Reasonably priced at 2 million dollars??

[Andrew Theurer]

That Supra looks very similar to the one Jun Racing brought to the Salt
Flats recently.  They updated the bumper and the motor (about 1300 hp). They
hit ~250 mph and cliamed the record for whetever class they were in, only to
have another car in the same class take the record a little later.

-Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob - Uni" <rcs07 at uow.edu.au>
To: "efi_student" <efi.student at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:40 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Reasonably priced at 2 million dollars??


> Hello efi_student,
>
> Check out this MPEG of a seriously mental supra packing 900hp:
> http://www.japanesemotorsport.com.au/supra.mpg
>
> Tuesday, December 11, 2001, 1:16:40 PM, you wrote:
>
> e> So the idea is a car available from an aftermarket tuner?  You guys
> e> don't read much about imports.  There's an entire site devoted to late
> e> model Toyota Supras that all make 650+ hp from 3 liters www.to4r.com
and
> e> most of these guys are using completely stock internals.  Of course,
> e> Toyota uses that EPA mandated DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder.  Kinda
> e> reminds me of the days when the GN first hit the streets and a lot of
> e> the V-8 guys were furious at being beaten by a little V-6.  I might add
> e> there are some GNs out there that accelerate at alarming rates too.
All
> e> for a lot less than either of the cars you linked to.
>
> e> And as amazing as it sounds, a Toyota Supra pulled 0.98g in C&D, Motor
> e> Trend, and R&T, absolutely bone stock in 1993.  Motor Trend proclaimed
> e> this same car "the best stopping car we have tested in the last 30
> e> years" after repeated 60-0 stops in 116 ft.  It also bested the ZR-1
> e> according to the same magazines in 1993, a car that cost 50% more.  The
> e> late model Supra was the benchmark for C-5 development, and even has
> e> received top honors for reliability in the premium sports car class.
> e> Enough chest pounding.
>
> e> Suffice it to say, if you are going to start talking about "tuned" cars
> e> regardless of the developer, you are comparing apples and oranges.
> e> That's no different than saying the Bugatti, Porsche GT-1, or Mercedes
> e> CLK are not reasonably priced for the average human.  I sure wouldn't
> e> spend almost $50k in modifications after coughing up the requisite
> e> $40somethingK for the base car.  I'd have been a lot more agreeable had
> e> you said the Z-06 Corvette, despite some quality problems, it is an
> e> exceptionally capable automobile that is certainly reasonably
> e> affordable, and meets all the other requirements of a fully DOT and EPA
> e> compliant street vehicle.  Stock for stock, I don't think there is
> e> anything out there that is as capable at a reasonable price.  As in all
> e> cases, YMMV.
>
> e> Lance
>
> e> -----Original Message-----
> e> From: owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org] On
> e> Behalf Of Shannen Durphey
> e> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:10 PM
> e> To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> e> Subject: Re: Reasonably priced at 2 million dollars??
>
>
> e> Mos wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Shannen Durphey wrote:
> >>
> >> > Care to make a guess as to which vehicle?
> >>
> >> At the risk of beginning another tangent; no, no guess.
> e>     : )
>
> >> I don't live in
> >> the US and consequently have no idea what that vehicle is.
> >>
> >> Mos.
> >>
> >> PS. Yes, I would like to know. URLs of specs would be nice too please.
> >>
> e> Sorry for the Dee-lay.
> e> The car:
> e> http://www.lingenfelter.com/packages/427TT.htm
>
> e> An article about it's little brother:
> e>
http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/May/200005_ro
> e> adtest_kngsn.xml?keywords=lingenfelter%20corvette
>
> e> (all one URL)
>
> e> There's a fair amount more reading material that can be found with
> e> search
> e> engines.
> e> Shannen
>
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