Wow this thread is turning into a nightmare haha.
hmm, okay lemme start with Ric I suppose. Dude I understand exactly what you're thinking. I'm from tampa and being a professional mechanic in FL for 3 years (at XAT racing) I've met plenty of supra guys. I know you have an SC and all but you just remind me of a lot of mkIV guys from down there. It almost seems like they like to spend more on their car so they can brag about it. They're always like "oh man I wasted countless thousands on a VPC and HKS twin power, triple walbros with greddy t88! Look how big my dick is" when in fact if their dick was all that big they'd be out fucking chicks instead of bragging to other guys about their cars. I've heard your little speech before and I understand it completely. Whereas I'm happier bragging about how cheap my car is and how fast it goes
Even now with my $300 standalone running my $900 stock engine I'd probably run you down in my $500 car. See? Isn't that cool?
Spending money isn't the only way to make power boy. This is a fact that every technician knows, and every customer is lost on.
This whole holset thing is indeed an experiment. I'm perfectly happy with the 320whp I have now on the stock stuff. I don't need to do this at all. Just like I don't need to be running megasquirt. It's a choice to make my car more interesting for me. As far as performing better I'm not going into this with any expectations. A broader torque curve would be nice but beyond that I don't care. If the turbo is that horrible I'll just sell it. Oh noes I lost a whole $250
As far as ebay parts go. They are the same parts you can buy anywhere only cheaper. ebay is a great place to get a deal. I have an ebay cutch (xtd stage 3) that I've been drifting the shit out of for a year now. No problems at all. My ebay intercooler is awesome. So what if I had to make pipes it gives me something else to be proud of.
Look the people in the world who get things done are the ones who take risks. If my setup turns out great then less adventurous people won't need to go spend a bucket on some gt4000R or whatever. At the end of the day all that matters is being fast. Fast wins races.
//end rant//
So yeah let's try to keep this thread positive. It's actually kind of motivating me to put some other stuff on hold and get this thing on already. I can't wait to post some data good or bad...
Thanks guys,
