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Or build a little cage that bolts to the battery cover in the hatch and hold Olympic Weight Plates. They are a standard size, so it should easy to find off the shelf components to secure them at any big box store. That's probably doable for <$100 in materials, plus cost of the weights.

Short shifting is probably the easiest solution. It won't be as fun, but the engine has enough torque that you'll still have plenty of pulling power in 4th and 5th. Have you asked the people hosting the event how to deal with this? Surely you're not the only beginner who wants to bring a car...

Is the color Satin Bronze?

I just looked up reviews from when it came out and repeated it here. C&D said, https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15139219/2001-lexus-sc430-road-test-review/ The entire review is gushing over the design. There are plenty of other reviews online from when the vehicle came out. If you...

The whole "if you're a good driver, you can go very fast in it, but if you're not, you're going to end up in the ditch." comment gave me the impression he thought the Z was faster in unskilled hands. But I can see how it's ambiguous. I mean, the Z is slow, so it's possible the Supra is still...

I actually disagree about the LC500. I genuinely think it's going to be roughly as desirable as the SC430 is. Both were pretty good looking old lady cars with lackluster performance and handling(for the era, relative to price), but nice V8s and amazing interiors. If you read contemporary...

The Supra is a lot of car and can get pretty drifty. It's impressive how fast you can be going and still have the rear end step out a bit coming on throttle through a corner. I've not driven the new Z, but I've thrashed a number of 350 and 370s and always found them to be really easy to drive...

Yeah, he doesn't need to "bet" that the NISMO will take the Supra around a track, plenty of outlets have done that comparison with conclusive results. Whether it's more technical tracks, or big ones with long straights, the Supra wins hands down by a wide margin. That being said, I can see the...

The problem with these is lots of manufactures are onto the use of cheater tires. Like Audi makes Trofeo Rs a "dealer installed addon" and Dark Horse comes equipped with some pretty insane tires that Ford won't let reviewers swap. Plus, reviewers have like 4-5 cars to learn in a weekend, and...

Times have changed though - people aren't interested in the cheap version of a car. Pretty much everyone is phasing out the cheap versions because even cars like Mustang are having trouble moving the four banger. It's hard to find consistent sales breakdowns, but the 5.0 has pretty much always...

Agreed. I know everyone hates on its styling, but I actually like it a lot, especially the side profile and fender flairs.

You'll probably be ahead of almost any Hellcat long enough for it to matter. Spinnin' ain't winnin' and spinnin is all Hellcats do on the street. Even at the track, they are barely faster, and that's with launching on an ideal surface. The Durango HCs are a pain from a dig because of awd, but...

Honestly, that front vent might look better without any sort of mesh. Just make a nice, smooth transition from the outside of the vent to the inside, just enough to cover up the exposed paint, then leave the rest open. Like a headlight intake. Edit; like this

Yes, but keep in mind that cars are just better all-arounders now than ever before. So pretty much every new track capable car is going be a lot like this, unless you buy a model specifically designed to be raw and terrible on the street. Even the CTR or the C8 is going to be a amazingly...

Stock tires are still good for a 1.8x 60ft. So I think step 1 for OP is learning to launch properly.

I also had a few 5.0s and agree with what's been said here. There's some other similar threads that I've posted my experiences in. Something I didn't see mentioned is that Mustangs are pretty basic, so unless you go all out with the body mods, they fly under the radar (shelbys excluded). This...

I use mine as a weekend fun car. I'm mostly a jdm guy like you, so my past cars have been like, nb miata, celica gts, prelude, wrx, 5.0, mazdaspeed protege. The Supra is the only car I've ever owned where I just take it for drives for no reason. 10/10 would buy again (if I had the garage...

Yeah, I was going to say, there's no way OEMs would go with titanium exhausts if they were apt to fail due to metal fatigue after a few years. That's a clusterfuck of a class action lawsuit just waiting to happen. But then again, Corvettes had wheels that would crack while just sitting in the...

Are the UK Supras rated at 335HP? Because your times are slower than what I've done in a stock manual.

If you want one, don't sleep on it. The only ones you find on the lot are marked up. FWIW, I waited for about 6 months after order from Kings Toyota, they quoted me about six weeks initially.