KultZero, you'll have a bit of a hard time finding a good condition 89+ for under 8k. maybe try and get something older and then get the bumpers, light covers, spoiler and such from a 89+

major changes are hard to spot unless you know your supra's, but if you see two parked beside eachother its easy enough to spot....

89+ body style(also my car)

86.5-88 style

this guy did the conversion from a 87 to 89+ body style..... altho i think he crashed it

hope that sorta helps...

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btw thanks Nashman, i'll probably wire up the boost gauge soon

so just put on my new wires and that was the cause my car is no longer running on 4 cylinders and my high boost problem is virtually gone it's cool

and as for the differences between the years except for the cosmetisc differences there are a few perf. differences as well from 89 up you get an extra 2hp and 4ft/lbs of torque because of wastegate upgrades, but the 87-88 have a higher fuel cutoff than the other years the 89 cut off is set to around 10psi where the earliers are set at around 11 to 12 woo hoo

it was not waste gate up grades far as i know they have diffent cams in the yeasr after might be waste gate but i herd it the cames plaus if you call toyota about you cam there are 4 of em to choose from so it not waste gate far as i know


as for fule cut off never herd that befor caues i know buddy they bouth have the same year and one has 9 psi cut off and the oter has 14 and they have the same mods and such


that very on the car they never sean the year thing come in it might becaues of the cams i don't knot it maybe be part of it


oh ya ei think i got bhg oh well more of my time wasted on my car what fun and the funny part is i like working on my car

so i can care less

so i goin to do my numbers toommmrow or if lazy bring it to some one cheak but i am cheep too so i might have to do it my self

the wastegate was pushed forward in 89+ thats definetaly true

good to hear ya got ur supra back together too man

Other than the airdam, I don't see much of a cosmetic difference between the years.

What years would you guys recommend?

depends how much money you want to spend... if you plan to mod the car at all, you're gonna need to replace the headgasket and that can get expensive. so if you're tight for cash get a 87-88 and save the leftover cash for head gasket and mods, its also far easier to find a 5spd in those years...

i personally would go for 89+, the minor updates between the years make them look cleaner. also you're more likely to find a 89+ with lower mileage, so the head gasket may still be good for awhile. but then again, if its 5spd you're after, it can be a pain to find one in 5spd + good condition :(

Which brings me to another question. I know the supras have head gasket problems. Is the problem that the Supras burn out head gaskets quickly or that the stock head gasket wasn't great?

Because if the problem is that the stock HG is crappy, then it would make sense to buy a car with a few clicks so that it'd be likely that the HG had been replaced by the original owner.

you know the only thing i got to say about you buying a supra is

GO DRIVE ONE AND YOU WILL KNOW THE RESONE WHY WE ALL LIKE EM SO MUCH !!!!!!!!


go to hundi fo victoria they have 88 supra traga top red 5 speed trubo whith need head gasket and such go taker for spin and you will see why we like em



that all i got ot say looks me nohitng to me i like the way they feel and hold the road

lets put it this i way i just abought bought rx7 turbo 2 89 but i did not like the thing it just felt to fucked up clutch was crappy gass feel was no that good i just like supra



NOW GO DRIVE ONE WHO AGREES WITH ME
it is the only way you can find out if you like em

hey has any one sean intial d befor it is anime street racing show and it very cool if you guys have never sena it befor i sujest you do i have hte hole dang series and such on cd and stuff all the movies and eps this ant no kiddy show ether


but there is one thing bab about the show after you are done watching ti you will want o run tot you car and race liek mad man


trust me it doe sit did it me

theres a red 88 5spd for sale with new head gasket in town? hell, that solves KZ's problem for sure, definetaly just go test drive that.

NashMan's right, go test drive one and then try not to buy it. sooo much nicer feel than other cars and definetaly no lack of power.

everything else is just transportation. :)

i cheak out that car caue si test drove it befor the guy traded it in (chould not afford the gas bought it whiht bhg for 9000 too to boot )


any who the turbo does have some play in in and note that to em as well if you ever wna tot buy it all so it has bean painted i looked at it really well i don't remmber it all but has new gas tank as well


so it has bean painted so cheak the wheel wells see if they are all meatle and not fales caues if it is it was cheep fix and will rust again


rust in like cancer the only way tot get rid of it is cut it out

These are the differences I know of:

86.5: Only NA (7M-GE) version available @ 200hp / 185ft-lb (9.2:1 compression)

87: Turbo (7M-GTE) introduced @ 230hp / 246ft-lb (8.4:1 compression)

88: nothing significant

89: Updated body styling (front clip, tail-lights, spoiler); new interior (wheel, temp controls); updated 7M-GTE motor (232hp / 254ft-lb)

90: Nothing significant

91: New 5-star wheels

92: Nothing significant

Options:
TEMS: Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension (87+)
Targa top: also known as "sport roof" (86.5+)
Sun roof: factory option after 88
TTDS: Toyota Theft Deterrant System (USA only) (86.5+)

I think all of them had A/C and power-everything.... not sure tho.

uhmm here's the differences explained in detail :)

http://www.musclecarclub.com/cars/im...ta-supra.shtml

http://students.db.erau.edu/~haaland...ecs/index.html

Good info here guys, thanks ;)

I'm amassing quite a file of stuff on supras already.

And I've got 2 test drives next week.

well today i going to go pick up my new bov caues mine is broke now only if can find risde down there to pic the the fucker up

what kind of BOV did u get?

today was pay day woo hoo!!!!!

I'm going to pick up my AVC-R tmrw
i can't wait Oh and i'm gonna get a custom radiator and remove my AC as well i got targa who need an AC system

the one that woooo it sabb one my broke like 1 mouth ago

(later on i get better on ) aka hks or the blitz one got better thing to buy like down pipe and mine is like 2.5 over sized na exhuast will not do

any ways it was in stock did not want to weight for toyota's plus it was more exp


it it there so so don't shock wave my turbo caues that will caues it to get some play init so i got one

now to change the head gasket oh well it fun any way

i just wounder if my block will still be good eough so i can put hks in it but most likly it will not be but you never know

but i will most likly just get toyota one and run arp


i only going to boost about like 10 to 14 psi and it will hold for a long time if seats right and the block and head are done right


now alls i got ot find is good shop for the machine work

"Import Racer!" magazine is running a multiple part series on modding out an '88 Supra.

88? wow sweet, what months issue?

newest one, its still on the shelves. hold on, ill search supraforums, someone had the article scanned...

http://www.geocities.com/davidag02/MK3art1.html

thats the link. now you dont have to buy it! he will be scanning in each issue, so keep an eye on the site

maybe ill paint my car black.....


http://www.supraforums.com/attachmen...&postid=331941

http://www.supraforums.com/attachmen...&postid=331996

that black car looks awesome from the side......very sleek....mmmm

the wheels look gross in the first pic, i like em better with the real look