What's the best car ever created?

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jpeyton

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No body roll. Insane spring rates. No understeer.
 

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Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
cobra 427 is the one most people think of when they hear the "cobra" but i personally like the look of the cobra 289. sleeker, more of a sports car. the look of an olympic swimmer vs that of a heavyweight body builder.
Weren't there also a few 260 Cobras?

ya, first ones were cobra 260's.
 

Gyrene

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Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: dtyn
Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

$1400 == 480hp
$2300 == 530hp
$3200 == 600hp

At least for my old Supra that's what it was. And I disagree, the Supra isn't the best car ever created. No luxury feel to it. It was comfortable, but not as comfortable as it could have been. I don't have an opinion on which is the best car created, because there are different bests for different categories.

So for 3200 you can smoke ferraris and lamborghinis? Also how more would it be for a automatic supra to take out ferraris and lamborghinis?

Um...480hp in an automatic would take out alot of ferraris and lambos. My friend down at the track had a 98 TT Automatic with 480hp, and consistantly ran low 12s. With 600hp, the only problem is traction, but if you have perfect traction that's high 10s.

 

Cooljt1

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$1400 adds 160hp....damn....what kinda mods we talking about? and why is it so easy to get the supra to that many hp
 

Howard

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Anyway, it would pointless to try to decide a "best" car for every single purpose. Try splitting up "best" for a few categories; e.g. dragging, top speed, luxury, luxospeed, endurance racing, etc.
 

Feldenak

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Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

There's just something about the Supra that irritates me. :confused:
 

LAUST

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Originally posted by: Feldenak
Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

There's just something about the Supra that irritates me. :confused:
their overrating maybe? ;)
 

Tret

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Originally posted by: Feldenak
Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

There's just something about the Supra that irritates me. :confused:

Like?
 

Tret

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Originally posted by: LAUST
Originally posted by: Feldenak
Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

There's just something about the Supra that irritates me. :confused:
their overrating maybe? ;)

LOL
 

Nebor

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BMW M5
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Ferrari F50
Mercedes CLK GTR

No supra will keep up with the Ferrari f50, btw, especially once you break 200mph... Supra = teh airborn.
 

Feldenak

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Originally posted by: LAUST
Originally posted by: Feldenak
Originally posted by: Tret
I think it's the Toyota Supra TT Since it's easy to mod and with a few thousand you can smoke lamborghini's Ferrari's. :) What do you consider the best car ever created?

There's just something about the Supra that irritates me. :confused:
their overrating maybe? ;)

I think it's their styling but I can't say for certain. I would equate it with someone you don't like but you can't be certain why.
 

Gyrene

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Originally posted by: Cooljt1
$1400 adds 160hp....damn....what kinda mods we talking about? and why is it so easy to get the supra to that many hp

Just a downpipe, exhaust, boost controller, and upped boost. The Supra engine is a detuned 550 hp engine. You don't have to change anything, except for the amount of boost, and the stock turbos will handle 550-600hp. After that you have to change out turbos, and your safe for up to 650hp on the stock block. After that, strengthen the internals and you can take it up to around 1100 hp safely. Of course that gets expensive.
 

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one of these cars is in my future!!@$#!@#$!#@$

1. 1984-87 (ae86) corolla gt-s hatchback :p
2. any 90's+ nissan 240sx se w/VLSD
3. impreza wrx
4. impreza wrx sti

so they all r0ck.
 

Tret

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Originally posted by: dtyn
Originally posted by: Cooljt1
$1400 adds 160hp....damn....what kinda mods we talking about? and why is it so easy to get the supra to that many hp

Just a downpipe, exhaust, boost controller, and upped boost. The Supra engine is a detuned 550 hp engine. You don't have to change anything, except for the amount of boost, and the stock turbos will handle 550-600hp. After that you have to change out turbos, and your safe for up to 650hp on the stock block. After that, strengthen the internals and you can take it up to around 1100 hp safely. Of course that gets expensive.

I'm planning to get a supra and I was wondering where's the best place to search for one on sale?What should I be looking out for?Where Can I buy racing parts for the supra.
 

Gyrene

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Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: dtyn
Originally posted by: Cooljt1
$1400 adds 160hp....damn....what kinda mods we talking about? and why is it so easy to get the supra to that many hp

Just a downpipe, exhaust, boost controller, and upped boost. The Supra engine is a detuned 550 hp engine. You don't have to change anything, except for the amount of boost, and the stock turbos will handle 550-600hp. After that you have to change out turbos, and your safe for up to 650hp on the stock block. After that, strengthen the internals and you can take it up to around 1100 hp safely. Of course that gets expensive.

I'm planning to get a supra and I was wondering where's the best place to search for one on sale?What should I be looking out for?Where Can I buy racing parts for the supra.

I'd look for a low mileage Supra anywhere you can, the TT's are hard to find. Expect it to have been driven hard. They have strong iron blocks, so they should be ok. I like SupraStore.com, they sell packages if you don't want to bother putting together your own setup. That's where I got all my parts from. If you had told me about a month ago, I would have sold you mine. 1997 with 50,000 miles 600hp, nice suspension, and I let it go for 19,500. Of course, there were some circumstances that forced me to do that, but we won't get into that.