Hey everyone!
I'm a novice when it comes to modifying my supra.
I know the good basics of some mechanical parts but obviously still a lot more to learn. I'm wondering what I need or have to do in order to gain at MOST 300 WHP. The Supra stock is around 232 BHP @ 5600RPM & 254 ft.-lbs. of torque @ 3600RPM from what I've read. I'm interested to increase that HP. I want to find parts and accessories that are not financially dependent to install or purchase. So far, the only modification which I've done to the car is added a K&N Air Filter (Not an Intake or cold air intake; had to take screw off 3000 pipe and what-not...). I cannot say if this small modification to make the engine "breathe better" has paid off due to the small amount of HP that I could have gained or loss.
History of the Car:
I have a 1990 Supra Turbo Automatic stock (besides some replacement parts that got old as time passed such as the brake-master, water pump, and air filter). This car is a one owner car and still. It was bought the year it came out from the showroom floor. Has been garage kept for most of it's life. Paint still in fantastic conditions in the exception of a few rock and paint chips damaging the front part of the car. Black paint (Black Ruby Pearl 206). As of 2015, it will gain at least 1,000 extra miles to the engine due to it being my temporarily only daily driver. The head-gasket was never blown or damaged. A little over 86,700 miles driven. Engine: 7M-GTE.
Goals to be accomplished to achieve at MOST 300 WHP:
So this is what I was thinking to achieve this amount of power. I want an elaborated information on information about the parts I need, how those parts work, and how the parts should perform. For example, if I need to install a boost gauge and a 3" down pipe with a non-restrictive exhaust then I needed to change the ECU or something like that so the boost can exceed the 12 PSI fuel-cut off limit or something like that. An example of the effects of the car after some form of upgrade/modification that could limit the car's ability like the ECU thing I was talking about should be included. Here's an example of what I understand but don't necessairly know how to do...: "Install a 3" downpipe to the turbo exhaust." Well, I know what a 3" downpipe and a exhaust's purpose is but what do those two have in common and why is it necessary? I know the 3" inch down pipe increase more flow out of the car to be less restrive. Doesn't the stock car come with a turbo exhaust since it's equipped with a turbo? Stuff like that would be great to be included because it's hard to find a person or a community that elaborates on details and information that associate materials together. My experiecne with other mechanics or mechanical engineers are limited at the moment and this supramania community seems like a good candidate for information!
Again, I'm just asking for some information and help by emphasizing the importance of elaboration, a plethora of examples, before/after, and long/short term performance and ability. So an example would be re-torquing the head gaskets on the 7M-GTE engine. My response would be "well what do I have to do to re-torque it? How do I approach it? Where can I get one? Is there one that's the best or most reliable that everyone is using? What is the retorque value?? Questions like that should be included within your responses.
Please take your time writing, I'm not in any rush to do mods. I'm just gathering information from a community and as that information is being shared, other people can have access to it as well. This is not just for my benefit but for others as well!
Completely Different Note:
And on a completely different note, does anyone know where I can purchase a full sized European License plate that's black, blank, and glossy? I've tried the custom European license plates through Google searching but I don't want to pay $40 for just a black and blank license plate... thanks in advance for this one!
Thanks,
Branden
I'm a novice when it comes to modifying my supra.
I know the good basics of some mechanical parts but obviously still a lot more to learn. I'm wondering what I need or have to do in order to gain at MOST 300 WHP. The Supra stock is around 232 BHP @ 5600RPM & 254 ft.-lbs. of torque @ 3600RPM from what I've read. I'm interested to increase that HP. I want to find parts and accessories that are not financially dependent to install or purchase. So far, the only modification which I've done to the car is added a K&N Air Filter (Not an Intake or cold air intake; had to take screw off 3000 pipe and what-not...). I cannot say if this small modification to make the engine "breathe better" has paid off due to the small amount of HP that I could have gained or loss.
History of the Car:
I have a 1990 Supra Turbo Automatic stock (besides some replacement parts that got old as time passed such as the brake-master, water pump, and air filter). This car is a one owner car and still. It was bought the year it came out from the showroom floor. Has been garage kept for most of it's life. Paint still in fantastic conditions in the exception of a few rock and paint chips damaging the front part of the car. Black paint (Black Ruby Pearl 206). As of 2015, it will gain at least 1,000 extra miles to the engine due to it being my temporarily only daily driver. The head-gasket was never blown or damaged. A little over 86,700 miles driven. Engine: 7M-GTE.
Goals to be accomplished to achieve at MOST 300 WHP:
So this is what I was thinking to achieve this amount of power. I want an elaborated information on information about the parts I need, how those parts work, and how the parts should perform. For example, if I need to install a boost gauge and a 3" down pipe with a non-restrictive exhaust then I needed to change the ECU or something like that so the boost can exceed the 12 PSI fuel-cut off limit or something like that. An example of the effects of the car after some form of upgrade/modification that could limit the car's ability like the ECU thing I was talking about should be included. Here's an example of what I understand but don't necessairly know how to do...: "Install a 3" downpipe to the turbo exhaust." Well, I know what a 3" downpipe and a exhaust's purpose is but what do those two have in common and why is it necessary? I know the 3" inch down pipe increase more flow out of the car to be less restrive. Doesn't the stock car come with a turbo exhaust since it's equipped with a turbo? Stuff like that would be great to be included because it's hard to find a person or a community that elaborates on details and information that associate materials together. My experiecne with other mechanics or mechanical engineers are limited at the moment and this supramania community seems like a good candidate for information!
Again, I'm just asking for some information and help by emphasizing the importance of elaboration, a plethora of examples, before/after, and long/short term performance and ability. So an example would be re-torquing the head gaskets on the 7M-GTE engine. My response would be "well what do I have to do to re-torque it? How do I approach it? Where can I get one? Is there one that's the best or most reliable that everyone is using? What is the retorque value?? Questions like that should be included within your responses.
Please take your time writing, I'm not in any rush to do mods. I'm just gathering information from a community and as that information is being shared, other people can have access to it as well. This is not just for my benefit but for others as well!
Completely Different Note:
And on a completely different note, does anyone know where I can purchase a full sized European License plate that's black, blank, and glossy? I've tried the custom European license plates through Google searching but I don't want to pay $40 for just a black and blank license plate... thanks in advance for this one!
Thanks,
Branden
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