Cheapest way to reach 400whp (1JZ-GTE).

[lifesnotfair]

Hello there.

I've been away from this forum, which I used to read daily... the thing is, I did my 1JZ-GTE swap into my daily driver 88 Supra (on the outside converted to 89-92), but soon after that I got married, over 5 months ago. So, my priorities have changed a lot and I even thought of selling my car. I will lose money obviously as I spent so much on this car, it was a bone stock 88 automatic N/A car when I bought it, hehehe. I just love driving my darned Supra, and it gives me no problems nowdays, really, I love to daily drive it.

But I've slacked off, I never even bothered to put in a LSD and I still have the open diff, which means a burnout will only be done with 1 tyre, I know, it's laughable! But hey, since I'm driving with my pregnant wife I never really hit the gas.

However, yesterday I wore my Supramania T-shirt and got out with it for the first time in a long while, and I felt good for my car. It's bone-stock, with stock intercoolers, and the only mods are HKS intake and Tanabe exhaust. What would be the cheapest way to reach, say, 400whp?

 

[OneJArpus]

From what i've read, an intake, full exhaust (turbo back) and a MBC(EBC) will yeild 300/330 to the wheels on the stock twins. Anything else will be a single turbo kit. I've also seen prices at about 1K to 2K for a complete single turbo setup. So if you call that cheap that would be the way to go . This is the route i will be taking once my car is set and i get use to the new found power. I will stay BPU till i get bored and go single and aim for 450 to 500 WHP.


P.S. lets not forget about tuning. Its key to get your car dialed in with the correct tune

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

get a pair of supra TT twins and you can reach 400 rwhp. or do a steel compressor exhaust wheel upgrade or w/e on your stock twins and thats the cheapest route i can think of.

 

[bobiseverywhere]

i am interested in this. Since i am still doing the swap now and what to see how much more it will cost me for some good power to the wheels

i want like 450 - 500 WHP but want to keep a super quick twin spooling senario

 

[rakkasan]

i am interested in this. Since i am still doing the swap now and what to see how much more it will cost me for some good power to the wheels

i want like 450 - 500 WHP but want to keep a super quick twin spooling senario

450 is a possibility with USDM CT12B's, but steel wheels or not, it aint happening with 12A's. Not even close to 400 as stated above

 

[tissimo]

200 shot of nitrous....

 

[bobiseverywhere]

i am not saying the stock ct12A but going with some twin garret DBB chargers could do the trick. Im only curious if you can get a setup like that for not too much

I remember BIC was selling his whole setup but that was some good coin and he was selling it for cheap

 

[mattjk]

put your 7mgte back in with a .57 CT26.

 

[mattjk]

450 is a possibility with USDM CT12B's, but steel wheels or not, it aint happening with 12A's. Not even close to 400 as stated above

There is a guy in austrailia putting down 390rwhp at 18psi with hks cams and a pair of these. http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-CT12-A-...1QQihZ017QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and someone on supraforums is putting down 370rwhp with the stock twins.

 

[bobiseverywhere]

put your 7mgte back in with a .57 CT26.

lol

 

[bobiseverywhere]

There is a guy in austrailia putting down 390rwhp at 18psi with hks cams and a pair of these. http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-CT12-A-...1QQihZ017QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and someone on supraforums is putting down 370rwhp with the stock twins.

how are they doing it? do you have a link

i am curious. i know some tunning goes a long, long way

 

[935motorsports]

Go single and never look back.

We have full bolt on kits starting at $1500.

 

[mattjk]

I can't find the australian post anymore... but here is the SF thread.

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3580024&postcount=93

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306859&

Full 3"exhaust except for the y-pipe (hks dragger)
hks filter
hks cams
hks evc
hks twinpower
greddy turbotimer
Apex afc2
autometer boostgauge
24x12x4 intercooler "xs-power"
custom intercooler piping
koyo radiator
teins ss

 

[itr206]

easiest way is boltons and nitrous

 

[tissimo]

i am not saying the stock ct12A but going with some twin garret DBB chargers could do the trick. Im only curious if you can get a setup like that for not too much

I remember BIC was selling his whole setup but that was some good coin and he was selling it for cheap

get some flanges and build a couple log manifolds... run t25/t28s or something.. would be cheap..

 

[Brewster]

There is a guy in austrailia putting down 390rwhp at 18psi with hks cams and a pair of these. http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-CT12-A-...1QQihZ017QQcategoryZ72478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and someone on supraforums is putting down 370rwhp with the stock twins.

that's cool

 

[OneJoeZee]

380+hp with CT12As would be freakin fun....

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Cheep, Fast, Reliable, pick 2 because you wont get the 3rd single with a gt35r should get you where you want to be, along with full exhaust, intake.

 

[mattjk]

Cheep, Fast, Reliable, pick 2 because you wont get the 3rd single with a gt35r should get you where you want to be, along with full exhaust, intake.

driftmotion is making all three. wait for their ct26 adapter.

 

[inline6]

I'm gonna try and max out the twins on my setup, just before I go single. I'll let you know what a BPU+++ is capable of as long as I can keep her running good.