For June’s Reader’s Rides edition, we are going to feature the author’s car this time. And remember, if you’d like your car to be featured, send a detailed list of mods, photos, and links to jeff.willis@rallysportdirect.com.

 

Hello. I’m Jeff the author. I’ve been a MKIV Supra owner since 1999 and have owned several examples throughout the years. Once upon a time I was an avid drag racer with over 300 drag passe, a few hurt motors, enough money spent to buy a small village, but it was the time of my life that made core memories. As we get older life happens, we get a house, wife, kids, bills, challenges, and before we know it, we are middle-aged people. During covid, I was unfortunately in the category of relationships where the inevitable was exacerbated and my pasture wasn’t green enough. I went back to what I loved, Supras. I have owned my current example for two years now and built it exactly how I wanted to do it, which is to be one of the fast guys on the highway. Typical Supra stuff basically.

 

This example is a factory 1997 Twin Turbo 6-speed USDM model. 1 of 31surviving units in the world in Royal Sapphire Pearl built between 1997 and the final year in 1998.

 

ENGINE:

• Titan Motorsports race built 3.0 billet main ahortblock
• Headgames ported/polished head
• Ferrea 1mm oversized valvetrain
• HKS 272 intake/exhaust cams
• Titan motorsports cam gears
• Sound Performance race intake manifold
• 2JZMotorsports billet valve covers
• 2JZMotorsports catch can system
• Full titanium hardware

 

COOLING:

• Greddy 4-Row front mount intercooler
• Lead Foot Welding fabrication in the intercooler pipes
• Induction Performance Pro Speed Fan Kit
• PWR all-aluminum radiator

 

 

 

TURBO:

• Precision 7685 Gen 2 Sportsman turbocharger
• HKS exhaust manifold
• Tial 60mm external wastegate
• Tial blow off valve
• 4-inch downpipe
• 4-inch mid pipe
• HKS 4-inch titanium cat-back

 

FUEL SYSTEM:

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• 2JZMotorsports Flex Fuel System
• All PTFE fittings and fuel lines
• ATF fuel filter
• Radium triple pump hanger
• (3) AEM 340 LPH fuel pumps
• Injector Dynamics 2200 CC fuel injectors
• DeatschWerks fuel pressure regulator
• Larger alternator to drive the fuel pumps

 

TUNING:

• AEM Infinity 506 standalone ECU
• 2JZMotorsports custom engine wiring harness
• Tuned by JR Crosby with several safety nets in place
• 10 levels of boost and traction control
• All controlled by a BTI touch-screen

 

SUSPENSION:

• HKS Drag coilovers
• TRD front and rear sway bars

 

TRANSMISSION / DRIVETRAIN:

• Jack’s built factory V-160 transmission with carbon synchros, billet shift forks, cryo-treated gears, with internal baffling
• McLeod RXT1200 clutch with Tilton release bearing
• Factory 220mm rear differentital
• Factory driveshaft
• Factory rear axles

 

BRAKES:

• AP Racing 6-spiston front calipers with 355mm slotted 2-piece rotors
• Brembo 4-piston rear calipers with 355mm drilled rear rotors
• Stainless steel brake lines
• Motul brake fluid

 

CURRENT WHEEL SETUP:

• CCW Beadlock rear drag setup. 17 x 10 with Mickey Thompson ET Street R tires in 305/45/17
• CCW Classic wheels front setup 18x10 with 265/35/18 NangKang Sportnex CR-S time attack tires

 

INTERIOR:

• Stock full weight interior
• TRD Steering wheel
• New OEM leather dash
• New OEM leather arm rests
• New OEM center console
• New OEM shift knob
• New OEM ebrake handle

 

 

PERFORMANCE:

• 1305 RWHP and 975 RWTQ at 37 psi
• Best 50-150 in 4 seconds flat in Utah 5300 ft elevation
• Best 60-130 4.8 seconds spinning at Utah 5300 ft elevation

 

 

 

 

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