Matt H Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Is there any limits on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I would like to see someone make a go of a 3S-GTE conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I would like to see someone make a go of a 3S-GTE conversion. This is the one that I like! TopSecret supra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 well if we are talking hypothetically, id suppose an 8l TT V12 with an 8 speed DSG box would be just lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 All ali Chevy V8 with a none electronic auto box, could make an awesome road car. Massive torque in a decent chassis, and shouldn't be that hard to do. get one on EFI though, as sub 10 MPG won't be fun for long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 This is the one that I like! TopSecret supra... It would make such a good track car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 In a car that weighs 1500kg I think it would be pretty undrivable unless you had ultra-short gearing. Bike engines don't produce the low down torque to accelerate a road car, unless you stick them in something very light. But if you removed the stock engine and replaced with 2 mbike engines would it not bring the weight down 100 kg's. + if they were turbocharged couldn't you say get a couple of small units (turbos) to counteract the lack of torque of the revvy bike engines. Edit - thats question by the way as i am not very technical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Are multiple engined machines allowed on the road, I seem to remember reading something about them not being able to have more than one engine engaged for road use (Could be way off, just remember some renault 5 years back which had two but couldn't use the second engine) Do you remember the twin engined vr6 turbo golf from a few years back i believe that was road legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 And Isn't a hybrid car twin engined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 All ali Chevy V8 with a none electronic auto box, could make an awesome road car. Massive torque in a decent chassis, and shouldn't be that hard to do. get one on EFI though, as sub 10 MPG won't be fun for long! Sounds entertaining... a little expensive, but entertaining. well if we are talking hypothetically, id suppose an 8l TT V12 with an 8 speed DSG box would be just lovely Not totally hypothetically, something I am considering for the future... And Isn't a hybrid car twin engined? but do both engines run at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 A parallel full hybrid like the Toyota Prius might technically be considered twin engined, because it can derive its power from two independant sources, or both at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 It would make such a good track car. definitely!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Do you remember the twin engined vr6 turbo golf from a few years back i believe that was road legal. And Isn't a hybrid car twin engined? Fair enough, wasn't quite sure when I posted it actually... The problem is, as pretty as the supra is, it has been surpassed technically and there are much better chassis out there these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 what engine was in the top secret one? Not the latest the previous one, had a small version of the supra engine Not a Supra one - it used an 3S-GTE 4 cyl from an MR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 with a 2.2l stroker kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 So is it not possible to take the running gear from a skyline and fit the Supra bodyshell, albeit with tranny tunnel mods ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Anything is possible, you could walk on the moon, but it'd be a huge amount of work, and you could just buy a Skyline instead, so what's the point? I am not sure if the front chassis rails on a MKIV are a not a bit too low for the front driveshafts to go under and allow suspension articulation, either, but again, they could be moved I suppose. Would be eye wateringly expensive o pay a professional to undertake the work of such a conversion, and you'd have mongrel that would have no great value at the end of it all. You'd need front and rear diffs with exactly the same ratios, too, of course, so you'd probably end up grafting a Skyline diff in. Would you want rear steer and 5 channel ABS and an active rear diff, too? Things would then get complicated with the wiring as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 You've got one of the best gearboxes in the known universe in there as stock, leave it alone Ian, you should try the box in the new Jag XKR, things have really moved on. It [TS300] would make such a good track car. I'd love to see how competitive it would be if you put slicks on it and took it to a Brit GT meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'd love to see how competitive it would be if you put slicks on it and took it to a Brit GT meet. Well then, when I am ready for the conversion, just need some help with the engine and gearbox work, and we can get one up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skapegrace Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 What Cowboy Bebop is doing - if you want to actually improve on what the car can do. Most other suggestions would make interesting conversions, but would be rather pointless all said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 What Cowboy Bebop is doing - if you want to actually improve on what the car can do. Most other suggestions would make interesting conversions, but would be rather pointless all said and done. whats he doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 A Landcruiser V8 engine + twin turbos. No lag, 800+HP, all on normal fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 WOW!!! Sounds entertaining... I am looking for something that takes a decent amount of the weight out of the supra, and has around 500 - 550 available out of the engine. Maybe 600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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