Potential FTO owner

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:28 am

Hi, thought I better introduce myself. New to FTOs but have always liked them. My previous sporty Mitsubishi was a Starion. We're about put our TT Supra up for sale to replace it with an FTO. Main reason being, it's cheaper, looks like a little supra and it will be cheaper on fuel. I prefer rear wheel drive but I found the FTO handles great for a fwd car, so it's not an issue. We took a Manual GPX for a spin and my girlfriend instantly fell in love with it. We'll still have our Soarer for the turbo fix.

Post by **aza013** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:40 am

WTTC ross79
all the best for finding the right FTO for you

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:59 pm

WTTC .. Where abouts you located ...

Have you bought an FTO yet

Post by **I8A4RE** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:05 pm

WTTC enjoy

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:53 pm

rock_it wrote:WTTC .. Where abouts you located ...

Have you bought an FTO yet

I'm in Castlemaine (hot rod central) needless to say you stick out driving an import around here.

Nah haven't bought an FTO yet. Need to sell the Supra first.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:15 pm

Nice ..

Hey, you got any pics of the Supra ?? One of my Fav cars ...

J · Post by J » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:28 am

always been a fan of the supra and soarer

Post by **dstocks** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:35 am

Welcome to the club!. you wont be disappointed with your decision.

Post by **vipfto** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:48 am

WTTC mate

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:52 pm

rock_it wrote:Nice ..

Hey, you got any pics of the Supra ?? One of my Fav cars ...

Yeah its always been one of my dream cars, but building a house means we have to look at a cheaper alternative. Will buy another a few years down the track though. How do you upload pics on here?

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:18 pm

Umm .. You can either upload them on sites like

Cardomain
Putfile
Photo bucket

then come in here, put [ img]www.the address[ /img] without any spaces, and it will be in the thread...

Other then that, start yourself up a gallery ... The link is over on the left hand side...

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:20 pm

Umm .. You can either upload them on sites like

Cardomain
Putfile
Photo bucket

then come in here, put [ img]www.the address[ /img] without any spaces, and it will be in the thread...

Other then that, start yourself up a gallery ... The link is over on the left hand side...

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:14 pm

I love the 1j and 2j series of engines. Supras are great but I reckon a Chaser with a 1j and single turbo conversion and jap boso style is

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:58 pm

bushido wrote:I love the 1j and 2j series of engines. Supras are great but I reckon a Chaser with a 1j and single turbo conversion and jap boso style is

They're the strongest engines I've encountered and always a favourite of mine. It's suprising how much stuff is interchangable between the 1J & 2J. Handy when it comes to servicing as they both take the same oil and filters

I've converted the Soarer to a single. Pretty lagy bug it suits the car. Never been a fan of the chaser, but I can see the appeal. I've always loved big slick coupes and can never get away from the soarer (my second one now). Can't wait to get an FTO as I've always liked high revving N/A engines.
Here's some pics of the supra:
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... emId=67025
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... emId=67028
And a pic of the Soarer:
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... emId=67030

bushido · Post by **bushido** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:25 am

I never used to like the Chaser but the fact that it looks like a sexier camry, and a massive sleeper car, IMO it has huge appeal. Saying that I hate sedans but when I watch the japs drift, theres just something about a massive sedan sideways thats just ahhhh..

EDIT : the front bar on the soarer is a bit ot there

. Clean Supra though. Would look better with a tougher offset on the rims IMO

J · Post by J » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:32 am

i've heard a few things about the tt supra. Like the sequential turbo, where one turbo kicks in for a certain rev range and the 2nd picks up later, hence why many people upgrade to a bigger single. Correct me if im wrong.

I was actually going to get the 2jzge supra and setup the turbo when i got onto the full license, but ended up with the fto. I must say you have good taste in cars. I want a soarer/sc400 with a vertex kit

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:49 pm

jay6 wrote:i've heard a few things about the tt supra. Like the sequential turbo, where one turbo kicks in for a certain rev range and the 2nd picks up later, hence why many people upgrade to a bigger single. Correct me if im wrong.

I was actually going to get the 2jzge supra and setup the turbo when i got onto the full license, but ended up with the fto. I must say you have good taste in cars. I want a soarer/sc400 with a vertex kit

Yeah it's a sequential setup where one turbo kicks in pretty much straight away while the second one is bypassed. Then after 4k the exhaust & intake valves open up to let the air rush into the second as well as first turbo. Both turbos are identically sized.
It works quite well. Although sometimes the system can playup and leave you just running on the first turbo. I had this issue in the past but managed to sort it out. I can see the benefit of going single but I like the sequential setup and it gives cops less to complain about.

I like the vertex kits on the soarers but they're getting a bit common. My favourite is the current one I have but never knew what it's called. Luckily I managed to come across a soarer with it already fitted

Trying to talk my parents into getting a Vertex for their SC400.

J · Post by J » Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:34 pm

ross79 wrote:
jay6 wrote:i've heard a few things about the tt supra. Like the sequential turbo, where one turbo kicks in for a certain rev range and the 2nd picks up later, hence why many people upgrade to a bigger single. Correct me if im wrong.

I was actually going to get the 2jzge supra and setup the turbo when i got onto the full license, but ended up with the fto. I must say you have good taste in cars. I want a soarer/sc400 with a vertex kit
Yeah it's a sequential setup where one turbo kicks in pretty much straight away while the second one is bypassed. Then after 4k the exhaust & intake valves open up to let the air rush into the second as well as first turbo. Both turbos are identically sized.
It works quite well. Although sometimes the system can playup and leave you just running on the first turbo. I had this issue in the past but managed to sort it out. I can see the benefit of going single but I like the sequential setup and it gives cops less to complain about.

I like the vertex kits on the soarers but they're getting a bit common. My favourite is the current one I have but never knew what it's called. Luckily I managed to come across a soarer with it already fitted Trying to talk my parents into getting a Vertex for their SC400.

I can imagine, 3 of my cousins drive soarers/sc400's which is where my love for them comes from. 1 of them bought the car from japan with a custom kit. Only 10 made in the world but he sold the car to get married and eventually bought another one. Just like the fto, soarers dont have much bodykit supoort in australia.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:33 pm

ross79 wrote: Need to sell the Supra first.

How much are you selling the supra for?

ross79 · Post by **ross79** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:52 pm

Robbie wrote:
ross79 wrote: Need to sell the Supra first.
How much are you selling the supra for?

19k. It's stock appart from rims, exhaust and veilside kit.