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Welcome to SM, and good luck on getting your old man to relinquish the car! That would be beyond awesome to get your dream car so young. I have a turbo and I'm jealous of you! If you do get it, make sure you don't disgrace the Supra name by doing something stupid. If you want to be young...

I am still learning my way around what's available for the 1G, but single-turbo conversions are not uncommon. I'm at work, but I have a couple links book-marked that I will send your way when I get home. Off the top of my head I can't remember whether he's australian or from the UK, but there...

Welcome to Supramania, fellow Canadian. And yes, once the sun is out and the snow is gone we need pictures! Dr Chill is absolutely right about this being a great source. There's not a lot of BS here, and the tech is useful.

You know, that's funny. When I bought my white Supra it was the same deal. I was shopping for a cheap 240SX, and found the Supra at the last possible minute. I drove it first, drove one 240 and didn't want a 240 any more. Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum, it's good to see a fellow 1G driver (even if only for a little while). I'm looking forward to following the build when you decide to swap in the 1JZ. I'm curious, what do you think of the 1G?

You know, it's funny you mention that. I lived in Edmonton for a few years, and my apartment was across the street from a strip-mall with a McD's. There was one night where some punk in a 180SX was doing donuts in the parking lot by the drive-thru. I jealously admired all the smoke he was...

As we all know, getting pulled over by the cops sucks. HARD. Whether or not we've done something wrong, we always have to try and play the courtesy card; as they say "you only get one chance to make a good first impression". We also know cops tend to hate being embarrassed. Anyways (yes...

I dunno. Clearly I need to do some more research. I've always loved Supras but until I managed to score this deal they've always been very out of my price range (well, for a clean reliable example anyways). Right now I don't know as much as I would like to; I didn't even know the 1G existed...

It's a motor that no-one would see coming, that's for sure. Comparing stock, neither the 1G or the 7M is going to touch the 1JZ. But I've driven the 7M turbos before, and honestly I don't remember much of a disparity between that and 1G. It definitely has more torque, but I don't street...

I want to say full size. The kid I bought it from picked it up from an import house in Vancouver, and I checked it out in their archives; it was advertised as a "factory wide-body". Based on the wheel flares I would agree with that (I still need to do some more research though). As for...

Thanks for all the props everybody. I am definitely appreciating the warm welcome. Joining new forums can be intimidating but you're all making it much easier. The 1G-GTEU seems to be rather rare on this forum, so I'll take a minute to spew a bit of lore about this engine. Based on the...

A Fox with a 7M? Wow. I've always been a Jap guy but I've owned a couple of Mustangs over the years. I always knew those cars were missing something, but I never would have seen that coming. Then again, something seems fitting about dropping a Japanese motor into a domestic... Almost seems...

Wow, um damn, yeah...I feel dumb now. I should have known that; my Supra is RHD. I guess I should look at things and think about them before I go asking dumb questions, huh? :slap: I'm gonna go now, and beat my head into the wall. Or something. Excuse me. ::hang::

I agree; I love the graphite paint job! Is it genuine JDM, or a very slick RHD conversion?

Damn! How bad did that screw up your motor?

It broke after only a day? Damn! How bad did that mess up your engine?

I finally had a chance to get some pictures on here (just finally got the 'net at my place). I apologize if these should have been in the Gallery section, but I didn't think I warranted that privelege just yet. She looks a little rough, as I unloaded her off the trailer about twenty...

I think parts availability will be a big factor for a lot of things. I've driven both the turbo and the n/a 7M before, and the 1G doesn't feel too much slower, if at all. I don't street race, so I am not going to notice the 20 HP difference. I've also read a couple dyno charts where a stock...

I don't sleep at night surrounded. I live in Grand Forks, with a population of 5000. I hear them when they are on the other side of town. It's a good thing I'm deaf.

As far as the 1JZ vs the 2JZ swap, I am not looking for gobs of HP. I want something quick, but tractable. Also, the 1JZ should bolt right into my chassis with minimal work, based on the research I've done so far, as it was designed for it, but then so would the 7M At this point I am so...