Guest GT4LAD Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I really love Supra's and am looking to get 1 after my st205 GT4. I asked on a diff forum what people know about them, one guy said they are not as fast as the book speed, and much slower than peopel think This is what he wrote: Right the fact / times from a supra shootout is as follows: Power 0-60 0-100 1/4mile 600bhp 4.448 9.29 12.599@123mph 325bhp 4.993 12.347 13.530@104mph 550bhp @ 1.4bar 4.601 8.924 [email protected] 350bhp 5.355 11.686 13.555@108mph 570bhp 5.397 10.409 [email protected] 320bhp 6.599 15.064 [email protected] 320bhp 5.916 13.875 14.348@101mph 280bhp 5.546 13.148 14.292@105mph 302bhp 5.716 13.443 14.178@104mph Does this add up?? Or can u show me some other times so i can tell him to shove these times up his bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Didn't you ask this recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=28774 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I don't think that the times are too bad. An average std TT Supra will run around 13.7 -13.5 in the 1/4 with terminal speeds around 105-110 mph. The figures you quote do seem to have a few interesting quirks. Like the 600bhp car only being 1.5 seconds faster than the 305bhp one. The best way of seeing if Supras are fast or not,is to drive one yourself, rather than taking the opinion of someone who probably hasn't driven one either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 What forum did you ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 320bhp 6.599 15.064 [email protected] OK, this is taking the peesh even if you have traction control ON, fully auto mode and do not powerbrake, you will get better 0-60 than this, same as 1/4mile. Just by keeping the damn throttle wide open, and waiting for a couple of seconds to pick up some speed. Now if these people can't even keep the throttle wide open, should you be looking at their figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3xt3r Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Sometimes its all about the driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 aren't these the figures from the J Tuner day? Supras are very quick, just not as quick on a 1/4mile as something with 4wd and even a little less power. When they're on the move, they'll beat most other cars on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 320bhp 6.599 15.064 [email protected] OK, this is taking the peesh even if you have traction control ON, fully auto mode and do not powerbrake, you will get better 0-60 than this, same as 1/4mile. Just by keeping the damn throttle wide open, and waiting for a couple of seconds to pick up some speed. Now if these people can't even keep the throttle wide open, should you be looking at their figures? Looks like N/A figures, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Looks like N/A figures, maybe? i think they're Sheenas figures from the first run on the strip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3xt3r Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 My bone stock jspec TT Auto managed 5.8 from 0-60 and 13.78 for the 1/4 but that was on a warm day so I think there is a little more in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 IMO performance is about how quick a car feels on the road, you can't judge how much fun you're going to have by looking at lists and lists of stats. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that a car will be slower in real life because someone tells you their car will do 0-100 0.2 seconds faster, blah blah blah...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 These are times from out timeslip database.(see attached) I dont really think the supra is about standing start acceleration 60 mph +is what the supra is designed for, it will keep up and in some cases embarrass much more exotic machinery. Take quoted perfomance and power figures of any car with a large pinch of salt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I really love Supra's and am looking to get 1 after my st205 GT4. I asked on a diff forum what people know about them, one guy said they are not as fast as the book speed, and much slower than peopel think In terms of top speed the supra is faster than the book speed, not slower, it just needs the electronic restrictor removed! This is what he wrote: Right the fact / times from a supra shootout is as follows: Power 0-60 0-100 1/4mile 600bhp 4.448 9.29 12.599@123mph 325bhp 4.993 12.347 13.530@104mph 550bhp @ 1.4bar 4.601 8.924 [email protected] 350bhp 5.355 11.686 13.555@108mph 570bhp 5.397 10.409 [email protected] 320bhp 6.599 15.064 [email protected] 320bhp 5.916 13.875 14.348@101mph 280bhp 5.546 13.148 14.292@105mph 302bhp 5.716 13.443 14.178@104mph Does this add up?? Or can u show me some other times so i can tell him to shove these times up his bottom? In what sense are they slow? The supra's strength is in mid range and high speed performance, if you only want to do standing starts then there are other choices of course... However on the road, standing starts often account for nowt, unless you like doing traffic light gran prix's - but thats often reserved for the nova's of the world. In a very real sense, the supra is very fast when it counts. I used to have a delta integrale which could do a devistating 0-60 but it's still no where near as quick as the supe in real situations, even though it's 0-60 on paper looks dead impressive. Comes down a lot to the driver also, especially as the times get lower! IIRC someone on this forum managed a sub 5 sec 0-60 on his stock manual TT, I don't call this slow. Remember, the supra is immensly tunable, so if it's not quick enough as it is, it sure can be made to be as quick as you want to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Right the fact / times from a supra shootout is as follows: Power 0-60 0-100 1/4mile 600bhp 4.448 9.29 12.599@123mph 325bhp 4.993 12.347 13.530@104mph 550bhp @ 1.4bar 4.601 8.924 [email protected] 350bhp 5.355 11.686 13.555@108mph 570bhp 5.397 10.409 [email protected] 320bhp 6.599 15.064 [email protected] 320bhp 5.916 13.875 14.348@101mph 280bhp 5.546 13.148 14.292@105mph 302bhp 5.716 13.443 14.178@104mph aren't these the figures from the J Tuner day? Oh yeah! Well spotted Ro, they are indeed. My car was the one with the 4.993 sec 0 to 60 (See my sig) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 How about 0 to 180+ in 1.25miles? That slow enough? Launching a 1500kg turbo RWD car with street tyres and stiff suspension and a manual gearbox is extremely difficult - it's easy to bog or smoke the tyres. Of course, your mate, being the expert he is, knows all this already Check out the 0-100mph figures. They knock spots off a lot of cars - sub 10 seconds to the ton is pretty heady stuff... -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 What the times also don't show is any problems that the car may be having on the day! We found out afterwards both mine and Sheenas were running with knackered O2 sensors causing overfuelling and hence reducing the power considerably. Using my Apexi RSM I have timed a 4.92 0-60 since then and the recorded result has been seen by people on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 LOL, 4.4 sec 0-60 with wheelspin in first and second, and I quoted my car as 500bhp BTW, that is magazines for you , oh and we found its had a bad boost leak for the past 5 Months.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 £ for £ i would say a BPU supe and i'me only talking an exhaust and full decat (about £800, alot less if bits bought second hand) would be unbeatable i know thats a bold statement but if you bought a standard j-spec and the above mentioned mods for 10k tell me another car that would reliably (this is the key word here) keep up with a supe, at 1.2 bar boost the spool up is instant (no lag) the 0-60 is good, the midrange is awesome and the only thing that limits your top end is your nerve (i've seen 170 on a private road before mine went) your best bet is to have a test drive mate as we're all a bit biased round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I managed a 12.87 quarter mile a couple of years ago in a J-Spec Twin Turbo with nothing other than a full decat and fuel cut defender to allow it to boost over 1bar. I don't really call that slow either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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