Acton Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Cheers Acton that's cleared that up perfectly. No problem I bought my NA auto last month and it is pretty slow compared to my fiesta ST. Combination of quite a heavy car and long gearing on the box. It looks great, just doesn't go as great as it looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzyfingers Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 So what's your plans mate? Just gonna keep it as a cruiser or a bruiser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) The OD button should never flash unless there's a problem. Check for codes. OD on = no light upto 4th. OD off = solid light. It does not lower gearing, the highest gear will be third. Edited July 19, 2015 by Dazzi (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 The OD button should never flash unless there's a problem. Check for codes. OD on = no light upto 4th. OD off = solid light. It does not lower gearing, the highest gear will be third. This is correct, should not flash. Flashing OD may give code 42, speed sensor, either sensor dodgy or usually a rubbish speedo converter, check the codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 This means your overdrive is on. This lowers the gearing - good for the motorway. Switch it off and the light will stay on constantly. You may also find its a bit more responsive No it does *NOT* necessarily mean the O/D is engaged. Nor, if it were engaged, would it lower the gearing, it would raise it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Deffo check it, granted they aren't the fastest things out there but I regularly drive around with a mate in tow in his standard Impreza WRX...he obviously keeps up with me but he said himself that he's foot flat to do so.....you should be able to see a 320d off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra N_A Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 yeah N/A supra just should not exist its an embarrassment specially for the supra! I owned mine for about 6 weeks and sold it very very quickly.. mate mates astra could keep up with it LOL... bpu TT is where it is at thow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike33 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Deffo check it, granted they aren't the fastest things out there but I regularly drive around with a mate in tow in his standard Impreza WRX...he obviously keeps up with me but he said himself that he's foot flat to do so.....you should be able to see a 320d off My 98 na auto goes alright too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acton Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 So what's your plans mate? Just gonna keep it as a cruiser or a bruiser? If I keep it I'll turbo it. Although I'm seriously considering just selling it and getting a faster car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 yeah N/A supra just should not exist its an embarrassment specially for the supra! I owned mine for about 6 weeks and sold it very very quickly.. mate mates astra could keep up with it LOL... bpu TT is where it is at thow You do realise you have NA in your username right Also, everytime I see this thread title, I laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzyfingers Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 You do realise you have NA in your username right Also, everytime I see this thread title, I laugh. Hahaha thanks for brightening a somewhat dreary day [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The OD button should never flash unless there's a problem. Check for codes. OD on = no light upto 4th. OD off = solid light. It does not lower gearing, the highest gear will be third. Indeed the OD shouldnt flash at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJax Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Theres nowt embarrassing about owning a N/A, the car in question must be buggered surely or stuck in 2nd. When I first got my N/A I was genuinely surprised how quick it would go over 100 MPH no problem so much so I bought a sat nav to check the speedo accuracy and it was spot on. I've owned a tuned Nissan SX200 S13 and a standard SX200 S14 my N/A Supra is quicker than either of these.Only mod I have is a cat back JSR stainless exhaust everything else is standard as far as I know anyway and don't forget back in 93 220 bhp was a lot from a 3 LTR engine when people were still raving about Fords 2.8 Injection Capri with 160 bhp and not forgetting the BMW 840 4 LTR V8 with 200 bhp. Times moved on from then but the Supra N/A can still frighten some so called sports cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Theres nowt embarrassing about owning a N/A, the car in question must be buggered surely or stuck in 2nd. When I first got my N/A I was genuinely surprised how quick it would go over 100 MPH no problem so much so I bought a sat nav to check the speedo accuracy and it was spot on. I've owned a tuned Nissan SX200 S13 and a standard SX200 S14 my N/A Supra is quicker than either of these.Only mod I have is a cat back JSR stainless exhaust everything else is standard as far as I know anyway and don't forget back in 93 220 bhp was a lot from a 3 LTR engine when people were still raving about Fords 2.8 Injection Capri with 160 bhp and not forgetting the BMW 840 4 LTR V8 with 200 bhp. Times moved on from then but the Supra N/A can still frighten some so called sports cars. An S14a 200SX is quicker than an NA Supra. And in 1993, people were not raving about the Capri, it had been out of production for ages and had been Surpassed. Even the 1.6l Civic VTi had 160hp then! The BMW 840 wasn't sold then, it was the 850i. Both had far more than 200hp. And even stock TT Supras struggle against the newest generation of hot hatches, any hot hatch from the MKV Golf GTi on would beat an NA Supra in a straight line, and demolish it in the corners. No, there is nothing embarassing about owning an NA SUpra. They are great cars in their own right, and are incredibly tough. But they are not fast by todays standards at all. Even a boggo BMW 325D will kill an NA Supra. Edited July 23, 2015 by j_jza80 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJax Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Well mate I beg to differ.The BMW 840C was built from mid 1993 to late 1995 then sold with the 4.4 ltr engine. Last Capri built Dec 1986 so still a good few around in the early nineties. Having had a manual S14 with plans to buy a S15 or a Z350 following your logic would not buying a N/A auto be a great backward step then ? Maybe I am lucky with my car and have something special, a visit to a reliable rolling road might be in order to measure its power perhaps. Edited July 23, 2015 by AndyJax (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Okay, it was just available in '93. But it still had 280+ hp. Performance wise, I would not buy an NA Supra over a turbo S15. The s15 is much quicker than the S14a, it does 0-60 in around 5.5 seconds IIRC. I would guess an NA Auto would do it in around 7-8 seconds. But the Nissans are not as well built as the Supra, and don't look as good. The Supra also has much greater tuning potential, and the gearbox in the S15 isn't very strong. The Supra also has a much nicer sounding engine. The main reason I sold my manual NA Supra is that it was an expensive car to run for the performance it gave. This will be even more so in an NA auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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