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hatchbackkid82
10-16-2009, 04:07 PM
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68665&page=23

Well 3 of my real close friends have been competing in this event for the past 2 years. For anyone that doesn't know the idea of the challenge is to buy car and have it be fast, handle and look good with a budget of $2009 including the price of the car. Sounds tough:eek: but still very possible. Well my boys were able to get a nice deal on a early 90's Turbo Supra for somwhere around $850, if i remember right. I driven this car before and i can attest to how fast it is. I started a thread a while ago before the hack. Keep in mind that they are allowed to sell parts off the car to bring their budget down, and a lot of the work was done by them. A lot of man hours went into the car. Check it out at the link above. Here are some pictures of the car.:thumbsup: Some are before the paint job, that was earlier this year. They have better pictures on the link to Supramania
hatchbackkid82
10-16-2009, 04:12 PM
Here a some more pic
ROCKLAND TOYOTA
10-16-2009, 04:24 PM
GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS is a decent mag that isn't biased. hopefully this year a HONDA doesn't win again.....
hatchbackkid82
10-16-2009, 04:27 PM
They had a "sucker" vette win a few years back, that's what they called it. You're right though great mag
SilverBack
10-16-2009, 04:52 PM
That is a sick Supra. I was gonna mention a turbo kit, but then I remembered what the budget was lol
KCALB SIRAY
10-16-2009, 04:55 PM
Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks Herb
hatchbackkid82
10-16-2009, 05:00 PM
Trust me the thing is fast, it makes soooo much torque. They did a lot of the work themselves. I felt bad for them towards the end they were really busting their asses to finish it up. 12-14 hours straight of working sometimes. They are thinking about buying 2 more supras and building those. They are making decent power with the stock turbo but i think they may throw a bigger turbo on there. i don't think they are going to use this car to compete again next year

That is a sick Supra. I was gonna mention a turbo kit, but then I remembered what the budget was lol
SilverBack
10-16-2009, 07:26 PM
How much HP is it putting out so far (with mods if any)?
yaris-me
10-16-2009, 09:43 PM
Nice Supra.:drool:
hatchbackkid82
10-19-2009, 03:29 PM
I'm just guessing but probably at least 280whp and close to that for tq. They ran a 14.0 in the quarter mile. They had bad tires on it, i'm guessing with slicks and a good launch they could do low to mid 13's. The budget would allow them to get slicks, if i remember right. When i drove i pulled on BMW 330i, pulled like 5 car lengths on him before he let off. The car is quick, i want my friend to race it with his EVO, i think the EVO will beat it though:burnrubber:

How much HP is it putting out so far (with mods if any)?
Darb
10-19-2009, 03:50 PM
Wow Herb, that's looking pretty nice. I was eyeballing a nice white Supra of the same generation while I was sitting in traffic on Friday. Great car.