What did you do to your Supra today?

underdonk

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Yesterday I picked up the car after having aFe sway bars w/ SPL end links installed. They're set on the firmest setting up front and the middle in the rear. Remarkable improvement in the handling characteristics of the car. I'll say, subjectively, the largest improvement in any car I've done sway bars on separately from other suspension modifications. The car stays very flat in corners and is nice and balanced with these settings. Turn-in is improved and feels very sharp. I'm eager to see how they do on the track. Overall, well worth the expense of having someone drop the rear subframe and install the rear bar - not something I was willing to tackle myself in the garage.

I also had the "upgraded" Twisted Tuning transmission mounts and SPL solid aluminum differential mounts installed. Since I did these together, it's a bit tough to tell their side effects apart, but I'll give it a go having done these separately in past cars. The trans mounts are definitely high on the "don't do these if you're sensitive to NVH" list. The car rumbles and clunks when in low gears while getting up to speed. You can definitely feel what's going on in the transmission. That may or may not be your thing. I love it... for a weekend fun car. @Thraxbert described it as visceral in another thread, which I agree with! It took a lot of the slop out of the drivetrain, so mission accomplished in that regard. Shifts feel more direct, and when combined with xHP, very precise.

The diff mounts make the rear feel a bit grindy when getting up to speed with some faint whining to accompany that. I joked with a friend that you can now feel every spline in the diff when putting around. However, bushing deflection is completely gone, as you would expect with a solid chunk of aluminum. Any semblance of wheel hop (when accelerating quickly from a stop) has been eliminated. Power delivery coming out of low speed corners, or turning from a stop and juicing it, is buttery smooth. This will be beneficial on the track. However, I would hesitate on a daily driver, which my car is not.

Overall, 10/10 would do these modifications again for my use-case.
 
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Dude, your jeans are so blue. And so large. Are you one of those Zoomers I've read about?

Oh, and just tangentially, what does your button do?
lol. no. I'm 37, I'm just fat. They're actually old and quite faded. Here's another shot of the same jeans.

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Deleted a pound of useless plastic from the engine bay.

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Awesome! Now throw in the Verus heat shield while you're at it. Especially with this Texas heat. o_O
 
 
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