i find this amazing......

**stangslayer98** · 10-18-2007, 05:19 PM

this months car craft mag has an article with an 88 pontiac GTA that the guy bought for $1500 put 2 used grand national turbos bought for $400 each put an old truck v8 motor with 150k miles and is making almost 700hp to the wheels thats bang for your buck

and the guy says that the motor wont die hes boosting 20-22 lbs if i remember correctly

**JwMonE99** · 10-18-2007, 08:04 PM

If its true, then thats pretty bad ass

**Jimbro727** · 10-18-2007, 08:09 PM

people are funny.. when I was telling some classmates that I was looking at trans ams, one of them laughed at me, and said I should get some 80s Honda and drop in some engine I had never heard of, I imagine it was of the 1.8L variety, and put a turbo on it, and for a few grand, it'll "beat just about anything out there."

I guess some people, when figuring out bang for buck, just put together cost and hp.. not other factors.. like how long it'll last.. how it looks.. etc.

I'd call a $14/15k low mile WS6 great bang for your buck!

**ImportIntimidator** · 10-18-2007, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbro727

I'd call a $14/15k low mile WS6 great bang for your buck!

**fluke** · 10-18-2007, 08:21 PM

Well there is the saying..

Cheap. Fast. Reliable. Pick two.

**blackbirdbrain89** · 10-19-2007, 05:46 AM

the saying Cheap. Fast. Reliable. is so true .. i pritty sure that ever one on this forum picked fast and relable.. un till we break our rear end..lol or destory a t56 or 2 .. matter of fact the 4l6e for u a4 guys.. how about we are stock fast and reliable.lol

**2000T/A Guru** · 10-19-2007, 11:26 AM

Ive got 9 grand into my supra it ran low 11s, that was ,3500 for targa top turbo 87 supra, New engine, New tubro, intercoooler piping, new fuel system, stock but tuned supra computer, rebuilt and slightly built 5 speed, rear end with 3.73s, street tires 285s out back, some suspension upgrades. It can out handle my Lowered T/A. But i still have more fun in the T/A. Oh yeah it put down just over 500rwhp in the full weight of almost 3900lbs with me in it. Soon to be the 14k setup about what a 01 or 02 WS6 would go for, hoping for low 10s.

**phantomt/aws6** · 10-19-2007, 11:46 AM

being an avid fbody fan for years, and a subaru enthusiast, i can say first hand that you can get far more bang for your buck in the american muscle world than you can in the foreign turbo world. the question comes down to the simple fact: do you want to do what everyone else does, or do your own thing? Even hondas now are becoming the same old same old. now if i can just keep myself from tearing down the t/a and making a beast out of it like i am my subie ill be happy

**2000T/A Guru** · 10-19-2007, 11:53 AM

Yes but i see more Trans ams then i do supras, even pre 90s supras, and if they are pre there are either stock with just exahust or non-turbo. I hardly ever see a built pre 93 supra.

**JwMonE99** · 10-20-2007, 01:23 PM

Yea thats true, I never see supras.

**96Firebirdformula** · 10-21-2007, 09:58 AM

Well i live in smalltown this docter has 1993 Twin turbo supra bought it brand new in 1993 all stock that only one i seen around here

**ziominix** · 10-21-2007, 01:23 PM

Ask him what he wants for it. lol

**blackbirdbrain89** · 10-21-2007, 03:23 PM

i use to work at a prity bit toyota dealer last year.. we got about a surpra ever 3 weeks .. all of them where trubo.. i gess the n/a tirds didnt take care of ther car.. but ever time one of the tt surpars came in i always asked how much they wanted for it.. "this was b4 i had my t/a" but they never gave me a number or told me that when they sell it its going on ebay..