the summer to afford it. My dad owned a 1993 Mazda RX-7 when I was born and really little but he sold it for unknown reasons and he just says he sold it. I loved that car, so what are your guys' favourite tuners and sports cars of any generation and why? Or better yet, do you own one?

And my question is:

I told my budy I would be buying a supra and he said to get blow off valves(which I am planning on doing anyways) and something that I forget what he called it, but it creates backfiring and flames/sparks out of te exhaust. Like this video.


i know that's bad for the car, but how bad? Is it worth doing. I mean it looks cool and stuff but is it an expensive thing to get into? I know it has something to do with running rich and carb set up that basially sparks unburnt gas in the exhaust pipe but is it only cosmetic? My dad is a licensed mechanic and I am pretty handy myself so buying parts is the only expense as I will do all the work on it myself. Can you guys suggest anything I should have doneto it other than blow offs?

[JB323]

I remember when i was 16 and liked fast & the furious..... then i woke up.






as mean as it sounds no offense, don't be THAT guy driving the old ghetto wanna be sports car, go a different route. A BOV is not making that junker you posted do that, BOV is meant for turbos to release excess pressure for safety.



but hey its a good way to bring attention to yourself with mistaking it as a gunshot....

[shawn1331]

I remember when i was 16 and liked fast & the furious..... then i woke up.






as mean as it sounds no offense, don't be THAT guy driving the old ghetto wanna be sports car, go a different route. A BOV is not making that junker you posted do that, BOV is meant for turbos to release excess pressure for safety.



but hey its a good way to bring attention to yourself with mistaking it as a gunshot....

No man I totally understand what your saying and I agree, I don't really want to do that to my car unless it had some serious upside to it, which I haven't come across yet. So unless someone can tell me that it will upgrade my performance a considerable amount then I would like to keep flames away from my car as much as possibe. As far as blow off valves go, they are very handy and many exotic sports cars have them. But hey I've always loved supras evenbefore I saw fast and furious, just love the body and shape of them.

[yzmxer608]

Did he mean anti-lag?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilag_system

[Ballsfalsky]

Probably meant Launch control. I wouldn't call supra's or skylines junkers JB. They are fast cars! Sound great too! 2JZ's are sick. I understand what you mean with that truck statement though. A truck is more useful. A Diesel also costs a lot more to fix (but doesn't break down nearly as much). It depends what you look for in a car.

[ShackAttack12]

I'm partial to TURBO BUICKS

[Jones221]

All the kids around here are all about there ricers. My buddy does have a clean Miata but can't drive for shit.

Then another buddy of mine has a clean as fuck Golf, stage 2 turbo and some other trick shit. Wheel spin all the way into 3rd. Hasn't lowered it yet, getting it fast before he lowers it.

Sadly I have a lux taste. haha.

[ShackAttack12]

I remember when i was 16 and liked fast & the furious..... then i woke up.






as mean as it sounds no offense, don't be THAT guy driving the old ghetto wanna be sports car, go a different route. A BOV is not making that junker you posted do that, BOV is meant for turbos to release excess pressure for safety.



but hey its a good way to bring attention to yourself with mistaking it as a gunshot....

No man I totally understand what your saying and I agree, I don't really want to do that to my car unless it had some serious upside to it, which I haven't come across yet. So unless someone can tell me that it will upgrade my performance a considerable amount then I would like to keep flames away from my car as much as possibe. As far as blow off valves go, they are very handy and many exotic sports cars have them. But hey I've always loved supras evenbefore I saw fast and furious, just love the body and shape of them.

Blow off valves are there to relieve boost pressure from the intake piping. When you slam your throttle plate shut, the turbo is still spinning at maximum RPM. Without a BOV, the boost slams back against the turbo and prematurely slows it down, which is no good for the bearings.

In manual transmission cars, BOV's should be piped back in to the intake pre-turbo, so that the vented boost pressure keeps the turbo spinning and allows it to spool faster after you shift.

[Judge]

aka shack is right

Supras are fucking insane cars! Unfortunately for me, in my country the roads are really bad, so I have to go for a 4x4 pickup truck...

I'm looking to get something like this sometime next year:


Perfect demonstration of why I want a pickup truck too

[shawn1331]

Yeah, he may of meant anti-lag. He didnt say anything about it other than it looks cool so tha's why I don't plan on doing it. And I am looking to buy a stock supra which redline around 3k from the factory I think so I'll need to get some valves and get it up to 5k-6k.

[Ballsfalsky]

uhhhhhhhhhh a 2jz supra redlines @ like 7k stock... With mild head work they can push 8k. Anti-Lag and Launch control actually serve a huge purpose. Launch control will limit the RPM's until you shift into the the next gear, that way you don't make max HP, thus making your launch more controlled. Your friend clearly doesn't know much about cars if he is telling you that a supra redlines @ 3k. 2JZ's are twin turbo, 2.8L i6 monsters, that can push up to 1400HP.

[shawn1331]

uhhhhhhhhhh a 2jz supra redlines @ like 7k stock... With mild head work they can push 8k. Anti-Lag and Launch control actually serve a huge purpose. Launch control will limit the RPM's until you shift into the the next gear, that way you don't make max HP, thus making your launch more controlled. Your friend clearly doesn't know much about cars if he is telling you that a supra redlines @ 3k. 2JZ's are twin turbo, 2.8L i6 monsters, that can push up to 1400HP.

INah, he didn't tell me that, I had no idea wehat a supra red lined at so I just plugged in any number that was somewhat common. But no he doesn't know alot about cars and I don't know alot about supras as I reallu just decided I wanted one. Before I never pout any thought into it, just thought they looked cool and were quick so I liked em. I am planning on doing some research and figuring out if I even want a supra cause the rotary engines in the RX-7's are very interesting and I'd kinda like the novelty of owning one.

[Ballsfalsky]

Rotary engines require ALOT of maintenance. Especially the 3rd generation RX7's (cooling issues). I wouldn't go near an RX7. Actually, I wouldn't go near a boosted JDM car at all if I didn't know much about cars. I'f I were you, I'd get a golf GTI.

[shawn1331]

Rotary engines require ALOT of maintenance. Especially the 3rd generation RX7's (cooling issues). I wouldn't go near an RX7. Actually, I wouldn't go near a boosted JDM car at all if I didn't know much about cars. I'f I were you, I'd get a golf GTI.

I do not alot about cars as well as my father is a mechanic and has worked on many Rx-7's as well as owned one. I just don;t know anything about supra's

[shawn1331]

Rotary engines require ALOT of maintenance. Especially the 3rd generation RX7's (cooling issues). I wouldn't go near an RX7. Actually, I wouldn't go near a boosted JDM car at all if I didn't know much about cars. I'f I were you, I'd get a golf GTI.

I do not alot about cars as well as my father is a mechanic and has worked on many Rx-7's as well as owned one. I just don;t know anything about supra's

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