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  • 2 weeks later...
Will be having the syvecs,fpr,asnu's,fuel rail ect fit start of next year

 

Quite enjoying bpu power with the single and no point having all the power and not be able to use it on the icy roads

 

How does it work with the Stock ECU and injectors, just bolt on the kit and away you go?

 

I may be going the same route as you soon :)

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Happy new year people!!!

 

so new year new list ;) so going through the list and iv come to a few thing i cant make my mind up on, so thought id put it up on here

 

. wheels reburb

. front,rear bumpers paint

. full service

. uprated brake pads or new brake set up? cant make my mind up help!

. dash paint or plastidip? help

. heckers full dash leds, im thinking ice white or ice blue

. new front windscreen with seal

. new rear sreen seal

. tints

. new sound system

. shiny cam covers

. srd plenum

. trd spolier

. 6 SPEED :D

. new hks hypermax

 

so thats the list i know i wont be able to get it all done this year but here's to hoping :D

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Happy New Year!

 

 

Plastidip on the Dash, did mine and it looks great! My preference is Ice white LED's , I would hold off on the Brakes if you have UK OEM's unless you are doing alot of track days , nothing will make her pull up in a shorter distance they just prolong before brake fade kicks in but you will only get this pushing her hard on track

 

The unique Formula One-inspired braking system allowed the Supra Turbo to record a 70 mph (113 km/h) -0 braking distance of 149 ft (45 m),[19] the best braking performance of any production car tested in 1997 by Car and Driver magazine. This record was finally broken in 2004 by a Porsche Carrera GT, which does it in 145 ft (44 m) .

 

The 4 pot OEM Brakes are not bad!

 

Yes I would buy the Brembos as they look awesome and I am a big kid because I am building a race car that will never see a track lol

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Happy New Year!

 

 

Plastidip on the Dash, did mine and it looks great! My preference is Ice white LED's , I would hold off on the Brakes if you have UK OEM's unless you are doing alot of track days , nothing will make her pull up in a shorter distance they just prolong before brake fade kicks in but you will only get this pushing her hard on track

 

The unique Formula One-inspired braking system allowed the Supra Turbo to record a 70 mph (113 km/h) -0 braking distance of 149 ft (45 m),[19] the best braking performance of any production car tested in 1997 by Car and Driver magazine. This record was finally broken in 2004 by a Porsche Carrera GT, which does it in 145 ft (44 m) .

 

The 4 pot OEM Brakes are not bad!

 

Yes I would buy the Brembos as they look awesome and I am a big kid because I am building a race car that will never see a track lol

 

cheers bud a few people have said dont do it unless your going BIG bhp! so any advise on what are the best pads to use as im aiming for around 600bhp mark ?

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cheers bud a few people have said dont do it unless your going BIG bhp! so any advise on what are the best pads to use as im aiming for around 600bhp mark ?

 

I would not go crazy $$$ if it is a road car, I think alot of members like Chris Wilson's Fast road pads , I don't think you can go wrong

 

Carbone Lorraines are an excellent make too But I would get a fast road compound (They do a few different compounds), I would not get a track pad , you want to have some stopping power in cold conditions plus some of the race pads squeal until they are warmed up and on a public road they will never get up to temperature

 

I have the Endless CCX on mine the last 6 years , find them fantastic on track, in the cold mornings and zero dust but the CCX have since been discontinued (think CCA now)

For what I use the car for , they are overkill , I will most likely go Chris's fast road pad next :) I am sure it is more than up to what you need and not crazy $$, it may be on comparison with the CCX pad but without the overinflated price tag

 

If I where you I would go OEM setup and Chris's fast road pads ; see how you find it ; might be worth doing a refurb on the seals in your OEM Calipers , I did mine a few months ago and the feel in the pedal now is so consistent, it is very easy to modulate the pedal and left foot braking is alot easier. My car is 21 years old but even the youngest Supra now is 13 years old

 

The Toyota Refurb kit (Seals, grease) was around 30 gbp and I also got Chris's stainless Steel pins for another 20 or 30 gbp

 

For the 4 pot fronts and 2 pot rears (AKA UK Brakes)

 

04479-14140 Front Brake Caliper Overhaul Kit

04479-14130 Rear Brake Caliper Overhaul Kit

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I would not go crazy $$$ if it is a road car, I think alot of members like Chris Wilson's Fast road pads , I don't think you can go wrong

 

Carbone Lorraines are an excellent make too But I would get a fast road compound (They do a few different compounds), I would not get a track pad , you want to have some stopping power in cold conditions plus some of the race pads squeal until they are warmed up and on a public road they will never get up to temperature

 

I have the Endless CCX on mine the last 6 years , find them fantastic on track, in the cold mornings and zero dust but the CCX have since been discontinued (think CCA now)

For what I use the car for , they are overkill , I will most likely go Chris's fast road pad next :) I am sure it is more than up to what you need and not crazy $$, it may be on comparison with the CCX pad but without the overinflated price tag

 

If I where you I would go OEM setup and Chris's fast road pads ; see how you find it ; might be worth doing a refurb on the seals in your OEM Calipers , I did mine a few months ago and the feel in the pedal now is so consistent, it is very easy to modulate the pedal and left foot braking is alot easier. My car is 21 years old but even the youngest Supra now is 13 years old

 

The Toyota Refurb kit (Seals, grease) was around 30 gbp and I also got Chris's stainless Steel pins for another 20 or 30 gbp

 

For the 4 pot fronts and 2 pot rears (AKA UK Brakes)

 

04479-14140 Front Brake Caliper Overhaul Kit

04479-14130 Rear Brake Caliper Overhaul Kit

 

 

Thanks for the info dude I used to have cw pads but they used to sqeal really bad even when no breaks where applied

I was thinking of going portfield pads ?

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I had porterfields in mine. Despite a "specialist" fitting the grooved discs in the wrong direction, the Porterfields were crap! Even those Pagid ones I had in the back that caught fire did a better job at stopping.

 

I'll be fitting Chris Wilsons myself very shortly. Brakes will only squeal if the face of the pad is shiny, so make sure you take it easy on the brakes for a couple of hundred miles to let them bed in and they should be fine.

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Thanks for the info dude I used to have cw pads but they used to sqeal really bad even when no breaks where applied

I was thinking of going portfield pads ?

 

Only ones I had where project Mu and Endless ; only ones I can recommend .

 

I would definitely get your OEM's seals done , if they have not been touched in over a decade and go from there ; even if you do get new brakes the new seals in the OEM's will stand to you if you do sell them, you wont be out of pocket

 

I also got some high Temp Supra Stickers off Ebay and the POR Caliper paint kit , they look good as new

 

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