Yep - tunable ECU, upgrade clutch, ignition, injectors/rails/FPR, fuel pump, wideband, tune, re-tune. Time or money to fab and install + incidentals is easily closer to 10k than 5k.

Well they both use metric fasteners, so probably with their wrenches and stuff. ;)

Toyota rep: “The new supra is not badge engineered.”

Most of the suspension bushings on an FD can’t dry out. Mazda used spherical bearings (aluminum/teflon/steel sandwich) where most others would have rubber bushings. This gives you near telepathic and predictable handling on a smooth track surface, but makes for a harsh and unsettling ride on anything else.

First of all this thread is four years old. Second... My point is that I believe there to be more to the story than what this click-bait headlined blog post tells. I think my main problem with the post is the headline and childish tone throughout. The guy supposedly renounced his behavior and championed animal rights…

Coal rolling aside, cuz that shit is stupid. You do realize the point of a race tune is to bring the air fuel ratio as close to stoich as possible with the goal of achieving more complete combustion and optimum power... right?

Cut off the roof because I figured it’d make a sweet wing.

SHOW. ME. THE WANKEL!

for the ultimate in pretense

I don’t understand. Are you saying that scene should look different? If you drop two objects of differing mass from the same height in a vacuum they will reach the ground at the same time.

CP. No A/C in an executive sedan? Please. Sweating is for plebes.

Haha. It’s an uphill battle and I appreciate the support.

Well. That certainly was a whole lot of words. What is a 727B? You mean the 4 rotor 26B used in the 787b and 792p in the early 90’s? That engine architecture (and the 13B-MSP/Renesis) is based on the original 10A engine, as is the 13B-MSP/Renesis. This new engine would likely use the architecture developed in the 16X…

To say the boost will blow out your seals is an over simplification. People mod them without keeping track of the boost level. FD’s and turbo rotaries respond VERY well to flow mods. But that comes with a price: the more boost you create, the more fuel you need to get the air/fuel ratio right. It’s the lean a/f ratio…

The starting procedure is weird? I’ve always just gotten in and turned the key...

The 135 HP turd in 79 wasn’t due to a poor design. It was due to low compression ratios and other restrictions needed to meet tightening emissions and fuel standards. You could take that same 79 block in 79 and make big power on it with the right pistons, cam, etc...

This pleases me greatly.