MKIII Supra Turbo VS 98 V6 Firebird?

OK, I have an MK3 supra, 5-spd, targa, bone stock except for k&n filter and wastegate shimmed with 5 washers on each bolt. My friend has a 98 V6 firebird thats stock and automatic. He thinks his firebird is faster, but I think the supra is faster. I know you guys don't like questions like this but who do you think would win. We haven't raced yet but we plan to sometime this week or next. I just wanna see who you guys think will win. I'll post the results when it goes down and maybe a video if i can set my camera up in the passenger seat. Thanks.

-Matt

Will depend more on who the better driver is, the cars are fairly well matched up.

My friend has a 87 turbo with a shimmed wastegate and it is more than a match for a v6 firebird especially an auto

probably the supra but its close

the supra by far... the firebirds an auto, and if you'd ever tried to drag in an auto you'll know how difficult it is to get good times...

plus i love supras, i think they're awesome *and they'll own a firebird anyday*

i have a 90 turbo, and i know for a fact a v6 firebird will get smoked. The v6 firebird is a slug, and an embarassment cause the person couldnt afford the v8

The Firebird will get smoked. V8 Camaro/Firebird owners don't even like the V6 owners.

'99 Firebird V6
0-60:7.7 sec
1/4:16.1 sec

have fun but take it easy on your friend... when you SMOKE HIM! dude, as long as you can drive there is no match. remember... he is your friend so calm everyone down when they start to laugh at him.:D

ha ha this is funny ive raced a 91 formula auto and beat him. it was close but i won. you will murder that car. even from a roll. be gentle dont hurt him...lol

Supra Turbo ?
There is no comparison... I have raced several V6 Camaros / Firebirds / Mustangs from many different years at the track / street and never lost in my 4x4 Tacoma ! and the Supra is alot faster than my truck ....

Uhm, I beat my father-in-law's V6 Firebird with my 4-door Civic LX...mildly-modified SOHC non-VTEC 1.6 liter engine. I beat him from a stop, and from a roll, when he followed me all the way to the freeway...oh, and his car's a stick. I tried to chase a non-turbo on the freeway once and barely kept-up till 90, and he pulled away at 100.

YOU'LL RAPE HIM...trust me.

98 firebird OH NO. there's a v6 in that pile, it's an economy car.

A Supra aggainst a V6 Firebird? Man! pic on someone your own size, when you beat'im you'll be racing Ford Windstars next. Aim a little higher look for RX7's, M3's, or a 300ZX.

You could even go against a GSX!!
I lost to a Supra on the highway bcuz i heard that the Supra is good at topspeed. Good Luck if u go against a Eclipse GSX, cuz it has da AWD launch.

it's the supra that's going to win..dude V6 firebirds are slow as shit..trust me..i own a supra and i know how fast supras are..and it's not a close race too,,the supra is going to be on top.

the supra would murder the V-6 Firebird for sure but if it was a Trans Am
Ws-6 with manual it would kill u but thats not the case so u will kill ur friend bet for money or something cause it wont even be too close

yeah a ws-6 with 320+hp stock versus a 232hp turbocharged supra, yeah the trans-am will win..but hey that's like alot of years apart, but put a MKIV TT against that Ws-6, now where talking..Supra will win.

you would get smoked by the firebird any day any time

you would get smoked by the firebird any day any time

Hmm
is that directed to the Supra owner? because he most likely beat the V6 FireTurd, and could most likely take a V8 (305) and with maybe 2k in mods he would beat a 350 too. :loser:

yeah a ws-6 with 320+hp stock versus a 232hp turbocharged supra, yeah the trans-am will win..but hey that's like alot of years apart, but put a MKIV TT against that Ws-6, now where talking..Supra will win.


stock for stock, money is on the ws6

and as for the 98 v6 firebird, are there any mods done to it?
a few mods and n2o, i've seen them go hi hi 12's and low 13's

and as for ALL v6 firebirds being turds, it was one of the fastest, if not the, production car sold in the US in the 1980's.
its called a 1989 t/a w/turbo 3.8 buick v6- just over 1500 were built

stock for stock, money is on the ws6

and as for the 98 v6 firebird, are there any mods done to it?
a few mods and n2o, i've seen them go hi hi 12's and low 13's

and as for ALL v6 firebirds being turds, it was one of the fastest, if not the, production car sold in the US in the 1980's.
its called a 1989 t/a w/turbo 3.8 buick v6- just over 1500 were built
That's apples and oranges my freind, if you wanna compare like that then there was a "Turbo A" Supra made from 87-89, only 500 produced, and i gaurantee it'll smoke the pants off any firebird. Granted it was never imported to the states, but the T/A was never experted to japan either. :iceslolan

That's apples and oranges my freind, if you wanna compare like that then there was a "Turbo A" Supra made from 87-89, only 500 produced, and i gaurantee it'll smoke the pants off any firebird. Granted it was never imported to the states, but the T/A was never experted to japan either. :iceslolan

i know about the A
hence the previous statement
"production car SOLD IN THE US"
but then again
ANY firebird
gimme a 1998 Formula 1LE w/6 spd
i think you might be suprised

not to start more shit, but if i could any car NOT built for the USDM in the 80's
gimme a 1985 Ford RS200 Evolution from Germany
600hp+ turbo cosworth 1.8, 4wd, and 10.9 quarters on tarmac

Good to hear you know alittle about the turbo A, anyway we've both gotten pretty off-topic here with our limited production cars :p Huh, i don't know why i even replied to this whole thread, too much speculation and here-say and not enough hard evidence for my taste.

same here
just bored i guess
or maybe i can't stand how some ask such broad, indecice questions and expect perfect answers. there are so many variables that people don't factor in. all i can say is that people should do alot more research before they ask stupid questions.

Couldn't have said that better myself, those were my thoughts exactly. :sunglasse

mm im gona have fun soon... 1.6 4age(yup N/A) VS mk3 turbo(auto)
round one both factory, round 2 more boost
the mk3 runing 12psi I can hold 60-120km's so were out to see the 0-180km's :D

dam... i dont know why people are comparing the mk3 supra to upper generations or other cars... upper generation should be compared with another upper generations aswell...

for the guy that said that transam will distroy a supra you gatta thing about its cost... put that dam transam agains my supra and ill distroy it with my mere 2k mods...so all together my supra ONLY cost me 3500... and how much does the transam cost??? thats what i thought...

btw to the guy that started this thread... you going the wrong way bro... shimming the wasgate and running 10 psi aint the way to go... you wanna make power get rid of that dam restrictive elbow and eliminate both cat... then youll see power...

and for the gsx comment... they aint nothing... they may have the advantage at take off but the supra has it after that...

even my mk4 buddy gets scared when my turbo spools up...(60 trim upgraded)


and rx7 is also a joke... if you know what your talking about you know that rx7 will EAT dust at straightaways...

everyone is dissing on a v6 firebird and mustang well i have one the reason being insurance but they can be made fast... my point being dont hate on someone cause they are young ... im 19 and cant get insurance on a v8 sports car

Probably the MKIII Supra against the Firebird V6 mainly for the advantage of Turbo (if it didn't have turbo, it would have been smoked). These Jap sports cars rely on air to gain power. However, becoz I ve only been on my bro's MKIV Supra, I am not sure abt the earlier models.