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Old 09-08-20, 11:16 PM
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Default Zupra 1 year ownership review
TL;DR - Everything I had hoped for and more! The Zupra is back, haters be damned!

The Good : incredible chassis and engine with phenomenal tuning potential, and a robust community of owners, mfg, and shops to support it to do everything from drag race to road race!

The Bad: Supra tax is real and there's still folks stuck in the past about the partnership with BMW.

The Ugly: addictive power, but everyone and their mom wants to race you....

Months : 12 months
Miles: ~4400 (366/month, mostly weekends
Mods: Pure turbo, port injection, downpipe, and tune
Horsepower: ~750hp
1/4 mile : TBD
60-130 : 5.86seconds




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Great to hear!! Love what you've done with it so far.
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Great list of mods and an awesome looking car. Thanks for the input! Some of us are keeping an eye on these for future dream purchases...
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Update...ran 9s with her (all boost, no nos, stock engine, street drag radials, everyday configuration)... :P

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Update...ran 9s with her (all boost, no nos, stock engine, street drag radials, everyday configuration)... :P
Daymn.... that is some super exclusive, super car territory right there...
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Wow That's pretty incredible. Wonder what special editions Toyota still has up their sleeve.
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Originally Posted by ST430
Update...ran 9s with her (all boost, no nos, stock engine, street drag radials, everyday configuration)... :P
That’s a fast BMW!
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That’s incredible! What’s it like driving the Supra with that much horsepower? I bet it’s like a rocket.
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That is fast! Holy moly. I like what you have done with it.
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Schnikies!
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Wow that’s amazing. I wonder if I could do the same with my M340? Mine is tuned and it seems all I need is a turbo and downpipe? How much was the turbo?
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That's insane, I bet it's bad driving around. I have an M340i and I get challenged to race numerous times I'm out it's annoying. I can't imagine the Supra.
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Why do people keep refering to it as the Zupra? What is that supposed to mean?
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Why do people keep refering to it as the Zupra? What is that supposed to mean?
Bmw "Z" and Toyota "Supra" = Zupra. Doh.
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Originally Posted by Och
Bmw "Z" and Toyota "Supra" = Zupra. Doh.

OK...Gotcha. It does bear a resemblance to the Z3/Z4.
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