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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 07:56 PM
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Hey, guys. Can we start our own forum? SupraMKV just plain sucks.
I started a Supra Track Discord server if anyone is interested: https://discord.gg/GPCkCryTVs
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LetsGetThisDone
I think you've been viewing forums through nostalgia goggles. Forgetting that back in the hayday of forum activity there was all kinds of pissing matches. lol
That's normal. For me, it's the thread after thread about the latest CF adhesive stickers to dress up the interior. Or which exhaust is loudest with no drone. Or what's the widest tire I can possibly fit on the stock wheels. Or which brake pads are best for street cruising/touge in my local parking lot.
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 09:40 PM
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Well ****. I did a bunch of research before we got the car that said they're same.

Now the first google result shows they're different.

Whatever. Guess it gets real brake kits that much sooner meow.
​​​​​@kaj was the test victim. He proved it was true. I didnt believe it at first. At least a brake upgrade, stock or aftermarket, is easy.
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 10:01 PM
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Can one of ya'll fill me in on the latest for tuning 21+ cars?

So far I've seen,

Piggy Back - lame
Unlock via Femto - Possible to get relocked later?
Clone to non-locked ECU - Seems ECUs are spendy?
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
Can one of ya'll fill me in on the latest for tuning 21+ cars?

So far I've seen,

Piggy Back - lame (actually well worth it)
Unlock via Femto - Possible to get relocked later? (Yes, just don't take it to the dealer)
Clone to non-locked ECU - Seems ECUs are spendy? (Yes)

See answers above
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumpy Sticks
​​​​​@kaj was the test victim. He proved it was true. I didnt believe it at first. At least a brake upgrade, stock or aftermarket, is easy.
I think I spent about $400 for salvaged calipers and rotors. I'll be swapping out as soon as my pads are done. Well worth it, IMO. The base model is the "RS" of the GRs and hard to find so I feel spe-ci-al.
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Old Apr 8, 2023 | 02:00 PM
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Damn. Supra forum is kind of ripoff. Forcing me to sign up to be a sponsor, which is $110/mo. Guess I'll make another account.

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Old Apr 8, 2023 | 08:30 PM
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Damn. Supra forum is kind of ripoff. Forcing me to sign up to be a sponsor, which is $110/mo. Guess I'll make another account.
They are forcing you to be a sponsor? Haven't said anything to me about having to be one and I have sold a few parts through the shop to people.
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Old Apr 8, 2023 | 10:12 PM
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They are forcing you to be a sponsor? Haven't said anything to me about having to be one and I have sold a few parts through the shop to people.
I may have not thoroughly thought it through when I signed up with my work email

Signed with personal email with a different screen name (speedingsafely) and seems I I have full posting privileges.
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Old Apr 18, 2023 | 08:05 PM
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Went to visit @LetsGetThisDone at his shop over the weekend along with @kaj. We all had a good time at the track!




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Old Apr 18, 2023 | 08:08 PM
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@kaj took third in The Vegas Cup and wasn't even there to get his trophy. Lol

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Old Apr 18, 2023 | 08:21 PM
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Should have just given it to me instead haha
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Old Apr 18, 2023 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lumpy Sticks
Went to visit @LetsGetThisDone at his shop over the weekend along with @kaj. We all had a good time at the track!
That course was a LOT of fun. It'll make you pay with an off, if you let it catch you....
It was super awesome to meet the two Seans, finally.






Originally Posted by LetsGetThisDone
@kaj took third in The Vegas Cup and wasn't even there to get his trophy. Lol
I didn't think I'd place! Took 7hrs to get home, though. That sucked, so good we left early.
I was kind of bummed. When I found out I won my class for bimmer challenge, I stopped driving. Turns out I missed the track record for my class by 0.3 seconds. Had I known....
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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 11:32 AM
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I started a Supra Track Discord server if anyone is interested: https://discord.gg/GPCkCryTVs
I just joined right meow
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Old Apr 19, 2023 | 06:09 PM
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For anyone who hasn't been to LVMS, here's the video from my fastest lap. So many bobbles... so many places to make up some time....so many chances to have the class record. AAAARRRRGGGHHH. I wish I had known I was that damned close.

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