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VVTi, worth the extra cost or nothing special?


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As above. Currently in the process of importing a supra so I'm looking around in japan atm. I was just wondering, is VVTi worth the extra money? I understand it adds something like 25BHP to the cars just by having it?

 

Are the NON-vvti cars much slower? When modding power wise are they going to be harder to mod to high BHP figures than a VVTi engine?

 

Tom

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I would always choose a clean and unmolested none VVTi over a lesser condition VVti. It was almost certainly brought in for emissions, and an auto VVTi (Tiptronic) can have issues when de restricted, top speed wise. The choice of cams for a none VVTi is also greater. Mapping a VVTi *PROPERLY* is considerably more long winded and engine wearing than mapping a none VVTi, if you go single or after market ECU on a twin turbo sequential set up. These cars are now of an age where body and underside condition outweighs early / late model specification differences.

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Why?

 

Same reasons.

 

I would always choose a clean and unmolested none VVTi over a lesser condition VVti. It was almost certainly brought in for emissions, and an auto VVTi (Tiptronic) can have issues when de restricted, top speed wise. The choice of cams for a none VVTi is also greater. Mapping a VVTi *PROPERLY* is considerably more long winded and engine wearing than mapping a none VVTi, if you go single or after market ECU on a twin turbo sequential set up. These cars are now of an age where body and underside condition outweighs early / late model specification differences.
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