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#155640   2019-05-01 02:18          
Thanks boys! :cheers:

A cultural exchange


As you may have read in a few other threads, there are currently some special guests in our garage to check out the US car scene. :)


Yes, it's Soju and 11000rpm, the Seoul Tuners from South Korea! They've even shipped their cars here and i'm glad they did so, i've wanted to see that all carbon Supra and SR20 swapped E36 for a long time. The rest of the visitors are coming from Japan - BigSmoke, RocketBunnyS13 and Niatross. In the last moment, Macaron_Moon jumped in too, we were really happy about that! It was also Niatross' birthday when they arrived so we threw a BBQ party first. :D I took him for a ride in Ben's R33 as some kind of a birthday present but driving that monster, i was just as excited as him!! :)) While hooning through the streets of Ardmore Ben brought in the real present which was an E92! Muza was already going crazy from all the fun in the R33, i barely held my laughter thinking about his response when we tell him the E92 is for him. I think everyone else thought so too, we were basically laughing about that all day after the BBQ. :P


The next day we helped Ben to swap a LS7 in the Silverado, Yuan (BigSmoke) was very excited about it, i guess the American life really got him interested haha. After that we fit a Liberty Walk bodykit on Ben's R35. I'm not really a fan of this kind of bodykits, especially because they've become quite mainstream among tuners these days. Still, it ended up looking great together with the airbag suspension. You can read more about what happened in the last few days in Phonexius' and BigSmoke's RP. :)


Meanwhile i also examined the engine bay and suspension on the Supra drag racer. First up there was the massive Garrett GT4788R turbo which i believe is an 88mm one, that means it's good for around 1500HP. Of course there's also a bigger intake manifold, intercooler, injectors etc to match it. There are many other upgrades from Powerhouse Racing as seen on the auction's spec sheet: racing camshafts, valves, exhaust and more. However i still had to find out if it has a billet shortblock from the same tuner too, i was really eager to find out as that part itself costs V$17500. With some help from Soju i took off a few body parts for easier access and after a while i noticed a Powerhouse Racing logo on the engine block, that means it is the part i was looking for! :D It also comes with a 3.2 stroker lightweight crankshaft, aluminium rods and 11.5:1 compression CP pistons, a perfect base for a drag racing build. Well at 1300HP it was pretty much obvious but you never know, after all a stock 2JZ block can handle more than 1000HP too.


On the other hand, Soju's Supra with a bit more street-friendly power output houses a twin turbo setup, more suitable for highway or track driving where you need a quick engine response. The GT4788R on mine is said to be quite a fast spooling turbo but better for drag racing. The stance and suspension setup on this one are very track oriented too, Soju has built it into a proper highway monster!


It must be way lighter than mine with almost all body parts made from carbon fiber! I'll have to consider some weight reduction too if i want to make it a dedicated drag car. The only problem here is the price of these parts, they cost a small fortune!


I've loved track-built Supras since i was a kid, with all the big wings and aero parts they look so mean! Soju's example is just that but he took it to the extreme in terms of weight reduction!!!


Suspension is very well modified too, it has Powerhouse Racing rear upper control arms and traction bars, and Penske coilovers which are set up for drag racing but are good for all kinds of builds.


I really admired 11k's E36 too, it has a bit less of the racecar look as Soju's Supra but the Spoon-ish yellow paintjob makes it pop out. Very unusual choice for a BMW, and a very good look!


It has some carbon fiber parts as well but 11k is keeping this car more streetable for now, he drives this thing regularly and competes in local gymkhana events! I'd rather choose an AWD car for that but E36s are pretty good to throw around as well.


At the moment the majority of the garage is taken by Toyotas, and the 2 drag cars will soon go for some runs on the drag strip with the boys. Both the Supra and SC300 needed some maintenance as they were out of action for some time, especially the Supra because i didn't really know how it was taken care of when i bought it, i was more careful with it when checking the oil and fluids. Both looked rather old and dirty so i replaced them right away, i bought 2 quarts of OEM transmission fluid for the V161, that much was needed to replace it completely. For the oil though, i headed to VP Racing, those guys have the right stuff for racing engines. I bought Pro Grade 5W-30 racing oil for both the Supra and SC300, they have the same engine obviously. :P They also run way better with the right fuel so i bought a 54 gallon drum of C10 race gas, that should be enough for quite a few runs on the strip lol.


When i got the Supra i noticed that Soju installed those Super GT style headlight intakes on his, then i remembered he used to have a right headlight with an air intake and thought it could come in handy for me, i could even make the turbo intake like on the SC300! And so he brought it with his Supra, thanks mate! :)


We installed it right away and it looks even more like a drag beast!


Stay tuned to see this beast (or some more cars) in action! :D