JamesArup
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Engine Specifications: • JZA80 GTE 3.0-Litre • Stripped and Rebuilt Cylinder Head • New Toyota OEM Short Block • Wiseco Forged Pistons • ARP Rod Bolts • ACL Bearings • ARP Head Studs • Shiny Bits • New Alternator • Starter Motor Refurb Turbocharger & Induction: • Whifbitz 4" FMIC • Precision Billet T6266SP T4 Turbo • Boostlogic Single Turbo Kit • Screamer Pipe Fuel, Tuning & ECU: • Syvecs S7i ECU • Titan Motorsports 3.5 bar MAP Sensor • HKS DLI Ignition Amplifier • TRL FCD • Twin Walboro 255LPH Fuel Pumps • FIC 1000cc Injectors • Whifbitz Top Feed Fuel Rail • Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator • Blitz FATT Turbo Timer • NTK Wideband O2 sensor • GM Air Temperature Sensor • Whifbitz FPD Fuel Pipe • Whifbitz Stage 1 Catch Tank • Goodridge Braided Fuel Lines Exhaust: • CW Twin Cat bypass pipes • Veilside Titanium 4" Drivetrain: • Aftermarket lightened flywheel • Spec Clutch - Stage 2 (Whifbitz) Weight Reduction & Transfer: • n/a Suspension, Wheels, Tires & Brakes: • 18" Volks Evolution 4 Alloys • 245/285 Falken Azenis FK510 • BC Racing Coilovers • UK Spec Brakes • Full PowerFlex Poly bush replacement • Refurb of Master & Slave Cylinder • Braided Brake Lines Interior & ICE: • Twin A-Pillar Pod • Toucan Touchscreen Display (for Syvecs control) • Syvecs Calibration Switch • DEFI Boost, Oil Pressure and EGT Gauges • DEFI Link Controller • BlueTone EL Dials • Gibson & Boyne Custom Leather Retrim • Pioneer DVD motorized touchscreen headunit • Front & Rear Focal speakers, 2 x Punch 10" subs • 2 x Audiobahn Amplifiers Exterior: • ZEEK nosecone • Ridox CF Sideskirts • JDM Spats • Greddy Rear Wing • Clear Side Repeaters & Clear Front Indicators • AB Flug Carbon Bonnet Performance: • 620bhp @ Whifbitz
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Heheh, he actually apologised for mounting them in a V formation, instead of a Straight 6 formation. It would have been too tall and cumbersome if he'd done that apparently
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Yeah, kind of a weird title, I know, but I didn't know how best to describe this! I've had my old pistons etc lying around in the garage for years now, since I had my engine rebuilt. As I am currently living and working outside the UK, my Dad decided to make me a unique Christmas present this year, using said pistons . He even went to the trouble of making a CF centre tower for the whole thing. Just though I'd share as it turned out to be pretty cool .. I love it (I'm sure he will be happy to do more if anyone has any old pistons they want turning into something "useful") Cheers and Happy New Year!
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Thanks Mike, very detailed reply . Those CAT prices are closer to what I expected. I would be needing one that does up to 850bhp I think (I'm around 620 right now). I guess they are all just universal applications, and you have figure out how/where to fit it yourself? My current system is 4", but I'm not against going down to 3-3.5" if it's going to make this whole process easier. I've had the HKS Ti on there for years now, and I'd be interested in something a bit more "throaty". The HKS is loud, and does sound good, but maybe a bit too loud at times. Although some of that might be due to having no CATs. I've actually watched that video through before and it seems that, certainly for my usage, the CAT really won't have too much noticeable impact on the power/running of the car. I have a Syvecs S7i standalone ECU, so I am pretty sure that has all of the monitoring functionality needed to get everything set up and running as it should. Ideal scenario would be to get all of this sorted as cost-effectively as possible, and then simply not have to worry about it each year at MOT time. If that means a CAT + a specific MOT map, then fine, as switching maps is just a simple press of a button. Certainly warrants more research at this stage, that's for sure! Thanks again, appreciate all the help!
