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Re: wat model

Posted By: Steven Benner

Posted On: July 23, 2002 at 02:07 am EDT

Need I say more? :-) Thanks Steve!

- Steve

Steve Thom wrote:

> Hey Nobby.
> Well, their are several differ
> ences between all the differen
> t models, but if you know what
>  to look for before you buy th
> e car you may save yourself fr
> om some disapointment in the e
> nd when you see what you COULD
>  have had.
> The GTS comes with some really
>  cool 8-way adjustable drivers
>  seat and passenger seat is al
> most equally cool, independant
>  rear suspension which handles
>  better but apparently doesn't
>  put power to the ground as ef
> ficiently (My stock 84 GTS wit
> h 225s all around doesn't have
>  a big problem getting tractio
> n, but I can see it if you got
>  some good power goin).  The f
> ender flares are only on the G
> TS, I think make the car look
> totally sweet however if you c
> ome across an 82 or 83 GT with
>  flares it is a GTS and for so
> me reason doesn't have the log
> o. In 84 they changed the head
> lights to ones that actually p
> opup instead of flipping forwa
> rd, both kinda give two differ
> ent looks to the same car.  Th
> e GTS comes with all wheel dis
> c brakes (84 and 85 only?) whi
> ch looks sweet  and provides b
> etter stopping power. The 82 a
> nd I think 83 ST model came wi
> th the 22R which is carburated
>  and I think has about 10 hp l
> ess from stock but I've seen s
> ome pretty nice setups for the
> m with dual carbs if that's th
> e way you'd like to go with yo
> ur car.
>  If you'd like to buy a Supra
> it is basically the same car b
> ut you can feel a little extra
>  weight when your driving it.
>  On the plus side you have  wo
> rlds more performance potentia
> l with either an engine swap o
> r sinmply turbocharging the st
> ock 5M-GE or 6M-GE.  If I didn
> 't like the front end on my ca
> r so much more and the erebuni
>  body kit for it I would defin
> etly own a supra.
>
> No matter which model you end
> up with you probably won't be
> disapointed.  They're generall
> y all super reliable and very
> torquey which makes for lots o
> f fun. let us know whatcha end
>  up with.

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Message:	Steven Benner wrote: > > Need I say more? :-) Thanks St > eve! > > - Steve > > Steve Thom wrote: > > > Hey Nobby. > > Well, their are several diff > er > > ences between all the differ > en > > t models, but if you know wh > at > > to look for before you buy > th > > e car you may save yourself > fr > > om some disapointment in the > e > > nd when you see what you COU > LD > > have had. > > The GTS comes with some real > ly > > cool 8-way adjustable drive > rs > > seat and passenger seat is > al > > most equally cool, independa > nt > > rear suspension which handl > es > > better but apparently doesn > 't > > put power to the ground as > ef > > ficiently (My stock 84 GTS w > it > > h 225s all around doesn't ha > ve > > a big problem getting tract > io > > n, but I can see it if you g > ot > > some good power goin). The > f > > ender flares are only on the > G > > TS, I think make the car loo > k > > totally sweet however if you > c > > ome across an 82 or 83 GT wi > th > > flares it is a GTS and for > so > > me reason doesn't have the l > og > > o. In 84 they changed the he > ad > > lights to ones that actually > p > > opup instead of flipping for > wa > > rd, both kinda give two diff > er > > ent looks to the same car. > Th > > e GTS comes with all wheel d > is > > c brakes (84 and 85 only?) w > hi > > ch looks sweet and provides > b > > etter stopping power. The 82 > a > > nd I think 83 ST model came > wi > > th the 22R which is carburat > ed > > and I think has about 10 hp > l > > ess from stock but I've seen > s > > ome pretty nice setups for t > he > > m with dual carbs if that's > th > > e way you'd like to go with > yo > > ur car. > > If you'd like to buy a Supr > a > > it is basically the same car > b > > ut you can feel a little ext > ra > > weight when your driving it > . > > On the plus side you have > wo > > rlds more performance potent > ia > > l with either an engine swap > o > > r sinmply turbocharging the > st > > ock 5M-GE or 6M-GE. If I di > dn > > 't like the front end on my > ca > > r so much more and the erebu > ni > > body kit for it I would def > in > > etly own a supra. > > > > No matter which model you en > d > > up with you probably won't b > e > > disapointed. They're genera > ll > > y all super reliable and ver > y > > torquey which makes for lots > o > > f fun. let us know whatcha e > nd > > up with.
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