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Old 02-15-2004, 06:42 PM
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i was in florida and i saw a supra going down the street. he was heading twoards a stop light and he was getting it up there i mean getting really high on the rpms. and a couple feet before the light i hear PPPSSSSHHHH like hitting nitrous but not moving but i am pretty sure it wasn't nitrous. does anyone have any idea what it was? maybe a turbo or blow off valve?
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Old 02-15-2004, 07:39 PM
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The sound you heard was the infamous blow off valve sound...yummy, wasnt it?
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Old 02-15-2004, 08:45 PM
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hehe supras have really nice b.o.v. htey sound so healthy, one time one passed me by on the streeet and made me jump lolz... i love b.o.v.

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i was in florida and i saw a supra going down the street. he was heading twoards a stop light and he was getting it up there i mean getting really high on the rpms. and a couple feet before the light i hear PPPSSSSHHHH like hitting nitrous but not moving but i am pretty sure it wasn't nitrous. does anyone have any idea what it was? maybe a turbo or blow off valve?
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