j_jza80 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've not seen one of these conversions before, looks quite neat and certainly different. http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU0005101103/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That does look tidy, did not know HKS made these ! Wonder if the do a kit for American cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I love the look of the car, those wheels are nice and the bodykit looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 What power does it state that it's making? (if anyone can read japanese that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 That does look tidy, did not know HKS made these ! Wonder if the do a kit for American cars It must be a custom install, HKS do SC kits for other cars but not for the 2JZGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 What power does it state that it's making? (if anyone can read japanese that is) It doesn't say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Shame it doesn't state power, looks a real clean install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 What power does it state that it's making? (if anyone can read japanese that is) It isn't stated unfortunately. You would hope though that it was at least as powerful as a stock TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 It isn't stated unfortunately. You would hope though that it was at least as powerful as a stock TT. It would most likely struggle to make much more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I love the look of the car, those wheels are nice and the bodykit looks good. I think the front bumper and lower lip is made by Tamon Design, with Veilside overfenders, not sure what side skirts they are. http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9883/supra001l.jpg http://www.tamondesign.com/product/img/4.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Fanatastic until it goes wrong, HKS can't even supply bits for two year old expensive dampers, or gearbox parts for VERY expensive sequential boxes, good luck with an ancient turbo kit not even listed for a 2JZ. 2009 sadly brought lack of spares supply home to quite a few of my customers who were left looking at expensive scrap and an even more expensive re engineering to get them out of the mire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 And on an unrelated note, here's an R34 GTR which is a snip at just under £14k... http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU0004870001/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belly Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 http://www.hkseurope.com/turbochargers/supercharger.asp A bit of info in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I bet it'll sound fantastic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 I bet it'll sound fantastic though. Yep. The XJRs with the Supercharged I6 lumps sound fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Would it be wrong for me to say the front end looks good! (On the blue 1 with the CF splitter and canards) Edited January 20, 2010 by Kirk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 And on an unrelated note, here's an R34 GTR which is a snip at just under £14k... http://www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU0004870001/index.html MMMMM , what do you reckon OTR price would be though with all the costs ontop. £18/19k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 18k otr for that R34.. also i know of a white NA with s ingle turbo conversion in japan, but i never offer these i alway assume NA with singles or chargers are not desired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 18k otr for that R34.. Maybe in a year or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Fanatastic until it goes wrong, HKS can't even supply bits for two year old expensive dampers, or gearbox parts for VERY expensive sequential boxes, good luck with an ancient turbo kit not even listed for a 2JZ. 2009 sadly brought lack of spares supply home to quite a few of my customers who were left looking at expensive scrap and an even more expensive re engineering to get them out of the mire. Having seen you say this a few times now it's kind of putting me off getting any HKS parts if I look into them. It sounds quite horrific that a prominent vendor would have such crap aftersales and totally screw their customer's loyalty to them. Are there any other parts supplies for the Supra that act like that from your experience, and vica versa what makes have you found do supply parts for a long period of time regarding suspension/brakes/mechanical components? Curious as if I do a big build on my car I'd like to think if I buy a quality damper or such that 5 odd years down the line if a part is worn I am not basically put into my best dog show pose and crying at the price when I have to find a part which should be a simple job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 HKS Europe Ltd Units 4&5, Sawfield House Alconbury Hill Alconbury Weston Huntingdonshire Cambridgeshire PE28 4JL England Tel: + 44 (0) 1480 431604 Fax: + 44 (0) 1480 454089 Enquiries: [email protected] Ring them and ask, most Jap made dampers are effectively unservicable, or need custom bits making to fit, which makes it cost ineffective. Trust gearboxes made under licence by Quaife, Greddy calipers and discs, made under licence by Alcon can be a problem. My free tip is ring the makers with a mythical request for some spare before buying ANY expensive item that may need servicing either now or in the future. I am guilty myself, this Mugen race V8 in my Lola is making me grey and financially destitute as I accepted someone's word bits were as easy to get as for a Ford Duratec.... Bilstein, Scandinavian made Ohlins (NOT Jap made ones) and Nitron are all serviceable. Parts back up for OS Giken stuff is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 FWIW, my take on HKS bits is as follows: They do make some good parts, which work well and do exactly what they designed them to. They also make some parts which are close to useless in the UK, for 99% of people's cars. An example is the infamous mushroom air 'filter'. The filtration obviously played second fiddle to the amount of air they could flow, meaning people using them were forever junking turbine blades as shit got sucked through the filter. People don't realise that the idea is that people using these filters will rebuild regularly (i.e. in the motorsport arena). The big twin turbo kits that HKS make for the Supra are without parallel IMO (prove me wrong?) but again, you have to know exactly what you're about and how they're meant to be used before they begin to make sense. I can't comment on their after-sales service because I'm only using one part of theirs right now and I hate it anyway (SSQV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks Chris and Gaz for the info. Something definitely to consider when I put together a list of parts for my build! And apologies to OP for the thread highjack, but hopefully it's also provided info to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 http://www.hksusa.com/info/?id=3408 link to the hks gt supercharger.looks neat nestled there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 An example is the infamous mushroom air 'filter'. The filtration obviously played second fiddle to the amount of air they could flow, meaning people using them were forever junking turbine blades as shit got sucked through the filter. People don't realise that the idea is that people using these filters will rebuild regularly (i.e. in the motorsport arena). This is exactly why I promptly went back to stock for my NA. No turbo, but the stock box is all I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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