PEEFREE's A90 Supra Build

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Hi guys. Just picked up a 2021 Supra on Wednesday.

Haven't had too much time to drive her around yet but in the short time I've driven it, it's been really nice.

Anyways... A little bit about me.... I haven't been messing with cars that long (probably since about ~ 2016 ish?). Since then, I've been fortunate to be involved in several platforms that include the GTR, S2k, M2, Nsx (both NA1 and NC1), CTR and now the Supra.

What has been even more awesome than building these cars is the opportunity to meet the people involved with them. Sharing knowledge, builds, and ideas in the community has always been a huge part to the ownership process for me.

So with that said, I look forward to meeting more owners.

In the mean time, please continue to check in as I will be logging my build here. The car will be built mainly for HPDE days on the track.

oops... Almost forgot... Pictures!


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Build Update 7/30/2021:

Caught a bad case of the flu so I'm stuck at home. Figured I'd update my build thread a long with a complete mod list thus far.


Car
2021 Toyota Supra
Engine / Performance
C&R - Supra LTR
C&R Primary Radiator
C&R auxiliary Radiators
Eventuri intake and duct
Akrapovic Exhaust
AMS Charge Pipe
Verus Turbo Heat Shield
Titan Supplemental Fuel System
AMS Intake Manifold
CSF Transmission cooler

Wheels / Suspension:
SPL Front Lower Control Arms
SPL Adjustable Front Caster
SPL Rear Toe links + Eccentric Lockouts
SPL bumpsteer correction kit
SPL Rear Traction Links
SPL Rear Upper Lateral Links
SPL Front Swaybar endlinks
JRZ RS PRO Suspension 550 / 850 lbs w/ Quick Disconnect Rear
Te37 Squared 18x10.5 +35
AFE Power Front Sway Bar
FC - a90 - steel stud conversion kit - 80 mm
AP BBK 9660 - Front
TItan 7 Lug nut M14x1.5
Cusco Rear Power Brace
Cusco Front Brace
Verus Master Brake Cyclinder Brace
AP Rear BBK Rear CP9450/365mm
CP9450 Pad Tension kit
CP9660 Pad Tension Kit
Visconti Billet Ride Height Sensor

Exterior:
Spage x PhD Rear GT Wing
Spage x PhD Front Splitter
Spage x PhD Front Lip
Spage x PhD Custom Wing Riser
Spage x PhD End Plate
Verus Dive Plant Kit - Dual Elements
Verus Engineering Rear Diffuser
Verus Rear Differential Cooling Plate
RaceSeng Front and Rear tow hooks
A91 Supra Stripe Kit
Evasive EVS Fenders
Avery Rock grey Wrap
Verus Engine dress up kit
Varis CF Hood
SUPRA STAR CF door handle covers
Goldenwrench Red Billet Gas cap cover
ING+ Side Skirt
ING+ Rear Bumper
Varis Canards
AMS ECU Cover
EVS Mirrors
F1 Style Supra 4th Brake Light - 20+ Toyota Supra - SMOKE
Verus Carbon Polyweave Rear Spat Kit
Verus Carbon polyweave side splitter kit
Ed wrapping services - Inozotek Midnight Purple


Interior:
F80 Macht Schell
Recaro Sliders
Recaro Pole Position
Weathertech Floor Mats
Cusco Harness Bar
Schroth Rally 4 ASM
Proclip Angled Mount Item: 855595
Magic Mount Pro XL
EastcoastSupra custom steering wheel w/ shift indicator
Autotechnic Carbon shifter paddles
Antigravity H7 / 60AH Battery
Aim Smartycam 84 degree + AIM SOLO DL 2
Supra Weathertech badges
Rexpeed passenger Side Carbon Interior badge
Weathertech Black Trunk Liner
A90 Supra Replacement Start / Stop Button - Red - IND
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Welcome aboard. I saw a black Supra in person and it looked absolutely stunning in person. Pictures can never do that color justice.
 
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Sonoma Track day Prep:

We had a track day scheduled for 9/28/2020 so before we went, I wanted to address some of the shortcomings of the car. Not saying that this isn't a perfectly trackable platform in stock form but I've had some things fail on me on track and... it wasn't a great experience. So yeah... we weren't taking any chances.

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First off, AP BBK. We went with the AP Racing 9660 kit as this was the same kit that I used on my CTRs. Seeing that I had two extra sets of brake pads for this car and I enjoyed the system from my previous ride. Why not.

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Next up we wanted to install some SPL components. This was done so that it would allow for a bit more adjustability. While installing these components, we realized that it was a especially good call seeing as to how some of the OEM components weren't that 'beefy'.

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Last but not least, I installed some TE37's and wrapped them in Yokohama A052's.

