Guest stevie1982 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Guys been Reading loads and looking around but Still have loads to learn and still things I don't really get but can some one please point me in the right direction of some well respected and decent Car sales specalists / tuners mapper I know too many too many to list for imprezas after 7 years of ownership but I am looking to pastures new and need pointing in the right direction. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Take a look around the Traders section, all the info you require is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Go to the front page of the forum, look at traders, thats all you need to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 top stuff gents thanks is there any particular good ones on there that are around the Berkshire area? some companies dont advertise on forums and rely on word of mouth thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 top stuff gents thanks is there any particular good ones on there that are around the Berkshire area? some companies dont advertise on forums and rely on word of mouth thanks To be honest mate finding a very good tuner is the main part - having to travel a bit to give your car the best attention to detail is a long 2nd!!!! Specialists like SRD, AFR and Whifbiz are not too far a drive from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 James, i am not fussed about having to drive far, i used to do a 3 hour round trip for my last garage just its nice to know if there was one on your doorstep so so speak, thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 In that case i would speak with the ones i mentioned above to get you started and see what their schedules are all like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterSheen Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Big thumbs up from me for AFR - about a 45 min drive from Langley,Berkshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 top stuff gents thanks is there any particular good ones on there that are around the Berkshire area? some companies dont advertise on forums and rely on word of mouth thanks For anything specialist it's really worth having someone with an intimate knowledge of the car. It's worth travelling and as others have suggested there are AFR, SRD and Whifbitz not too far from you. A decent mapper is Ryan.G of 2bartuning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 thanks for all your help guys i really appreciate it. got to ask you all, i have come from a 485bhp 440lb impreza sti 5 and that was quite a car. what in the real world is a sensible figure for road and track use in a supra? i guess its a personal opinion but any views. what makes a capable road and track car with out costing a small fortune as i have been there and done that already, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 a bpu supra is a bloody fast road car and from a stock TT you can get to this stage for apporx £1k depending on the parts you use. This will give you 380-410bhp and around 370ftlb next step really is a small single turbo conversion - costwise this can vary a lot - budget for around £8-10k for a decent conversion and you can expect results of 500hp upwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 cheers James and a little off subject but love your picture. well with any luck it will come BPU'd already if not more but after that you mention a single turbo conversion, can i ask how come everyone appears to go single rather than upgrade the twin units and stick with a twin setup? surely the twin route can make the same power? or is it a cost thing that its cheaper to go a larger single then buy two twin units? its just the big builds i see for sale on here and on pistonheads are all single conversions and i would of thought people would stick with the standard setup any views on this thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesArup Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) Where in Berkshire are you Stevie? I've live on the Surrey/Berks border and I've had the Supra for 7 years (+ a GTI-R for 3 years prior to that). I think I've made use of most local places over the years if you need help Edited June 21, 2010 by JamesArup I can't spell (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 you cant realy efficiantly upgrade the twin system. you can get hybryd units and keep sequential operation on them. but the seem to implode quite quickly and dont give much advantage (about 50bhp). Its just easier and you get better results with a bigger single unit. you can get twin replacements that make very good power (see leep at SRD's which is 900+) but they are very expensive to buy and hand to find and are also expensive to fit because they are a pita apparently to physicly fit everything in there. They also wont run sequential like the stock ones and behave more like a single turbo anyway (although some claim they spool faster and boost comes on smoother or make a better street car.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Where in Berkshire are you Stevie? I've live on the Surrey/Berks border and I've had the Supra for 7 years (+ a GTI-R for 3 years prior to that). I think I've made use of most local places over the years if you need help Hi mate I am based in Maidenhead, so any pointers would be great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 you cant realy efficiantly upgrade the twin system. you can get hybryd units and keep sequential operation on them. but the seem to implode quite quickly and dont give much advantage (about 50bhp). Its just easier and you get better results with a bigger single unit. you can get twin replacements that make very good power (see leep at SRD's which is 900+) but they are very expensive to buy and hand to find and are also expensive to fit because they are a pita apparently to physicly fit everything in there. They also wont run sequential like the stock ones and behave more like a single turbo anyway (although some claim they spool faster and boost comes on smoother or make a better street car.) ok thanks for that, that's the first reason I have had for the single / twin debate I have been trying to find out so thanks I appreciate it. So the standard units make 410bhp max, would of thought they would of made more than that but hey. Say I wanted to acheive 450bhp 450lb what will be needed if the car has been BPU'd already, how efficent at that point are the Intercooler injectors clutch thanks in advanced steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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