Currently in the process of buying a 1996 TT Supra for around 13k
It has 62k miles but in great condition, comes with no tires lol.
What tires and other parts should i get to make this baby a killer

Tires and wheels are a personal preference. I personally have the stock wheels on mine. I can fit pretty wide drag radials on them. I am happy. a 96 TT for 13? That is amazing. You are getting a pretty good deal if the car is in good shape. Just make sure the turbos are in good shape and that the tranny is still strong. Is it an automatic or a manual? For aftermarket upgrades look up www.SupraStore.com. It will give you some pretty good ideas on how much you would spend and the kinds of parts you will want to put on to make your Supra a Viper eater.

OF course its a Manual. Hehe
Ya ive seen this car its in great condition. Turbos im not to sure about but i gota check. This guy is cousins personal best friend so car wont just fall apart on me hehe. But you seem to know alot about supras, i wana hook this car up. What parts should i get to max it out.
Got money, but not that much hehe

Damn that site ya sent me is awsome. I might be doing some shopping soon. Any suggestions on what to get first, i was thinking of starting with the exhaust system and maybe saving up for a stage kit or something

Normal things for every turbo car.
1) is always gonna be exhaust.
2) for a supra is Front Mount Intercooler because the stock one is tiny.
3) Boost valve to up the boost a little.
4) Programmable computer. Easiest to use would be APEXi POWERFC. (u can get a boost controller which works with this comp too)

They are the basic mods, after that u get into bigger turbos, injectors etc etc.

And if ur gonna buy some tyres, buy some NITTO NT555R's, best street/drag tyres.

Originally posted by Supra650RSP
Is it an automatic or a manual?


Originally posted by DarkLatin
OF course its a Manual. Hehe
Ya ive seen this car its in great condition.

Hmmmm...96 supra turbos only came in automatic. Are you buying the only 96 supra turbo 6spd that was ever sold in the US? You said you've seen the car, hopefully you cant mistake an automatic shifter for a manual shifter since they look nothing alike and there's #'s and letters on the auto shifter panel.

Originally posted by phatdex
Normal things for every turbo car.
1) is always gonna be exhaust.
2) for a supra is Front Mount Intercooler because the stock one is tiny.
3) Boost valve to up the boost a little.
4) Programmable computer. Easiest to use would be APEXi POWERFC. (u can get a boost controller which works with this comp too)

They are the basic mods, after that u get into bigger turbos, injectors etc etc.

And if ur gonna buy some tyres, buy some NITTO NT555R's, best street/drag tyres.

2) Supra stock FMIC is not tiny, it can hold up to 400-450hp (@engine) before its useless. Definately a good upgrade though
3) It's called a Blow Off Valve (BOV)
4) What are you talking about? They dont even make the Apexi PowerFC for Supras. Did you see it on a web site and thought it looks cool so everyone should have one. :thinkerg:
:thumbup:
They are the basic mods, after that u get into bigger turbos, injectors etc etc.

Thanks, you gave me a good laugh tonight :rolleyes:

PS: Beginning Supra Mods:
Catback Exhaust, Downpipe, Greddy BCC, Intake, (of course boost gauge), BOV, Boost controller (Dont get fuzzy logic controllers as they dont work well with the supras sequential turbos) HKS EZ - Greddy Profec B, FMIC, Cam Gears, VPC/AFC - AEM ECU - blah blah

Um ive seen the car, and its a six speed dude. I dont know how but if your right about 96's only being automatics i guess he just changed transmission and shit or something, ill ask him.

ok ok, lets clear up some confusion here:

First, in 1996 there was a transition period between the 1995 and 1997 Supra. The reason for this was because of new environmental laws requireing all 1996 and newer cars to maintain OBDII standards. So Toyota made Supras in 1996 but they were not made until later in the year and were called 1997's. This is the reason that putting on a downpipe on a 97 and 98 Supra will give you a check engine light because the O2 sensor is picking up too much info. (By the way, to fix this pull fuse number 17 out, that is under the hood, and keep it out for about 15 seconds for the computer to reset itself, then put it back in...problem solved until it comes back on again in a couple of months, then repeat step one, it's annoying but do-able) You could also buy a 1995 Supra new in 1996. So Dark, you probably are looking at one of those.

