my brother is looking to buy a 1990 toyota supra turbo. i was telling him to get an eagle talon turbo. ever since i got a turbo car he wanted one. is the 1990 toyota supra turbo a good car. is it faster then a gst???? doese any one know the good and the bad about the 1990 toyota supra turbo???

The MKIII's caaaaan be a fast car but its gonna take some weight reduction and a nice turbo and fuel mods to really get it going. If left stock or BPU it prob wont be much fun but we dont know what your brothers plans are. Here is a guys mkIII off our local board in Colorado.

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He wasnt diggin the stock motor too much and decided to go with the mkiv 2jz and did the swap.

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So with that said, if you brother has the money to build one up they can be made into a nice ride. Even working on the stock motor will be some $$$ though if he really wanted to mod it.

you can go wrong with a Toyota. they can take a beating.

Same with there trucks things last forever!

MKIII Supras aren't bad. However, the turbo models are known for blown head gaskets.

As far as beating a GST, it won't be happening stock. The Supra only has 220 HP, so you'll need a bigger turbo, upgraded fuel supply/injection, and a FMIC wouldn't hurt. 3" downpipe and cat back will help too.

yeah i know about the blown head gaskets. i am looking at one that has a blown head gasket. he wants 1500 for it. the body is perfect. it has 90000 miles on it. he said it was sitting for 7 years. it runs(but runs like crap because of the blown head gasket). my brother only has $2500. he just wants something with a turbo. does any one know why they blow head gaskets.

most likely because of the turbo. Usually they just install a metal head gasket. It shouldn't cost a lot to have to replaced.

yeah they use those copper head gaskets right?

It's been a while. I had a friend who was very experienced with the MKIII Supra Turbo. I helped in remove and install a turbo. He completely rebuilt his engine. I'm pretty sure he installed a copper head gasket. There are plenty of websites with engine parts for the Supra (7MGTE engine). You can easily get 300 horsepower out of it.

my little bro just bought it today. :) i am going to work on it this week end. i also found out that the exaust is rusted. what size exaust should i get put on? i will post pics up shortley.
also unspokenshift what is the mkv 2jz motor???

3" piping for the exhaust is good. I'd suggest getting a 3" downpipe too.

The MKIV 2JZ motor is the one from the last generation Supra (94-98).

thanks

The 2JZ motor can take up to double the HP of the 4G63 motor with the stock interals

Yea thats this motor that I posted above that Nick put into his MKIII

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mkIII> all other supras. including the TT model.

It's sexier, and the chicks dig'em

Yea once they are cleaned up a lil like the one I posted above. If they are left stock, they arent too welcoming to the eye. Or at least to me they aren't ( Prob cause I'm not a chick though. :thumbsup: )