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m4dsup

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  1. Still looking. Let me know if you have one please!
  2. Hi Guys, I'm after a Syvecs standalone for my 94 TT6 Non VVTi. Please let me know if you are selling. I would also consider an AEM or Link ECU. Thanks!
  3. Is there anywhere reputable that just sells direct replacements? Are they crazy money from Toyota?
  4. Sloped drag strips are definitely a thing.
  5. Thanks for the reply. It's running 1.4 on hybrid twins (two front turbos) and not had any discernible knock or boost cut etc. 550cc injectors and AEM 320lph pump.
  6. Hi guys, Anyone know the answer to the above? Thanks
  7. Hi Guys, Anyone have the above knocking about? Must be in good working condition or rebuilt. Thanks
  8. I'll have the carpet but can you post?
  9. did you try to sell the car whole? It's exactly what I was looking for
  10. I have an autobrite one that I bought at full price a few years ago. It started playing up so I stripped it fully and cleaned it out. Having bought a second one off of eBay for about £11, I can tell you that they're identical. I wouldn't bother buying a "branded" one. They aren't branded physically and as far as I can see, just bought in bulk from china a resold. Thumbs up for the eBay ones though.
  11. Your ignorance is quite something to behold.
  12. I didn't say that. I said at a certain point, it makes no sense. In the same way someone lusting after an old air cooled 911 may instead choose to buy a newer one or a ferrari instead. Yes supras will appreciate but that has no relevance to the ceiling price of supercars or classics. Neither does is bare any relevance to my considering a GTR for what IT offers, not what a supra does or does not offer.
  13. I agree completely. It's the sole reason why I'm looking. I've also always wanted to own an RX7, Skyline and Supra all at once and have them all where I would like looks and power wise. Hoping I can fulfill that at some point.
  14. Age has everything to do with value. That doesn't mean an old car isn't valuable but it still has every bit of relevance. I own a extensively modified rx7 and skyline and have done for over a decade. I have more than enough experience with the jap scene, modified cars and particularly 90's Japanese cars. I enjoy and value them for what they mean to me in terms of appeal, driving pleasure and overall enjoyment of ownership however, if you think these are not comparable to anything else and that everyone should by your philosophy be in some obliged to buy a supra as it is literally unrivaled, you sir are deluded. This "my particular car is better than everything else, the end" mentality is everything that is wrong with many car clubs/forums and enthusiasts. If you are a true petrolhead and have had the pleasure of driving many marques and models, you should be aware that there are a great deal of fantastic cars out there both new and old. There is also a point where an older, less reliable (even if just by age) and less practical car will always come up short in those respects against a newer car with it's modern features and practicality. My thought process is simple. I have two less than practical, loud, 90's jap cars which I enjoy occasionally on the track and road. Despite best intentions, they clock up perhaps a few hundred miles a year collectively. Regardless of this, I am trying to find a third 90's jap car...which should speak for itself. Why I am considering other options...because I can. I also have a family that I cannot take with me in my skyline due to lack of interior and bucket seats etc. or my rx7 simply due to the limited space. This means that a buying a Supra is a less than ideal choice - heart over head. To say the GTR will never be part of an exclusive club is pretty laughable really. Overall all "GTR" models of skylines have arguably amassed a greater more significant following than the Supra has. Godzilla was born with the R32 but they have carried this through many generations and decades worth of cars and enthusiasts. The Supra is a worthy legend in it's own right but I seek not to compare, you have done so all of your own accord. If you believe that a "bolt on" Supra can beat ANY hypercar...you are clearly very ill informed or have let your fantasies of what a Supra means to you overcome the reality of what your supra can actually do. I am fortunate enough to have a number of friends with supercars including heavily modified supercars. I also regularly attend supercar events such as VMAX where you will literally see La Ferrari's, 918s, Zondas, Keonigseggs etc. plural, taking on everything from sports cars to supercars. Yes a fully built 1000bhp supra can give them a good run but if you believe a BPU one can, perhaps you should start a tuning shop...you'll certainly have a monopoly on customers with those sorts of gains. What many of these cars can do out of the box is astonishing. A "bolt on" GTR can achieve HUGE power. A Supra can do great for a 20 year old car but a used 20yr old 2jz block isn't going to take 1000hp for very long without opening the motor. The image problem I mentioned is the overall perception by the others of any modified 90s car. I regularly attend meetings and pick up clients etc. I can and have done this is many sports and performance cars such as an M3, M5, 911, GTR, AMG merc etc. without an issue but pipe up in an old jap car and the perception will always be different. Finally, my cousin has a XKRS which is superb. I have driven it hard and enjoyed the sound and feel. Unfortunately, due to the wallowey nature of them, they aren't for me. I've had more fun driving a C63 and E90 M3 but I appreciate the suggestion.
