Pictures of your ride or rides!!!!!!
#122
04-15-2008, 10:45 PM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
Yeah I miss my 240! The guy I sold it too fixed the body up 100% though and also put stainless steel header back exhaust on it so it's definately well taken care of. As for the Supra, I love the car but the 7M-GE is kicking my butt! Not sure if anyone has followed my thread in "Off Topics" but I rounded out a head bolt and have been fretting over what to do there. I'm off tomorrow so I'll be struggling with it until I either fix it or cause myself some kinda ulcer trying to think of ways to fix it cheaply. LOL! Been kicking around the idea of dropping a 350 in it though.
#125
04-16-2008, 11:42 AM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
ORIGINAL: jcbst12
Nah, too much torque. She will twist like a pretzel. Get a spoon motor or blueprinted and\or turboed direct replacement engine.
Nah, too much torque. She will twist like a pretzel. Get a spoon motor or blueprinted and\or turboed direct replacement engine.
#126
04-16-2008, 02:10 PM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
Basically why add a giant lead weight to your car to get more power where you have to beef up the front suspension, add steel to support the sub-frame around the engine bay so a speed bump won't rip the front end off, relocate battery and overflows to the trunk to gain any room you can and that also can give you better weight distribution, THEN beef up the driveline and rear suspenion to handle all the power and weight Or....
You could get a featherweight, built 4 banger, throw a turbo on it, an intercooler, beef up the driveline to handle the extra hp and go!
But yes, it would be a pain in the *** to fix that turbo'ed 4 banger compared to a v8, but a new 5.3 wouldn't be too much easier.
You could get a featherweight, built 4 banger, throw a turbo on it, an intercooler, beef up the driveline to handle the extra hp and go!
But yes, it would be a pain in the *** to fix that turbo'ed 4 banger compared to a v8, but a new 5.3 wouldn't be too much easier.
#127
04-16-2008, 03:46 PM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
ORIGINAL: jcbst12
Basically why add a giant lead weight to your car to get more power where you have to beef up the front suspension, add steel to support the sub-frame around the engine bay so a speed bump won't rip the front end off, relocate battery and overflows to the trunk to gain any room you can and that also can give you better weight distribution, THEN beef up the driveline and rear suspenion to handle all the power and weight Or....
You could get a featherweight, built 4 banger, throw a turbo on it, an intercooler, beef up the driveline to handle the extra hp and go!
But yes, it would be a pain in the *** to fix that turbo'ed 4 banger compared to a v8, but a new 5.3 wouldn't be too much easier.
Basically why add a giant lead weight to your car to get more power where you have to beef up the front suspension, add steel to support the sub-frame around the engine bay so a speed bump won't rip the front end off, relocate battery and overflows to the trunk to gain any room you can and that also can give you better weight distribution, THEN beef up the driveline and rear suspenion to handle all the power and weight Or....
You could get a featherweight, built 4 banger, throw a turbo on it, an intercooler, beef up the driveline to handle the extra hp and go!
But yes, it would be a pain in the *** to fix that turbo'ed 4 banger compared to a v8, but a new 5.3 wouldn't be too much easier.
And now the good news! I got to work on it again today and got the stubborn bolt out and removed the head. The head is now at the local machine shop and should be done next week sometime. I'm so stoaked I can hardly contain it!!
Ofcourse this puts the motor swap idea back on the backburner. Maybe I'll do that with my next Supra....[sm=wootwoot.gif]
#129
04-16-2008, 09:40 PM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
Well like I said, if I ever did do a 350 powered Supra, I'd want it to be carb'd for the ease of tuning. Albeit heavier, it would still be fun and would definately put a smile on my face. I'm not in it so much for the speed factor as I am the fun factor.
#130
04-16-2008, 11:15 PM
RE: Pictures of you're ride or rides!!!!!!
i can see where you're coming from, that would just be cool to see a little foreign car pull up and all of a sudden you hear a small block chevy rumbling under the hood... that would turn some heads