really thinking of upgrading my supra to TT soon! advice needed...

I own my wei N/A atm and loving it but kinda missing boost if only it was for my darn insurance charging me 5 million pounds for a turbo suppy anyways if i just drop a Twin turbo engine in my N/A will it be able to take that much power or will i need to upgrade anything else on it like suspension, brakes etc??? or will it be ok as it is? i was thinking just buy TT but want to keep mine and mabys upgrade it that way.... is the N/A engine and twin turbo engine the same??? whats the names for the engine types:search:

search or Wikipedia will be yours friends on that

search or Wikipedia will be yours friends on that

well this is a forum isnt it lol people who have done this many times so wouldnt mind advice from these chaps

then search will be your new buddy

Your insurance will still go up bud.

Your insurance will still go up bud.

yea i kno mate but just gathering some advice

No there not the same 2JZ GE non turbo and 2JZ GTE twin turbo

Save yourself loads of hassle and just go buy a nice TT, get a uk spec and you might get better insurance quotes.

Your insurance will go up to make up for it. So you will be paying for a TT supra rather than an N/A. It will probably only go up by £100 though. If your driving a Supra, £100 shouldn't make much difference to you anyway.

You can just put a TT block into your N/A, but it's advisable to upgrade your brakes. I'm not sure suspension will make much difference.

If you want to upgrade from stock power output of a TT engine, you must swap to a 6spd if your manual (and as I recently found out, the V161 is the one you need to go for). It will be an expensive deal overall. Your looking at a good £5-6k to do the whole lot (engine + 6spd)

TT = 2JZ-GTE

N/A = 2JZ-GE

A TT converted N/A is cheaper to insure than a TT.

its classed as a modified N/A. Bossco got his insurance a lot cheaper by insuring his car as a modded N/A rather than a TT.

Why upgrade the brakes? They are the same jspec wise?

Gearbox wise, if its auto a TT box will be needed (£200 ish) Loads of people have run with the w58 5 speed box with stock TT power with no issues.

cheers people for feedback hmm thinking of engine transplant

hodge i PMd you on JNE....

is there also many other people who do the conversion??

well looks like this is on hold until march next year lol

rang up sky insurance and i need to be 23 with at least 2 years no claims before i can insure a TT supra gutted! but on the other hand it would only cost another 183 on top of what u pay atm so its not that bad!

I got insured on an NA-TT 5 speed at 21 for £950. Try other places

i would love to fit turbo on mine but would prob get a uk spec one,thing is im very attached to my car so hard choice.

I got insured on an NA-TT 5 speed at 21 for £950. Try other places

engine transplanted your n/a to turbo i take it you mean mate??

who was that with insurance wise??

i only have 1 years no claims thow 2 years in march:(

I got insured on an NA-TT 5 speed at 21 for £950. Try other places

This info is useless unless we know how many years no claims you had, what area you lived in, how many years you have been driving for etc.

engine transplanted your n/a to turbo i take it you mean mate??

NA-TT = N/A to TT convered Supra.

NA-T = N/A with turbo bolted in.

Why upgrade the brakes? They are the same jspec wise?

It's advised to get bigger brakes, as with any car with more power. I suppose you could run on stock N/A brakes (if they aren't the same as TT brakes).

This info is useless unless we know how many years no claims you had, what area you lived in, how many years you have been driving for etc.

Ok. Despite posting the same post with all the other details every time this topic has cropped up, I thought I'd keep it slightly short to insinuate it not being impossible to get insured at said age.

3 years driving, 3 years NCB, AB14 (Aberdeenshire) postcode, student, no claims/convictions.

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Haha if I told the insurance that was my occupation!