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Originally Posted by JET
They weren't intended for it, but they work better for it. Have DSM's made a 9 sec pass on a stock drivetrain? Yep. Has a Supra? Yep. Has a 3/S? One is within 1/2 sec., which is still a long ways off and is breaking stuff. I just don't see how some people are saying the 3/S is so great, when it is not proven at all. Once it gets there, fine, but until it has, it is purely speculation.
I know Swanny has taken this pretty personal, but you shouldn't. It is not aimed at you. I just don't think a car with a questionable drivetrain should be given accollades without proving itself first.
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Its not speculation, and I am not taking it personal.
I just get tired of people chiming in over stuff they have no clue about. The supra's puke drivetrain, the DSM's puke drivetrain, and the 3/S puke drivetrain. That's given. I just don't understand how some people feel they are more "plugged in" to a community that I am active in? I am pretty damn sure I know all the cronic problems of the 3/S AND the DSM platform. All I am saying, is lets give a little respect where a little respect is due.
And honestly, the supra is a great platform to start with. It has a very strong engine, it has a great drivetrain setup for drag, and it is very popular. However, the supra was made as a HANDLING CAR. Otherwise I am pretty damn sure it wouldn't have IRS.
So now people ask, what is the point of your car swanny?
The point of my bloated pig is to have fun. Go to a audio competition and have fun, go to a car show, win a dyno contest, destroy some noob on the highway, own some people at the track, it doesn't matter, I am trying to build a well rounded, properly setup vehicle. I will not sacrifice comfort for speed, I will sacrifice it for safety, but not speed. I will not sacrifice weight for comfort, it can be as heavy as it needs, that is what alternative materials are used for. This thread was about my signature about supra's, members on here decided to drag me into it. The reason it is "personal" because it turned into a Supra vs. 3/S thing. The ONLY reason it turned into a Supra vs. 3/S debate is because I have a 3/S. If I would have owned a metro, it would be Supra vs. Metro, and that is what makes it personal.
And as far as the members on this board are concerned, it will be within the top 10% as far as drag racing numbers.
Finally about my sig, it is what something "American" car companies would build.
The supra is far from nimble, in factory form it DOESN'T have enough power, and is extremely overpriced for what it does. Its why the corvette continued to sell without improving in the mid 90's and the japanese supra-cars failed.
What's funny is after selling and driving Hummer's, they do fit in the same category. That is why I love the quote.
I have no clue about the popcorn fart thing, but it makes me
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