Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Hey guys! Im looking to buy my 4th supra and im faced with a grey area where my knowledge of models isnt all that great. Im looking at the facelift model with VVTI in Aerotop guise. My question is, are there any Twin Turbo Aerotops with VVTI? I've done plenty of searching around on the net and various supra forums (including this one) but i cant seem to find any evidence of Toyota ever making aerotop twin turbos since the facelift. I've seen a few Non turbo vvti aerotops lingering around. If anyone knows it would be much appreciated. Also on a side note, does anyone know whether aerotops were available right up to the end on production in 2002? And also whether the Tiptronic was available on the non turbo? Essentially im after a tiptronic aerotop. If they never did twin turbo's then thats fine as im planning an engine swap anyway. Cheers Edited December 31, 2008 by vvtiguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Fairly sure it does not exist. TT supra aerotops stopped in 95? I may be wrong but someone will confirm. Best buying a cheap NA aero and converting it to VVTI engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi, yeah thats what i thought. From what i can see the aerotop was only available in twin turbo guise on the GZ which was dumped prior to the facelift. It seems every facelift aerotop i see is nasp. Not a problem though! Now just hoping someone knows how late the aerotops were available and whether triptronic was an option. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Correct no VVTI aeros built from toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 You could use an NA or TT aerotop as the base, although I would suggest NA as it will be cheaper, but be prepared to swap almost everything loom wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Cheers guys. If they did facelift VVTI Aerotop Twin Turbo's i was going to go down that route. On the basis that they dont im going to get a nasp facelift vvti aerotop and rev3 1UZ to get the same power rather than track down a turbo lump and start mounting intercoolers etc Does anyone know about the end of production on the aerotops? or the tiptronic being an option on the nasp? cheers Edited December 31, 2008 by vvtiguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 we sold a nice 97 facelift aerotop in october 2008..non turbo... am not sure on what year they go to but i have seen a 1999 aero in japan.. http://www.jm-imports.co.uk/cardetails/toyota/2008/supra29.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi Jurgen, Yeah i've seen a 2000. Not sure whether this is a model year 2000 or just a late selling 99 but it could well be that 99 was the final aerotop year. What gearbox did that car have? was it the standard auto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 nasp facelift vvti aerotop No NA VVtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) i see....so the facelifts are all non vvti unless they are turbo'd? Are you sure? Im almost certain i've seen vvti nasp supra's in the past and also wikipedia says that na vvti's exist.... Edited December 31, 2008 by vvtiguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Edited - I remember now....i have 100% seen vvti nasps before for certain! I've got a facelift JDM brochure at home. I'll scan it in for you but its 100% got VVTI's nasps in it Edited December 31, 2008 by vvtiguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi Jurgen, Yeah i've seen a 2000. Not sure whether this is a model year 2000 or just a late selling 99 but it could well be that 99 was the final aerotop year. What gearbox did that car have? was it the standard auto? the one i saw was triptronic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 i see....so the facelifts are all non vvti unless they are turbo'd? Are you sure? Im almost certain i've seen vvti nasp supra's in the past and also wikipedia says that na vvti's exist.... That'll be in LHD - the RHD NA's didn't get VVTi'd. I've got a Jap Facelift brochure (yr 2000) and it certainly wasn't a model they offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ive seen one of 2 NA vvti's but they were all in the usa. and iv only seen very limited pictures! Could even be transplants themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Obviously with Wikipedia being the reliable information source that it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) Never said wikipedia was a reliable source of information Bob. Just said that wikipedia lists it as a model. My late supra brochure clearly shows RHD VVTI 2JZ-GE's. Not saying this proves they exist though. I will need to scan it in at work and then upload the pictures. Thank you everyone for your input on this thread by the way. Edited January 1, 2009 by vvtiguy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Never said wikipedia was a reliable source of information Bob. Just said that wikipedia lists it as a model. My late supra brochure clearly shows RHD VVTI 2JZ-GE's. Not saying this proves they exist though. I will need to scan it in at work and then upload the pictures. Thank you everyone for your input on this thread by the way. There was a discussion about the RHD VVTI GE earlier this year, some people claimed to have seen them but they turned out to be LHD. To date I don't think we've ever seen one on the forum, though thats not to say they don't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vvtiguy Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Just thought i'd mention this for anyone who is interested. I stumbled accross this site... http://mkiv.supras.org.nz/specs.htm Which states that Aerotop production ended August 1999. I have spend most of this morning going through my Late Jap EPC CD's looking at frame numbers and it appears to tie in with this site. There doesnt appear to be anything Aerotop post 1999 and i'd say that this is pretty conclusive. I have seen a 2000 aerotop once on kingbuyer but this must have been a late sale of a 99 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Can't say i've ever seen VVTI on an N/A in RHD at least. I've got a 98 Aerotop (former N/A), with a TT engine in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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