Mitsubishi GTO 3.0 v6 twin turbo , Rx-7 Rotary 1.3 , Toyota Supra 3.0 turbo
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if road condition is a prob.. get a 4x4 then... or a kancil if other's are too big.. solve your issue. His is manual...omnikron said:
by the way.. i believe practicality sometimes boils down to individual preference. Impractical to you, but practical some others. I believe many would even say driving a manual tranny is totally impractical. While car enthusiast like us would say..."hey.. no prob at all".
like i drove blackie's civic (now chee wah's) ... i would say itz crazy impractical.. clutch's way too makan/hard... but hey.. they took it as a daily car... so ez.. no big deal at all. Same thing... i find my car practical.. like normal ordinary MT car.. but others whom drove my car probably tot.. wat kind of rolling machine is this? so difficult to drive... no practical at all.
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Oic...Ok. But very simple 1 ma.:_:deacon said:
for example:
Is 2JZ from Supra?
Is there any engine wic has potential reaching 500hp n above originated from Satria?
If you wan do 500hp hav to do it in a correct machine also.
If dun hav so big head wat for wear such a big hat rite?
Stil dun get my point.
Proton doesn't produce any cars to withstand so much power. It's jus our style here to transplant the engines coz it can fit into it.
If u take Supra for example it is a high performance car. Therefore wif somemore upgrades (bear in mind the market has a lot of upgrade parts for these cars) it will definitely perform much more better than it was.
As for the E3...Try 500hp E3 in its orginal shell n E3 in a GTi. The original E3 wif it 4WD system, ABS n etc will sure be more stable than a GTi E3. It's an overall package. The engineers in Mitsubishi doesn't get "gaji buta".
U cant compare a non-performance n performance cars. Diff category. The difference is too big.
It's jus like asking std 5 boy do form 5 boy's add maths. Both also human ma. N of coz the form 5 boy do faster n correctly. But diff category n standard wat. How to compare? Say the std 5 boy lousy???
Proton doesn't produce any cars to withstand so much power. It's jus our style here to transplant the engines coz it can fit into it.
If u take Supra for example it is a high performance car. Therefore wif somemore upgrades (bear in mind the market has a lot of upgrade parts for these cars) it will definitely perform much more better than it was.
As for the E3...Try 500hp E3 in its orginal shell n E3 in a GTi. The original E3 wif it 4WD system, ABS n etc will sure be more stable than a GTi E3. It's an overall package. The engineers in Mitsubishi doesn't get "gaji buta".
U cant compare a non-performance n performance cars. Diff category. The difference is too big.
It's jus like asking std 5 boy do form 5 boy's add maths. Both also human ma. N of coz the form 5 boy do faster n correctly. But diff category n standard wat. How to compare? Say the std 5 boy lousy???
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500whp in gti and putra no big deal......drag wise they are king.....handling wise dont know la......wats the big deal wit fwd wit more than 500whp.......even seen a few turbo civic ek with more than 500whp in sunway.......but i always rather have a rwd with above 500hp.........
yea i know this thread has been inactive for ages, but just wanted to share some info.
I had the chance to try a Supra and a GTO before I went deeper into getting a 90's Jap turbo sportscar.
Supra was good, it looked good and felt torque-y ... but i fell in love with the GTO, for one thing, its rare and a lot of people unfamiliar with jap sportscars will be confused, and the sound of that twin turbo 3.0 V6 has a lot more growl than an inline 6 (my opinion lah heheh)
Its 4WD, 4WS, with a Getrag 5-speed/6-speed gearbox (depending on what year of GTO you buy), pop-up lights on an MK1 GTO look awesome (not too upright like an MR2)...
If you go the GTO path, be prepared to do research on the car and its potential problems, where to source good parts and performance parts, and to spend RM! haha
Main things to check at first are: engine mounts, pistons (white smoke will tell), wiring + ignition + PTU, fuel-pump and the front drive shafts... as you go along the other parts will need checking or upgrading as you go..but that feeling of it going full boost with 427Nm of torque is awesome... and you don't really have to feel jittery in the rain as you've got 4WD :)
I had the chance to try a Supra and a GTO before I went deeper into getting a 90's Jap turbo sportscar.
