Just bought a 1988 MK3
love2drift
01-17-2006, 06:58 PM
well folks I just bought me a toyota supra turbo the crappy part is it's auto and I'm a big fan of the manual trans can any one tell me some basic info bout these cars I'm thinkin of getting a BOV prob and RFL or HKS SSQ if you know one thats better please let me know also I'm getting a HKS Dragger120 Exhaust stystem for 100$ I hear it's top of the line in exhausts i reasearched it and it's from 750 - 850 $ i gata do a lil body work it's only got 66000 miles on it but got 3 major rust spots quarter panel and 2 on the door if any one knows were I can get a cheep door pleae let me know I live in DesPlaines IL I don't really wana do alot since this is my daily driver but hey who knows I got a weekend car that I'm working on now n e ways so i just want the Supra to be a sexy lookin daily driver any pointers would help thanks every one
TcmaBoy
05-12-2006, 05:54 PM
Holy lack of punctuation Batman!
The first thing you should do is get a metal head gasket. The stock head gasket is prone to blowing. The second place to spend money is in a turbo upgrade. Along with your turbo you will need fuel mods, and some sort of piggy back controller. You should also get a nice FMIC at the same time. After you have upgraded the turbo then you can look into items such as intake, exhaust, BOV, etc.The only reason to get a new BOV is if you have upgraded your turbo system and are running more pressure than your stock unit can handle. Things like intake and exhaust systems do very little to boost power output. They are more for fine tuning your power band. Intakes are pretty, shiny and nice to look at, but that is about it. Cat back exhaust systems are more for making a nice sound than actual performance. The manifold will have the biggest impact on performance.
You did not mention your performance goals. Since you are going to use it as a daily driver I would recommend getting the car in good running order before considering any modifications. Get your body damage and rust taken care of.
The first thing you should do is get a metal head gasket. The stock head gasket is prone to blowing. The second place to spend money is in a turbo upgrade. Along with your turbo you will need fuel mods, and some sort of piggy back controller. You should also get a nice FMIC at the same time. After you have upgraded the turbo then you can look into items such as intake, exhaust, BOV, etc.The only reason to get a new BOV is if you have upgraded your turbo system and are running more pressure than your stock unit can handle. Things like intake and exhaust systems do very little to boost power output. They are more for fine tuning your power band. Intakes are pretty, shiny and nice to look at, but that is about it. Cat back exhaust systems are more for making a nice sound than actual performance. The manifold will have the biggest impact on performance.
You did not mention your performance goals. Since you are going to use it as a daily driver I would recommend getting the car in good running order before considering any modifications. Get your body damage and rust taken care of.
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