Easiest performance upgrade?
12-25-15, 12:59 PM
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Easiest performance upgrade?
What are the easiest performance upgrades youve done to your sc? Also what are the least expensive? Thanks for the input
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12-25-15, 03:19 PM
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1. Complete tuneup filters and all fluid flush (engine, trans, diff), belts, seals - everything!
2. Tires
3. Approximate lance alignment
4. Steering rack bushings
5. Supra tt brakes
6. Coilovers
7. Suspension bushings
8. Front LCA's
9. Supra tt auto lsd
10. Supra rear subframe (complete + bushings) + proper lance alignment
Logic is simple. Can't add performance to a car that doesn't run properly. Once it does, bald tires are no good, replace with the best available and align them as replacements are expensive. Made sense to do the steering rack bushings at same time. Car runs strong and won't run off the road in the rain, It's a 4k pig, have to be able to stop. 4k around a corner does not work so well, stiffen it and gain some control. Coilovers are useless if any other joints are flexing so replace everything. Decide you don't want to die blowing an lca joint, easy choice. Now it drives great, stops on a dime, corners like a 3k car. A single spinning wheel is no good, time they both spin, an lsd it is. Rear tires begin to wear due to new found ability with car, the only fix - proper lance alignment, swap supra mkiv subframe, alignment perfected, tires last longer.
I would wager to say that anyone who has done it right before would have a VERY similar top ten list regardless of final application. Hope it helps
2. Tires
3. Approximate lance alignment
4. Steering rack bushings
5. Supra tt brakes
6. Coilovers
7. Suspension bushings
8. Front LCA's
9. Supra tt auto lsd
10. Supra rear subframe (complete + bushings) + proper lance alignment
Logic is simple. Can't add performance to a car that doesn't run properly. Once it does, bald tires are no good, replace with the best available and align them as replacements are expensive. Made sense to do the steering rack bushings at same time. Car runs strong and won't run off the road in the rain, It's a 4k pig, have to be able to stop. 4k around a corner does not work so well, stiffen it and gain some control. Coilovers are useless if any other joints are flexing so replace everything. Decide you don't want to die blowing an lca joint, easy choice. Now it drives great, stops on a dime, corners like a 3k car. A single spinning wheel is no good, time they both spin, an lsd it is. Rear tires begin to wear due to new found ability with car, the only fix - proper lance alignment, swap supra mkiv subframe, alignment perfected, tires last longer.
I would wager to say that anyone who has done it right before would have a VERY similar top ten list regardless of final application. Hope it helps
Last edited by scblackout; 12-25-15 at 03:23 PM.
12-25-15, 06:59 PM
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Good list by scblackout. Making a lot of power does no good if you can't get it to the ground. The only other thing I would add as an inexpensive performance mod is weight reduction. Hard to do on a full interior daily driver but every 100 pounds of weight reduction is about .1 seconds in the 1/4. So think before you start adding 200 pounds of stereo equipment.
12-25-15, 07:58 PM
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Good list by scblackout. Making a lot of power does no good if you can't get it to the ground. The only other thing I would add as an inexpensive performance mod is weight reduction. Hard to do on a full interior daily driver but every 100 pounds of weight reduction is about .1 seconds in the 1/4. So think before you start adding 200 pounds of stereo equipment.
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