Correct, no spacer. I have had issues with them in the past so decided not this time around. Been working out just fine for a couple years now. 600whp+ and 20+ track days a year.
GTS's aren't even close to a well setup supra on track. For street, I def agree with you but you can buy three supras to one GTS, which you recognized as a bargain.
You aren't conflating "easier to tune" with price right? Because last time I checked 911 tuning is at least $2,000 entry fee.
No idea who Jahaziel is. Manifold I get but if you don't have plans on running E85, I just don't understand doing all those fuel upgrades. There is no need, but your money is your money.
Newsflash! Driving in the most densely populated city in the United States with 28,000 people per square mile can be tricky!
However, in a city of 8.8 million people, it also has the lowest car ownership in the USA, with less than half (45%) owning a car. For contrast, Los Angeles has 88% car...
With the aftermarket manifolds, the intercooler is literally the whole middle bit. The plenum and the ports are welded to each side. The boost/temp sensor is on the port side, and goes into one single port. (I circled it in the 3rd and 4th photos below)
These posts by do88 show it well:
It's interesting that Toyota/Magna Steyr decided to put the M-lite diff cover with smaller cooling fins on all the newer 26 Supra, regardless of if it's a FE with the Z4 bracing or not.