Anyone know about 1980's Supras?

[mx3man83]

I'm buying a totaled 1988 Supra from a girl here at work for 300 bucks. I have yet to see it, but she says its a twin turbo. I've done a little bit of searching around and so far I haven't found a listing of a 1988 twin turbo Supra. Of course, I havent searched TOO much since the only internet access I have now is when Im at work on my breaks(my computer at home broke ). Anyone know? I guess either way I'll be satisfied since I will now have almost everything I will need to turbo my klze mx3.

[992mmx3]

I'm pretty much positive it didn't come in a TT model until the latest MK version. That's what you get when you trust a girl anyways,lol, j/k. Why would you want a turbo off of a sequential turbo setup anyways? You're probably better off with the single turbo in that car anyways...granted it still works, lol.

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[papa roached]

i think the J-Spec models, some were TT

[Rushton]

they never came in twin turbo, and the engines are'nt very good, they have a head gasket problem, unless the engine's been properly rebuilt it's probably not worth fixing, if it does'nt need much I'd prolly get it though..

[mx3man83]

Well, you see, I don't want the car to fix up. I want it for the turbo, injectors, piping, and intercooler. I know the piping won't fit directly, but I can modify it to fit, which would save me the cost of having to buy the pipe. If by chance she is right and it is TT, I would most likely give the other turbo away and only use one for myself. I am getting this car for 300 bucks. I figure even if I have the turbo rebuilt I will still be saving alot of money with buying the car rather than buying the turbo, injectors, piping, and intercooler seperately.

[Pearl-JapSpec]

go for it

[992mmx3]

You have the right idea with the intercooler. Their stock intercoolers are actually quite efficient...and there black, total sleeper look. I say go for it too.

[mx3man83]

Little bit of an update...she said that the person that had the car before her did a little custom second turbo set up. Cool huh? Haha...well the adjuster looked at the car yesterday, she'll find out how much she can buy it back for in a few days. I'm buying the car for exactly the same price she is going to buy it back for. They say it's going to be around 200-300 dollars. I'd say that's a good deal for two turbos, piping, intercooler, and injectors. Oh with the injectors, they should work right? I've done some research and I read that the injectors have to have the same resistance as ours. Will they just not work period if theyre different? Thanks guys.

[Pearl-JapSpec]

well doesnt it depend on the size of the injectors.... cc's...
i may be wrong...

[mitmaks]

would've been cool if u could fix it up to have daily driver, but id say those turbos would need rebuild. Injectors get bad with age. maybe piping is cracked somewhere.. i wouldnt buy it for turbo parts. maybe for beater ya..if i could get some cheap body parts for it. post some pics if you can.

[curtklze]

gotta chack the injector resistance to make sure thay are the same (either High or low/3-6 ohms or 13-16 ohms) also check if they are side feed like the V6 K serise injectors or top feed like the 4 cyl mazdaas.

[mx3man83]

Thanks guys, I will be sure to check the mounting position of the injectors. Mitmaks, you are probaly right about the turbos needing rebuilt, but that will still be cheaper than buying a new turbo. The turbo and intercooler have no cracks, if so then she would have had an erratic idle due to air leaks. The car ran wonderfully before it was wrecked. The injectors were working just fine as well, I've seen import engines with over 200k miles with injectors that work perfectly. I will have to see, I'm going to look at the car and hopefully I can get some pics to post as well. Thanks.

[992mmx3]

She was running a custom tt setup?? I HIGHLY doubt it. She probably doesn't know what she was talking about.

[mx3man83]

Well, you may be right but that's not really important. I'm only worried about her having at least one turbo. That's all I care about right now. If she had two turbo's that would be ok I guess, since I would give the other turbo to my friend(he's got a klze probe). I will definitely keep you guys updated as soon as I get to look at the car. Be looking out on here for pics and information on my 2.5 turbo project.

[Pearl-JapSpec]

u wouldnt kno the turbo code now would u??
cause a guy up the street has two supra's both turbo and one has been sittin there for over 3 months wit flat tires... lemme kno how it works
might just take it off his hands