You Still Owe Me a 10 Second Car…
In few instances car designers will sit down and start drawing out lines and curves, pulling out images from within and putting them down on paper. Every once and a while some these renderings will later on become some of the most iconic vehicles in history. For those of you familiar with the Toyota Supra’s body lines you know very well what I’m talking about. The rear end is aggressive, the front end is simple and sleek, and even with its stock exterior- Clyde’s 93′ Supra will still turn heads…or blow your ears out.
Living in Austin for the past year I saw a car community that had come together with all different types of vehicles. And because of that I saw cars that I’ve never been able to see in person, in this case a car I’ve often dreamt about owning only to wake up and run outside to my drive way to see one of my Civics sitting there…sigh. Although this Supra is in almost every way stock from the Exterior and Interior, what it lacks in flash- it definitely makes up for in the performance area.
Clyde wont lie about it, “I baby this thing like crazy, it usually just sits in the garage.”, and after a glance at the odometer you’ll know a car from 1993 typically wont have just above 14,000 miles. Now Supra’s have an almost cult following, those people that own one know exactly what they have, and there are thousands of others that one day dream to pick one up – whether its just to build one of the most aggressive looking cars they can, or aim to get some insanely high horsepower numbers these cars are known for putting out. This Supra was built for those high numbers in mind- and having been tuned at Sound Performance reaching 983HP @ 32LBS of boost, I think we can agree it’s hit its mark. Don’t think that’s enough? The only reason the car didn’t reach its 1000+HP mark was due to a miscalculation…not enough injector. Once that gets squared away Clyde will be returning to the dyno to see what this thing can really put down.
While at the location during the shoot I would catch my self just walking around the car, soaking it all in- forgetting to do my job. I’ve been a fan of the Supra’s since, hell why lie? F&F 1 – shut up you probably drooled over that car in the theaters then walked out and told all your friends it was ricey. Its one thing to see these cars on videos, on the big screen, in magazines – but its another thing entirely to see one in front of you- to hear the power from the 3.0L motor stuffed under this hood with a parts list that has names like HKS, AEM, Fererra, Greddy. After looking it over a bit you’ll see that this car was put together with the sole purpose of being reliable at all times while being able to lose all control of yourself and get lost in a different world all together.
Clyde and I talked about how people forget about other early 90s’ cars like the Supra, the Rx7, the NSX – how back then these were the “Supercars” that the everyday guy could afford. They were cars ahead of its time, and at being a 20 years old- it is still one of the most intimidating looking imports in my opinion. For me, the Supra, along with some of the other cars I’ve already mentioned, belong to an entirely different class of Imports ; “Legends”. They are the cars you dream about owning as an import enthusiast. The cars that make your jaw drop as they roll on by as others are oblivious. They’re the cars you choose in video games to build up the way you would if given the chance. They are the ones you cut out of magazines and plaster all over your wall as a teenager. Although I don’t own the Supra being feature today- seeing it and hearing it in person is one of my favorite moments as an automotive photographer.
Clyde A.’s 1993 Toyota Supra TT
985whp @ 32psi — 675whp daily @ 15psi
Performance :
Engine
3.0 BUILT BOTTOM END
CRAWFORD PISTONS (Compression Ratio 8:5)
GREDDY HD H-BEAM RODS (CARILLO) UPGRADED BOLTS
EVERYTHING CRYOGENICALLY TREATED
ROTATING ASSEMBLY IS FULLY BALANCED
ACH RACE BEARINGS
RACE HEAD PORTED AND POLISHED
FIVE ANGLE VALVE JOB
HKS VERSION 2 CAM GEARS
FERREA DUAL VALVE SPRINGS
FERREA TITANIUM VALVES + 1MM
FERREA TITANIUM RETAINERS
FERREA VALVE KEEPERS
FERREA SPRING SETS
FERREA SPRING LOCATORS
FERREA VALVE GUIDES
ARP ½ HEAD STUDS
HKS 264 CAMSHAFTS
SP TIMING BELT TENSIONER PULLEY
MODIFIED OIL PUMP
NEW TOYOTA TIMING BELT
NEW TOYOTA SERPENTINE BELT
POLISHED VALVE COVERS
-10 BREATHER OUT OF THE VALVE COVERS
CUSTOM MADE OIL CATCH CAN USING FACTORY CHARCOAL CANISTER
CUSTOM MADE 3” HOTSIDE, 4” COLDSIDE INTERCOOLER TUBING V-BAND CONNECTED AND KNURLED ENDS ON THE AREAS NOT V-BANDED
Turbo+Intake
FULL RACE COATED TURBO HEADER T4 VIRTUAL WORKS VERSION 2
1.5 PRIMARIES TWIN GATES
DUAL TIAL 44MM WASTEGATES
GT45-78MM DBB TURBO (POLISHED AND COATED) T4, 1.01 A/R
ANTI-SURGE DELETE
SP RACING INTAKE MANIFOLD
90MM VERSION 2 PRO-EFI THROTTLE BODY
CUSTOM 5” COLD AIR INTAKE
K+N RACE FILTER
Exhaust
VIRTUAL WORKS 4” EXHAUST
4 INCH STAINLESS COATED DOWNPIPE
4 INCH COATED MIDPIPE
TIAL BOV
AEM BOOST SOLENOID
HKS TITANIUM EXHAUST
Cooling
FLUIDYNE RADIATOR
GREDDY 3-ROW INTERCOOLER
TRD THERMOSTAT
UPPER RADIATOR COOLING PLATE
ALUMINUM OVERFLOW CANISTER
Trans+Clutch
RPS TRIPLE CARBON CLUTCH WITH BILLET COVER
Fuel System
CUSTOM FUEL SYSTEM
TRIPLE WALBRO FUEL PUMP
AEROMOTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR
BILLETFUEL W/ PRECISION 1200CC INJECTORS
CUSTOM AN FUEL LINES
Electrical
PRO-EFi PRO 120
HKS IGNITION AMPLIFIER
BOOST CONTROLLED BY PRO-EFi
PRO-EFi WIDEBAND
PRO-EFi OIL TEMP AND OIL PRESSURE
TRD 10K TACH
TWIN BRAILLE BATTERIES RELOCATED TO HATCH WITH CUSTOM MOUNT AND CONNECTORS
Cosmetics :
Completely Stock Exterior
Interior :
Completely Stock
Rollers :
STOPTECH 4 PISTON 325MM BIG BRAKE KIT FRONT
STOCK TT REARS
GOODRICH STAINLESS LINES
CUSTOM CCW C10 18X10 FRONT 18X11 REAR
MICHELIN PILOT PS2 265/35 FRONTS AND 315/30 REAR
Stiff Stuff :
TEIN FLEX COILOVERS
Sounds :
Stock Unit
Special Thanks :
The ThirdHonk Family and of course Chris Delgado at D3 Performance – Chris Johnson Performance Motorsports – Sound Performance – The Supra Forums – My Family – and my dogs Bo & Tubby
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Photos & Story courtesy of : (Bobby Villarreal)