3.0 supra

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

my friend is currently in the market for a g-reg 3.0 supra single turbo!

has anyone driven one, had one, can comment on one?

 

just interested he wants as much info as possible?

 

any known faults?

[Lippy 0]

http://www.mkivsupra.net - I think may be a good place to have a look over.

 

All I know about them is that I wouldnt mind one and that they can like a drink!

 

Good luck to your mate

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Isn't the G reg a MK3? Or was that the change over year?

[steve_16v 0]

Yep the G reg is the MK3, mk4's were only for sale in the uk from 1993-1996.

[Stan 24v 0]

Mk 3's are a bit medallion man for my liking. Ive been in one at 140MPH though, and it didnt take long to get there!!!!

 

Mk4's are lots nicer and the NA version has about 250BHP which is a fair whack ;)

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

this one he's looking at has 270bhp very clean from pics he's going to see it tomorrow!

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-TOYOTA-SUPRA ... dZViewItem

 

what you think?

thanks for help will give him that website for supra's

[logicaltuning 0]

i had one

 

peice of shite tbh

 

commonly known as king on headgasket eating

 

bottom ends are shite, electrics are dodgy

 

although they are fantastic fun they are thirsty as fook and much above 300bhp in the 7MGT lump is pushing it

 

a 2JZ lump is a good option to throw in but fookin hard to sort.

 

mine used £100 a week in fuel (non turbo!!!!) and i ate a set of tyres in just over a week. then i popped the headgasket and messed up a few of the big end bearings.

 

saw 150mph in mine as the big end went

 

followed by lots of smoke and knocking noises

 

amazingly it still drove for around two weeks and about 500 miles !!!

 

left it on the drive for 3 motnhs not touched and then it started first time!

 

even with all those probs

 

check for removed thermostats to hiude the ehadgasket prob

 

toyota charge £1200 for a new one (fitted ) not including vat so if you own one you HAVE to be handy with a spanner

 

throttles are known for sticking open - mine did the first day i took it out hard, 5,500rpm, into 3rd and the throttle stuck, spun the back wheels up like a bastard when came off clutch - dangerous

 

crap tires will see you spinning in 4th in the wet, which makes the car pointless and useless.

 

i know a bloke who had a turbo and spent £35k over a few years modding and mainly fixing it

 

went out and bought a mk4 TT soon after and has never had a problem, even with 500bhp ;)

 

fun. but only as a second car

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

Bloke who lives round the corner from me had a tt and a single turbo Supra, 90% of ther time I saw it, it was on the back of a trailor

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

cheers always good to get first hand experiences i will email him this thread!

[logicaltuning 0]

the TT mk3 was a 2.5 litre jap import only

 

fooookin rare, but quick as, and a damn sight more reliable than the typcial mk3 turbo - which only had 232bhp anyway! shite for a 3litre straight six turbo!

 

de-catting and 2.5" system sees 30 bhp though!

[conleycrew3 0]

quote: fooookin rare, but quick as, and a damn sight more reliable than the typcial mk3 turbo - which only had 232bhp anyway! **** for a 3litre straight six turbo quote

 

my mercedes 3.0 straight 6 NON TURBO has 222bhp so that toyota is a bag of monkeys sticky white love juice with a big dose of anal flatulance with a touch of very runny pooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)