Induction Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 Well, I'm now running at about 1.2 bar and enjoying every second of it. After a long wait for a Super Drager to arrive from HKS, Chris (Chris Wilson, Shropshire) whacked it on to the back of the full decat that he'd already done. A few days later I decided to have a bleed valve and boost gauge fitted as well - next up are water injection and a new intercooler (the current one and the front bumper are suffering from Badger damage, which is being taken care of by the insurance in the next couple of weeks). The new performance has definitely given a glimpse of the car's frisky side and has turned it into a firey whore with an attitude - pure filth Chris has done a great job with the car, I'm more than pleased with all the work he's done so far and he's only about 15 mins away from me, result! To anyone thinking of going down the BPU route then it's something I can fully recommend, it's fantastic fun. Any passengers suddenly stop talking when the power hits, they can't believe this sweet sounding, comfortable car can suddenly turn into a growling, snarling beast. I can also highly recommend Chris to carry out the work, he does a great job and gives an honest and open opinion about a lot of Supra stuff. He also sorted my suspension out and turned the car into something that can handle pretty much anything that I throw at it. I've got a couple of questions for the guys who are already well down this path: What are the next things I should be thinking about doing to the car (apart from the ones I mention above) to further look after it with it's current performance level or to raise the performance, or preferably both, whilst retaining the stock turbos? Are the injectors, fuel pump and other fuel related things on the UK specs still up to the job now, or is this something else to look at? Thanks Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 Sounds good! To answer your questions, after the FMIC and WI, go for an EBC and an EGT guage, you may also wish to look into some hybrids, cams and cam gears. Your fuel system will be fine for your mods and anything apart from a single turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 Mate, that is a well funny observation about 'the passenger' suddenly stops talking when you boot it. I find that a lot. What I enjoy also is when they first get in the car and say "ooew it's an automatic" So when they are half way through saying, "I thought this was supposed to be a sports c........"............ then you put your foot down and they don't speak much after that do they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Induction Posted October 15, 2002 Author Share Posted October 15, 2002 Justin You're right, it provides endless entertainment. Only problem is I think I've just destroyed turbo no. 2. I've posted a seperate thread to see if anyone can shed any more light on the situation. Syed Are you saying that fitting an EBC would class as an upgrade to the bleed valve? Also, are things like cams suitable for an auto - I thought I'd read somewhere that things like that were only for manuals or am I talking rubbish? As I said above, I now seem to have fallen foul of a blown turbo so now might be the oppurtunity to look into a different turbo setup, maybe something like you mentioned. Thanks Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Originally posted by Induction Also, are things like cams suitable for an auto - I thought I'd read somewhere that things like that were only for manuals or am I talking rubbish? Thanks Jules hi induction i have hks cams and cam gears on my auto 264in 264 ex no problem at all idel revs a slight lumpy in a nice way, idles at 500-600rpm good pull with them on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Induction Posted October 15, 2002 Author Share Posted October 15, 2002 Monkey That's good to hear. What difference did youfind with them on, does it give a power increase across the range or just in certain areas? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 i feel it made a difference,it seems to pull a lot harder and is more revvy.it added about 3-4mph to my trap speeds at dragstrip. i am sure someone else with more technical mind could explain better than me, a lot of the americans put them on there cars,i was advised to go 256in 256 ex but the 264`s were same price and i thought i would try them.got told the 272`s were for big single turbos and would be too lumpy on idle. have you been on http://www.to4r.com/to4r.html there is loads of specs of there cars, just to see what they are running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Induction Posted October 18, 2002 Author Share Posted October 18, 2002 right, thanks Monkey, I'll look into this a bit more..... once CW has put my no.2 turbo back on and the car is up and running again, hopefully early next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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