If you buy an exhaust, get the downpipe too. It sounds better and will give you pretty good horsepower gains. You can keep the cat since it won't significatly reduce power with the stock Turbo's
If you save up for a stage kit like you are talking about, go no less than their Stage 3 kit. The stage 2 puts out a little more hp than the BPU but gives you significantly more lag and I don't think you'll be happy.
BPU kits from them are very nice and give you a lot of bang for the buck.
There are, in my OPINION(that was to keep this from being a boost controller thread or exhaust thread), better exhaust systems and boost controllers out there than what they give you. I also work for a shop now so if you need any parts let me know I might be able to hook you up a little. I have a fondness for MKIV owners and their cars. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Originally posted by Supra650RSP
ok ok, lets clear up some confusion here:

First, in 1996 there was a transition period between the 1995 and 1997 Supra. The reason for this was because of new environmental laws requireing all 1996 and newer cars to maintain OBDII standards. So Toyota made Supras in 1996 but they were not made until later in the year and were called 1997's. This is the reason that putting on a downpipe on a 97 and 98 Supra will give you a check engine light because the O2 sensor is picking up too much info. (By the way, to fix this pull fuse number 17 out, that is under the hood, and keep it out for about 15 seconds for the computer to reset itself, then put it back in...problem solved until it comes back on again in a couple of months, then repeat step one, it's annoying but do-able) You could also buy a 1995 Supra new in 1996. So Dark, you probably are looking at one of those.

If you buy an exhaust, get the downpipe too. It sounds better and will give you pretty good horsepower gains. You can keep the cat since it won't significatly reduce power with the stock Turbo's
If you save up for a stage kit like you are talking about, go no less than their Stage 3 kit. The stage 2 puts out a little more hp than the BPU but gives you significantly more lag and I don't think you'll be happy.
BPU kits from them are very nice and give you a lot of bang for the buck.
There are, in my OPINION(that was to keep this from being a boost controller thread or exhaust thread), better exhaust systems and boost controllers out there than what they give you. I also work for a shop now so if you need any parts let me know I might be able to hook you up a little. I have a fondness for MKIV owners and their cars. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

93-95 supras were OBDI
96-98 supras were OBDII

1996 supras turbos (not 95's sold in the year 1996) were only auto's (NO 6spd's). If I'm not mistaken, its because they couldnt get the 6spd's DOT approved in time. I'm not wrong about this!!! And they didnt just skip 1996 year supras and call them 97's. If you dont believe me, go ahead and ask the question on www.supraforums.com and you'll get the same answer I've given you. 2nd, keep on resetting your ECU to get rid of the engine code isnt the only solution. Almost all supra oriented shops carry this black box that eliminates the engine light from going on from the downpipe, and its ruffly cheap too. 3rd, supras have 2 cats not 1 and should definately be taken off if you are fine with this (get a lot more power with them off) or get high flow cat... 4th, LAG is OVERRATED!!! The suprastore.com stage 2 kit has minimal lag (not significantly more lag) because of the small T60 turbo that comes with it. Shit, the T78 on my supra is spooled up at 4k rpms which is when the stock 2nd turbo is finally spooled up...

1) If the car is a manual, and I'm sure he can tell the difference between the two, then it is indeed a 95 or 97, most likely a 95 considering the asking price. I wasn't arguing you here.
2) Your right, the black boxes work and are very effective, but pulling a fuse is free and it works.
3) If you are doing a BPU or Stage 2 or Stage 3 kit you are removing one of the two cats to put on headers, downpipe, exhaust. So you only have one cat left on the car anyway. By removing this cat and putting in a midpipe or high flow you risk the chance of not passing emissions. If this is not an issue then get rid of the SOB. I have no cats on my Supra. With the one remaining cat you do lose some horsepower but not ridiculous amounts of it.
4) Lag is not overrated. In fact it sucks. True, on any Supra if you simply dump the clutch it's going to lag. But launching a BPU Supra is much simpler than launching a Single Turbo Supra. For the amount of power difference you are getting between a BPU Supra and a stage 2 set-up I say stick with the BPU for Drag Racing. Your times will not significantly change. If you are going to Highway race then you will indeed notice a difference between the two. I personally don't condone the second altough I do from time to time. (Do as I say not as I do issue).
Finally, I would hope your 78 spools by 4k. A vast majority of Single Turbo Supras (unless they have very small turbo set-ups) get their peak horsepower between 4-5500. My 66 is the same way. But that still doesn't mean you can pull up and do a simple 4 grand clutch drop.