Supra was good, it looked good and felt torque-y ... but i fell in love with the GTO, for one thing, its rare and a lot of people unfamiliar with jap sportscars will be confused, and the sound of that twin turbo 3.0 V6 has a lot more growl than an inline 6 (my opinion lah heheh)
Its 4WD, 4WS, with a Getrag 5-speed/6-speed gearbox (depending on what year of GTO you buy), pop-up lights on an MK1 GTO look awesome (not too upright like an MR2)...
If you go the GTO path, be prepared to do research on the car and its potential problems, where to source good parts and performance parts, and to spend RM! haha
Main things to check at first are: engine mounts, pistons (white smoke will tell), wiring + ignition + PTU, fuel-pump and the front drive shafts... as you go along the other parts will need checking or upgrading as you go..but that feeling of it going full boost with 427Nm of torque is awesome... and you don't really have to feel jittery in the rain as you've got 4WD :)
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GTO heard got lot of problems and it drinks pretty well. I would still go for Supra...a legend with great history.
Parts easier to get than GTO since is kinda rare perhaps...
Parts easier to get than GTO since is kinda rare perhaps...
Yea, parts for GTO are abundant in UK and USA, with shops over there even offering stock ECU rebuilds with warranty, can't find that in M'sia, but luckily shipping from UK is not as expensive as the USA, and there's always Ebay... I source my parts brand new online from these tuning shops (check out evilempireperformance.co.uk , GTO specialist), whereas for used spare parts I go to Ebay, coz places like Munlee in Puchong have a cut-throat price, plus they don't really store their half-cuts properly, so parts tend to fail within first 2 weeks...
no doubt the Supra has legend status, but overseas, its not the only big boy ... you should test drive a twin turbo GTO, then you'll know what I mean :)
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apparently you can find several chop-shops in klang valley that carry GTO parts and half-cuts.. from Munlee in Puchong, one in Kepong, a couple in Johor, one in Gombak....
It all comes down to your willingness to pay the price.. after my experience with Munlee, I'd rather order from Ebay (UK) for spares, if i'm gonna pay a premium might as well go for better quality items...
you can even get your GTO's oem ECU from ebay or 3SX
not a bad car, but as Danz mentioned, parts can be a pain. aftermarket support is lacking when compared to the legendary Supra and the [strike]wanker[/strike] wankel. though from the same generation, the GTO with its AWD system and twin turbo is overshadowed by another AWD with twin turbo from Japan.
I never really knew why. Was it the weight? Or was it the handling lacking? Wasn't very interested cause I didn't really like the looks, and its younger sibling, the Evo, probably outperformed it with some simple tweaks for less money.
I never really knew why. Was it the weight? Or was it the handling lacking? Wasn't very interested cause I didn't really like the looks, and its younger sibling, the Evo, probably outperformed it with some simple tweaks for less money.
perhaps its due to the weight and another important factor....
during 90's Japanese tuning company didn't really like to tune v-configured engine as they having hard time to get the crankshaft properly balanced and to get rid the fatal crankshaft wobble at high rpm... (which explains why most v6 3.0 fairlady only tuned to sub 1000hp and at most at 1200hp) unlike those inline 6 like nissan's rb and toyota jz engine series which is inline configuration proved to be more popular among tuners back then.....
when there's lack of tuner interest then mass market user also loose interest in buying and mod those v6 engined car as a economical tuning choice.....
btw that was just my speculation..nothing related with any tuning shop in japan
during 90's Japanese tuning company didn't really like to tune v-configured engine as they having hard time to get the crankshaft properly balanced and to get rid the fatal crankshaft wobble at high rpm... (which explains why most v6 3.0 fairlady only tuned to sub 1000hp and at most at 1200hp) unlike those inline 6 like nissan's rb and toyota jz engine series which is inline configuration proved to be more popular among tuners back then.....
when there's lack of tuner interest then mass market user also loose interest in buying and mod those v6 engined car as a economical tuning choice.....
btw that was just my speculation..nothing related with any tuning shop in japan
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The White GTO in Kepong is Yours?
There is a friendly neighbourhood around there...Black Toyota Supra...look stock.
SF,
the white GTO my one.....the black supra also my one... i use it when i wanna go pasar malam.
the white GTO my one.....the black supra also my one... i use it when i wanna go pasar malam.
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