I went to a chassis dyno facility with a fellow lister last month to make a
few pulls with his MG Midget. The dyno operator had the numbers from a
Toyota Supra he had dynoed the previous Saturday - 507 hp and 513 lb/ft of
torque. This one was also a street car. Yowza.
Rick
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From: <WSpohn4@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Fast and Furious
> While I agree that the IQ of owners of Japanese cars seems to be in
inverse proportion to the bore of their exhaust pipes, and while the joy of
engine modification has decreased substantially with increasing emissions
testing, one should keep in mind that some of the 'ricers' do indeed
perform.
>
> I was looking at this month's issue of Turbo and saw with interest the 6
cylinder 3 litre Toyota putting out around 850 bhp on the street......on the
street.
>
> Bill
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