razza Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 How can you tell from the vin or chassis no. whether a supra is UK or JAP? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 jap goes faster -> only way to really tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 jap goes faster -> only way to really tell How you work that out? when the UK TT has more BHP than the Jap... hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tones Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 they only said that to keep the british happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 UK's don't go 'faster'. They have steel turbo blads, not ceramic and thus can handle more power up to around 1.4 bar and that's about it. UK - Bonnet Scoop, Larger brakes (depends though as some Japs have them as standard), Non-japenese writing on VIN/Chassis/by gear stick if automatic, thinks that's about it actually, can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 How you work that out? when the UK TT has more BHP than the Jap... hmmm hearsay - gentleman rule crap from Japan... 278bhp was the max. Japs are lighter and the ceramic turbos spool quicker (ball hair sort of difference)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 UK has a longer vin number (19 characters) whereas a jspec is around 13 or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 http://www.mkiv.co.nz can check it on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 http://www.mkiv.co.nz can check it on here Think they only have Jap VIN breakdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 dildos below the headlights: not many jap owners retro-fit those! (unlike the larger UK brakes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 UK's don't go 'faster' Standard vs Standard they do. 112mph vs 155mph limiters. And the rest of the debate is yawnsome to the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 I know all the cosmetic differences, just wondered about the vin that's all....which looks like it might be less numbers from the above then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Slip control/ Trac control button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 How you work that out? when the UK TT has more BHP than the Jap... hmmm Take yours to SRR and ask Charlie to overlay your power run with mine (it's stored on his pc)- you have 250rwhp to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 hearsay - gentleman rule crap from Japan... 278bhp was the max. Japs are lighter and the ceramic turbos spool quicker (ball hair sort of difference)... Who's in your avatar dude, and can she come and visit me for Christmas instead of Santa this year......thats horny as... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 jap vin numbers all start with the letter E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 jap vin numbers all start with the letter E Correct. E-JZA80********* Uk's begin with JT************ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcol Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 plus you cant get rock fm without either an expander or new head unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fish Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 square number plate at the back is the most obvious way of telling an import, unless the owner has changed it UK spec also has glass headlights....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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