  15. Helpfu. Thanks for the heads up, I'll drop him a message.
  16. I've driven a stock tt6 and several BPU manuals along with one single supra. I've also driven a couple of GTRs at different power levels. They are indeed completely different cars. The gtr is more functional and will get more use but I have a lot of love for these cars, hence the search. I think you do have to be practical at some point at £15-25k is a lot for a 20 year old car, let alone the £30k+ some are asking. For me, it's starts to not make sense very quickly. I will get much more attached to a supra than a gtr but there is not getting away from the age and image of these cars.
  17. Going to give it another couple of weeks and then it's GTR time I think. I have had some interesting PM's about members cars, hopefully the right one comes up.
  18. Yes, I have asked him if he has any cars that fit the bill but sadly he doesn't. Disappointingly, I was due to go and purchase a car I had already been to see which Jurgen originally imported. The only reason I didn't buy it the same day (had the money ready that day and a friend to drive my car back) was because I had shot him a message asking if he could verify a major concern I had about the car's authenticity. He was busy unfortunately and before he could get back to me a contact of his from France of all people actually left a deposit on it sight unseen. He is now having Jurgen buy it, prep it and transport over etc. You couldn't make it up really. With the above disappointment, I am about ready to give up at this stage.
  19. £15-25k depending on the car (TT6 or single) and spec. If the car needs work, I would still consider it but I would prefer to have a car that's in good shape aesthetically and mechanically, preferably with oem plus or tasteful kit, in white, grey or similar stock color. Happy to hear consider all but understandably, if the car is top money and needs work or is not to my taste, it wouldn't make sense to respray it or do loads of work, rather to wait for a similarly priced car that is. I'm sure there are some superb cars out there but equally I have seem some very tired examples that people are a little unrealistic about.
  20. Is anyone selling or would consider selling the above. Preferably an original 6 speed and with around 600-750hp at the flywheel? Thanks
  21. I've seen this car advertised. It seems like a great car but I am certain i don't want an auto and I also don't want to go through the conversion process. Given the cost of a V160 conversion, it's better to buy a manual imho. That car is perfect for someone happy to keep it auto or do a cheaper manual conversion perhaps. I went to see the second car but we couldn't reach a deal. Given the work that it needed, I wasn't inclined to push my offer either. I believe he is now going to do the bits it needs and I may consider it down the line but the one in hand is definitely a good one and ticks the boxes for condition but is a BPU TT6. I'm just in two minds really. My thoughts right now are more about the cost of it once I've fitted a decent sized single kit, clutch, ECU, fueling and tuning, which will probably add another £10k. The other cars that I have been considering buying right now instead are a C63 AMG, E92 M3 DCT or a GTR. They are vastly different to the Supra and cost wise the first two sit around £25k, the GTR around £45k. I want to fulfill my Supra desire but as I don't have anything modern, practical and fast right now, the others are really tempting me away. I love my existing jap cars but I have found myself not going to meets, shows, long drives to wales or Europe and such due to reliability worries and overall difficulty of use. Having recently driven to Italy and back in a C63 with performance pack and to Germany and back in a 750hp F10 M5, the idea of a comfortable sports car is back on my mind. Apples and oranges I know but this is the predicament I find myself in. I can't have them all unfortunately.
  22. I would i'm just not sure who the single owners are. I'll put up a wanted thread for a single 6 speed and see if I get any response to it.
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