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Cool, that's what I figured it was. Does make a lot of sense, but I can imagine it's going to be expensive. I my case, I live abroad and the Supra gets less than 500 miles a year on it. I think I would have to be considerably unlucky to have a roadside-check with the limited time I'm using it. I was never stopped for any reason during my first 10 years of ownership whilst in the UK, so I'm willing to take that risk (I'll save this post for the future when I come crawling back after a roadside check ) Assuming the Cats2U link shared above isn't going to have a suitable CAT for my application, where should I be looking for a sports CAT? Are there Supra-specific ones, or are these the sort of things that you have to get custom made? Thanks again!
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Hmm, this is interesting. Seems suspiciously cheap, I always figured that new CATs were going to cost significantly more. Although, as you said, these seem to be NA only and, if they will work on a TT, I'm sure they won't play nicely with my current 4" HKS Ti Sports CAT sounds like a good idea, but not sure who does these at the moment. I've been looking around and all the articles I can find seem quite out-dated. I'm not too concerned about losing some power by having a CAT in place, and I'd need to get it all remapped either way. But would you get away with just 1 x CAT, or would you need to go back to the original 2 x CAT config? This sounds expensive and complicated . I'm not 100% I understand how this would work. I've not actually ever had any feedback about the noise levels of the exhaust (and it's not quiet). I think, ultimately, I might have to find a CAT to put in there to pass the "does it have a CAT" part of the test (regardless of emissions etc). And then get an MOT Map created that would satisfy the emissions part of the test (assuming that adding a single CAT still wouldn't pass the emissions with any of my existing maps). I plan to get in touch with SRD soon to discuss this, as the MOT is due in the first half of December, but you can do it up to 1 month earlier I believe. Thanks for the all help so far! Cheers
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Interestingly, not having CATs has never really caused much of an issue for me, even before I found the "friendly" tester. I've had the Supra for nearly 19 years, most MOT places I've been to seem to let the CAT issue slide, as long as the emissions are okay. They seem to be of the opinion that I could take those CATs out the moment I leave the test centre, and therefore it's not their problem. The emissions are more of an issue these days though because it's all computerised and logged on a database, so it's only since that came into effect that I've had problems. Just in case I did go that route, is there a place to get CATs these days? I think I took mine out about 15 years ago, and no longer have them. Or is there an option to get a full exhaust system, front-to-back, with CATs included? I do love my HKS Ti, but it's very loud! I don't mind loud necessarily (I do less than 500 miles a year), but I prefer the more "throaty" Nur Spec-style sound these days SRD does seem like the best option for me. I have used them over the years too, so perfectly happy with that. Thanks for the replies so far, much appreciated! Cheers!
