Ian Hayward Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi guys I just recently bought my supra in October for under 10k which I thought was a bargain as it was 2000 (W) reg and had only done 30,000 miles. It was completely standard and didnt even have a single stone scratch on it!! I also found out it was a VVTi engine and its 6 speed!! I didnt even think they made those for an N/A car. What i thought was a bargain at first is startin to piss me off cos now noone will confirm their parts will be compatible with my car. Apparently its classed as the F1 model. Can anyone give me anymore info on it as i took to santa pod on saturday completely standard and got a 15.2 qtr mile and i had no grip either for the launch Thanx Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 You have a very rare supra there. It is tradition for newbies to post pics of their cars What parts are you trying to get hold of, have you tried the traders on here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 FI - Foreign Import or Something to do with the old MkIII depending who you talk too. There's no such thing as a MkIV Supra FI or F1 model. Doesn't exist. Your insurance company isn't Admiral/Bell direct is it per chance? How do you buy a car and "find out" it's a 6spd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Hayward Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Im gettin toyota to run a check on the car at the mo My insurance company is elephant. I think its the same group as admiral and bell!! why do they talk shit? Ill put some pics up in a mo dont have many though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Im gettin toyota to run a check on the car at the mo My insurance company is elephant. I think its the same group as admiral and bell!! why do they talk shit? Ill put some pics up in a mo dont have many though Yeah, same bunch of muppets. They tried to convince me every time I renewed that I had an FI model on my old 95 SZ (non turbo). Took some sorting to get it right on the paperwork each time. In the end I just assumed it meant Foreign Import and went with it (as it was also cheaper). Toyota won't know jack about your car unless you're really lucky! Hope you wrote down the mileage Have fun with your new toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGSi Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Im gettin toyota to run a check on the car at the mo My insurance company is elephant. I think its the same group as admiral and bell!! why do they talk shit? Ill put some pics up in a mo dont have many though Did you buy this from around Burton way? When I was looking at buying my supe there was a W reg for sale in Burton for around 10k - also a n/a, If i see the pics I will know instantly as I have a pic of it on my pc as I went to see it, is very nice! edited - I have the printout from off the autotrader website of the advertisment. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Hayward Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Did you buy this from around Burton way? When I was looking at buying my supe there was a W reg for sale in Burton for around 10k - also a n/a, If i see the pics I will know instantly as I have a pic of it on my pc as I went to see it, is very nice! edited - I have the printout from off the autotrader website of the advertisment. Gaz Yes mate it was. I nice guy named Mark Styne sold it me As soon as i saw it a had to buy it cos it was the best lookin one iv ever seen, absolutely immaculate. Ill av to get some pics and post them at the weekend Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ian ! What does yours look like mate ? We were there on Saturday and took clips of 'other' Soops there 'ave a butchers at these and see if you're on any of 'em ??? > > http://www.putfile.com/liquorice24 FatS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Hayward Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hey mate yeah mine is the first video!! I was the one that got beat by the red mr2 turbo. well pissed Was the track really slippy or was it just me bein too heavy footed? What do you think of the car? its completely standard so it didnt do too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Very slippy, yep please post pics, no one has of a n/a vvti before! And btw you got sale of the century with that supra! fantastic price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hey mate yeah mine is the first video!! I was the one that got beat by the red mr2 turbo. well pissed Was the track really slippy or was it just me bein too heavy footed? What do you think of the car? its completely standard so it didnt do too bad It wasn't just you mate, the TT's were only averaging 14, the 6 speed ones were spinning all the way though 1st, 2nd and 3rd! 15.2 is a good time for an NA, check out some of the forum times here: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=29073 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 jamiep took a good phot of you lining-up too ! ! [sure he won't mind me copying it over to this thread ?!?!? ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Question though did any of the podders warm the tyres up before going up the strip? a little spin up of the tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Question though did any of the podders warm the tyres up before going up the strip? a little spin up of the tyres? Oooooh yes First run I only wheelspin it a little and ended up with a 13.9, Second run I managed a small burnout with the TC on (???) and managed a 15.0. Third run I did a huge burnout (1st time I've ever done this!) and managed a 13.5. On that last run everything seemed to hook up properly off the line and got a 2.2 60ft, but it was still slipping in all gears (even going into 4th)! A 15.2 on that day was pretty good, though I expect the traction wasn't such a problem with the NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Cool, can't wait till the next meet so I can give it a bash, and back on track to the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I always understood FI to stand for Fuel Injection which is how they distinguise it from the TT. They did get the VVTi non-turbo in the US as well so you may be able to find some details about them on the US site. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGSi Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Umm kei racing D1s nice. Was gonna get them for mine. Them wheels werent on the pics I saw of it, did you fit them? The pics I saw it just came with the facelift alloys. Looks nice anyway mate, good buy. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 please post pics, no one has of a n/a vvti before! Yeah they have. That bird with the yellow one for example. The engine is like this: http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6384/vvtinaenginebay4ug.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ian - good looking car mate. Wouldn't be disappointed losing to the MR2 T - it looks like it launched pretty well considering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Same engine as the mk2 lexus gs300. Nice car though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 15.2 was the best I could ever get up the strip. Is that engine bay picture the car in question cos it's LH drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 One of our mates got a 12.8 in his MR2 Turbo at 1.2 bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Cool car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Hayward Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Umm kei racing D1s nice. Was gonna get them for mine. Them wheels werent on the pics I saw of it, did you fit them? The pics I saw it just came with the facelift alloys. Looks nice anyway mate, good buy. Gaz Yeh the car came with the standard 16" toyota alloys. Iv always thought that its important to av nice wheels so I bought the D1s after havin the car for two days! The original wheels have got brand new tyres on, only done bout 50 miles. If anyone wants these i could let them go for a reasonable offer, or should I keep them and use them for track days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Hello and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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