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Why you dissing the poor N/A motor man. I read up that even the n/a motor is good for 500hp roughly with bigger injectors and cometic gasket and maybe different pistons. It is definitely not the worse engine option thats why Jessie said its got potential.

 

I've got an NA. But the 2JZ-GE is literally the worst engine option the MK4 Supra came with. Not sure why you're getting upset, that's a fact. Never said the GE was a bad engine, just that it's the worst option available.

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I've got an NA. But the 2JZ-GE is literally the worst engine option the MK4 Supra came with. Not sure why you're getting upset, that's a fact. Never said the GE was a bad engine, just that it's the worst option available.

 

Well yeah...you're not wrong, however instead of saying it's the worst you could also say 'The GE is literally the 2nd best engine option in the Mk4 Supra' too :p

 

Nobody's suggesting it's better than the GTE at all but it's still fantastic and I miss my NA.

Didn't have to worry about it, was reliable and I drove it like I stole it at times yet it was predictable and just a joy in every way. It sounded absolutely brilliant too!

 

Oh and when driving along people were mesmerised by the looks, the drama, the noise. It attracted just as much attention as one with 700bhp if both were cruising at 50mph

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Most of the hate I see for the 2JZ-GE and the Supra comes from people who have never driven them and don't have any real knowledge about them. At the end of the day we have cooler cars than they do so they can keep their opinions to themselves :)

 

Yes that. And I personally think tt s are now over priced tbh. Cool as they are the price gap is not worth the performance is my 2 cents.

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Yes that. And I personally think tt s are now over priced tbh. Cool as they are the price gap is not worth the performance is my 2 cents.

 

Yeah, I think I referred to this above. I'm on my 6th MKIV, two of which were TT's but £100 per additional 1hp!!!! No thank you.

Let's face it, in the world of modern cars the TT (with original compression!) is no great shakes anyway. You'd be left by a Ford Focus RS :blink:

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Yeah, I think I referred to this above. I'm on my 6th MKIV, two of which were TT's but £100 per additional 1hp!!!! No thank you.

Let's face it, in the world of modern cars the TT (with original compression!) is no great shakes anyway. You'd be left by a Ford Focus RS :blink:

 

Cant really compare a 90s car to a ST though, you need to compare them to the old RS's in the 90s which would be the Escorts and Fiestas lol

 

TT's are worth in IMO .. as you know its cheap and easy to get them to just over 400bhp which is nothing to be shy about for a tag price of 13-15k for a Auto

 

25k for a reliable 600-700bhp car now that's crazy for a 90's car ... That's why a lot of people love them and known for

 

Feels like the TT are now getting stick lol just remember why the Supra is famous as it is .. If they only done N/A's I can guarantee most of us wouldn't be here lol

 

I don't know why N/A owners are worried what others say .. What ever car you have there be someone disliking it ..

 

I have a yellow car, some people wouldn't be seen dead in a yellow car lol

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I use to get the same having a TT auto then I went single and someone at a meet said what a wasted of time putting loads of power in a auto car lol I later found out he had a Honda Civic ep3 and I later caught up with him and spanked him like the little bitch he was lol

 

Made me chuckle! Nice work

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Any Supra owner must be prepared for questions from random people at petrol station car parks etc. some of them really dont care what is under the bonnet the some of them asking its is a famous 2JZ and rest of them asking if it a turbo and i always told them its a non turbo as i used it everyday and need something more economical than turbo supra but there is absolutely no hate what so ever they all says same thing at the end amazing car. Even if i had just 5 speed manual na i love it to bits that moment when you sit inside and that feeling its all what i care about i driving my dream car and who cares it dobt have 400BHP or some new diesels can overtake it etc at the end you are the one who own a Supra

 

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The 300zx was both, I think perhaps the RX7 with a non turbo rotary might have been a bit low on torque?

 

The NA back in it's day was I'm sure more than adequate, the turbo with tweaks a rocket ship. Power is not everything and an NA is fun and capable whilst in a straight line matched/eclipsed by some modern mundane/white goods machinery. But it's like saying why have an MX5 or even a GT86 if a mapped 320D can pee all over you, well they give you something else don't they, performance is just one element which is more important to some than others.

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I have to say I have found the opposite, i have only had the odd few slate my supra for being na manual, I have found more hate on here to be honest as a lot of the tt people tend to look down on people with na engine.

I have to say I absolutely love my na and she is great fun. And was my daily for 3 1/2 years.

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I had a lot of comments from strangers almost always positive. You can tell when someone is being mean just out of jealousy. Its also how you take it. People ask me what BHP? They always ask twice as if they didn't hear. Mine is na too.

Sometimes it's a bit too much the attention the supra gets. I had people following me just to be around the car..

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I have nothing against NA supra's and really wouldn't give the time of day to anyone that was

slagging my car off, i very nearly bought an NA aerotop not so long ago, but saying that for me

the difference is worth every penny extra that a nice BPU'd Supra will cost.

 

We had a test day at Castle Coombe a few years ago and my supra was parked up by the race car

transporter and two guys were having a look round my car, i heard one say nice car but shame its an auto.

 

I offered to take him out in it but sadly he declined

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For me if there was a sort of TT plague and only NA's were left I'd have one over other more powerful cars, but for some TT owners they certainly wouldn't and a small % of those will have a dim view of NA's

 

However this forum and in general owners (& ex owners) of a car like this (let's face it it's a Toyota and has no real badge snob kudos!) in my experience tend to be the type who will except people for who they are and in the main very friendly helpful towards eachother. The odd NA/TT Auto/Manual 'hating' thread comes up and the opinionated and sensitive get a bit vocal!!!

 

Supra Hugs all round lol :) except anybody with an ugly widebody Supra as they are just too fat!! :D

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