The wheels are 18x9.5 +20 and 18x10.5 +30. A staggered set up. I think the car could use a squared set up but I went staggered because I wanted to increase the amount of understeer it had. I was coming from a Civic Fk8 Type R and honestly, I was scared of the habits I had picked up while driving that car. Plus Sonoma has a ton of walls so... staggered set up it was!

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Can't leave without getting a proper alignment done!

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Final product.

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It's a bit high but it'll have to do until we get the coilovers in.
 
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Sonoma Track day - 9/28/2020

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Been tracking a Civic Type R for the past two years so coming back onto track with a RWD felt super sketchy to me. The Supra felt so much harder to drive than the Civic. So in other words, the heat was irrelevant here as I had a ton of habits to work out of my system. haha.

Thoughts on the car so far... let's see...

The car in it's current form with brakes and wheels understeers. I think this problem could be remedied via a set of squared wheels but I'd like to run a staggered set up until I feel comfortable driving RWD again.

Another issue / complaint that I have about the car is the fact that the suspension is way too soft. During quick transitions, the car just ... bounces around. We're hoping that a set of coilovers could fix this issue.

These two things aside, the car is a lot of fun and has a ton of potential. Even in stock form, the car is extremely capable as I was able to duke it out with far more modified cars. My hope is that over time, as we get more and more used to the platform, we can transform this thing into a very capable track weapon.
 
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Raceseng tow hooks. This stuff was expensive but I guess they look nice. lol.






At this stage, we're just waiting on parts to come in....

Car will be going to Laguna this weekend on 10/11 with my buddy piloting her (I've got some prior obligations). So if you're around the area and see the car....come and say hi to my buddy. haha.
 
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10/11/2020 - Laguna Seca

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Since I've been a bit preoccupied with work / family / life, I had my good friend take her out to Laguna for a spin. He's had a lot of experience on the track and usually drives a s2k. Wanted to see what he could do with it and what sort of mods we would need.

Here's his best lap of the day:

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Car hasn't gone through any other mods since our last track day but so far has:

18" wheels
2nd day A052s
AP Front BBK
SPL Arms for camber
Everything else is stock

His opinion of the car is flattering. Stock vs stock, it's definitely a great car versus the s2k. Great power and the car is quick.

Main things he pointed out:

1. Car needs a better suspension system - This is probably the biggest problem with the car. The stock set up is wayyyy too soft. This contributes to a floaty feeling of the car and lets the supra throw its weight around. Not a fun feeling.

2. Cooling - The car was able to do a 1.40 in the early parts of the day. But as time progressed and he was getting more comfortable with the car, he was only able to get around 1.41 as the car started pulling power. We think that some cooling upgrades could help alleviate a lot of these issues or at least let the Supra run for longer before losing some oomph.

3. Power - The car is plenty fast at stock power levels. I'm not sure what a 600+ hp Supra could do at Laguna but it's definitely exciting to think about.

In terms of the build, everything is ordered already. We're just waiting for the parts to come in. Next track day will likely be at Sonoma again on 11/7.
 
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What coilover are you going to go with? MCS? I was hoping Ohlins was going to have something, but MCS is probably what I will go with.

As far as cooling, any ideas?
 
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What coilover are you going to go with? MCS? I was hoping Ohlins was going to have something, but MCS is probably what I will go with.

As far as cooling, any ideas?
JRZ RS-PRO's. I used to use ohlins all the time and i think they're solid but the JRZ's is what I've been rocking lately.

As far as cooling goes:

C&R - Supra LTR
C&R Primary Radiator
C&R Auxiliary Radiators

I think the car could benefit from a transmission cooler but I don't think there is anything out yet. I've already emailed C&R and they said they are working on something.
 
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Just giving a little update but we've been trying to prepare the car for Sonoma on 11/7.

Since our last post we've installed the following:

- JRZ RS-Pro
- TE37 Squared set up - 10x10.5 +35
- A052s 295/35/18s
- AFE Power Front Sway Bar
- Verus Master Brake Cylinder Brace
- Cusco Rear Power Brace
- Cusco Front Brace


We also started sprucing up the interior via some aftermarket bits:

- Rexspeed Passenger side carbon interior badge
- IND A90 Red start / stop button
- Magic Mount Pro
- Weathertech Floor mats / Trunk liner

At this point in the build, we've been focusing on the steering / suspension of the car which I feel like is the "weak" point of the platform.

Stay tuned.

Pictures (sorry not a whole lot because I've been swamped with work).

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Any pictures of the jrz setup? Also did you do any of the spl bits in the rear?
 
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Any pictures of the jrz setup? Also did you do any of the spl bits in the rear?
Not too many pictures of the JRZ set up.

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We have the entire SPL catalogue ordered but I think we're waiting for SPL to revise some parts before we throw everything in.
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