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Hey folks, It's coming up to that time of year again, MOT time . And, unfortunately the "understanding" MOT guy that I used to use retired last year. So the chances of passing with no CATs and 600+ bhp are a solid 0. The new guy that took over from my old tester is having absolutely none of it. So I see that I have a couple of options: Source a couple of CATs, put them back in my system, and get it all remapped again. Although there's no guarantee that will actually solve the issue, and I have no idea where to find replacement CATs these days Get what I've heard referred to as an "MOT Map", where the car is mapped to run with the lowest emissions possible, just for the few minutes that it's being tested. Has anyone used the MOT Map method in the past, and where/who did you get to do it. I have a 6-speed Manual RZ-S, Single Turbo, Straight Through 4" HKS Titanium all running on a Syvecs S7i (full specs). My current mapping was all done over at Whifbitz, who have always been great, but it's a long way to go for me. I'm looking for someone local to Surrey, ideally near Surrey Rolling Road (for example) who can come out and do the map for me. The various people I've used over the years (Ryan, for example) have all since moved on, so I'm a bit out of the loop with who's still in business. For those who are local to the South East area, I once sold an old turbo to a guy who worked inside Fairoaks Airport (Chobham), and he told me he had a Dynopack Dyno there. This was over a year ago now, and I can't find anything on Google, so just asking in case anyone local might know the place? Anyway, hopefully that all made some sort of sense! Thanks very much, James
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I'm in my 19th year of ownership (same car), and I've been on the forum for every minute of it (and some time before in fact). I'm still a "Newbie" too it seems . I've attended a bunch of meets and rolling road days over the years too, all as a result of the community here. I always come here first for anything Supra related, and 99% of the time I will find some advice, or an answer. I've been living abroad for quite some time now, but the Supra is still in the UK (not adding any more miles ), and still the one thing I look forward to coming home to the most. As soon as I am done with any visits to the UK, I come straight on here on the off-chance that someone "spotted" me somewhere . And I totally agree with you @Scooter, Facebook/Instagram etc etc are all terrible for finding anything posted more than about 5 minutes ago! This forum has decades of advice and tech knowledge, you're almost 100% guaranteed to find something related to any Supra-related topic you can imagine! Here's to another few decades!!
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Black Supra in Sainsburys Brookwood (Woking) today
JamesArup replied to Soopra's topic in Was it You?
Hey there! I do, here you go .... The problem is that you're very unlikely to find one. It's made by Zeek (who no longer exist I believe), and it was in the car when I imported it in 2004. It's crazy rare, and highly sought after. I've never changed it, knowing how rare it is, but I have had to patch it up a few times. Over the years, the only ones I've seen have been for sale in auctions in Japan. You'll find some posts about them here on the forum. I wanted to try and find someone who could make a mould of it, so I could make some copies, as there has been a lot of interest over the years, but that's not a cheap exercise! -
Black Supra in Sainsburys Brookwood (Woking) today
JamesArup replied to Soopra's topic in Was it You?
I'm over in the Windlesham/Sunningdale/Ascot area, but I actually live in Madrid, so I'm only in the UK 3-4 times a year. I do enjoying playing with all of the McLaren's going across Chobham Common as they come over from the factory in Woking... they love that road Cheers, James -
Black Supra in Sainsburys Brookwood (Woking) today
JamesArup replied to Soopra's topic in Was it You?
Likewise @Soopra! Flying back to Madrid tomorrow, next ETA is July for the Farnborough Airshow, I'm sure I'll be taking a trip to Sainsbury's again too @Swampy442Totally agree. I actually didn't even realise it was aftermarket until I went to my first Supra meet way back in 2004 at Fleet Services (I think). When I saw it lined up there with 20 other Supra's, I realised that something wasn't quite the same! It's the same with my front bumper, super rare Zeek one that came with the car. Think I've only even seen 1 other Supra in the UK with it, a white one, many years ago! Cheers, James -
Black Supra in Sainsburys Brookwood (Woking) today
JamesArup replied to Soopra's topic in Was it You?
Heheh! That was me! . Great to see another Supra and have a chat on one of my occasional trips back to the UK. It's very rare to get spotted when the car is under covers most of the time. The spoiler is a Greddy, it came on the car when I imported it back in 2003. It's similar to stock, but just a little bit lower, and stick out a tad more. You only really notice it when it's parked next to a stock one, unless you know what you're looking at Cheers, James -
Will do! I'm not in the UK at the moment, but I can get my Brother on the case, he basically lives opposite this guy! I'll let everyone know if anything useful comes out of it ....
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Ahh great. Thanks for the video, very informative. The HKS Ti is a good exhaust (if a little loud), so if I can just drop a CAT or two back into that, that would be ideal... if I can find one. Although I think a guy literally 5 mins down the road from me makes CAT's for McLaren's (as the factory is very close), so probably worth having a word with him to see what he can do! And yes, will make sure there's an MOT setting in the ECU for this time of year I'll keep investigating and see what comes up! Cheers!
