Right now is a difficult time for sure with supply and industries changing. I still consider it a short term issue though and things will become more available as needs grow. Regardless, some things will be painful. Still not as bad as trying to buy something like a new OEM supra motor/trans. Or the depreciation that comes with the new cars.

Don't get me wrong, I love the new things too. Just trying to point out that the grass isn't always greener. Try finding people as willing to share info on new platforms as they are here.

 

If I bought a Supra, I would not be buying a motor or Trans for it. Ever. Car would be sold prior to warranty expiration. I wouldn't be modding it for that very reason. It's fast enough. Brakes, suspension, and tires gets me as fast as my Evo. If not more so.
@letsgetthisdone STM sent my clutch from Turn 14 (?), because I requested any shipping other than FedEx.. Ordered Monday. Arrived Wed via UPS. Bad ***.

 

Ya if you get "in stock" in your regions warehouse they're usually prompt to ship at 14 - unless the sales team gets lazy and doesn't process the order, but that's only happened twice. Even then I've had 3 separate next day orders take 5 days to get here when the normal "ground" is 2 days from said locations when using FedFail..

 

TCase ring pinions arent available due to a shortage in precious metal supply not because mitsi dont want to make any. Its a global issue affecting even new cars currently.

 

modern cars are impossible to modify and tune mostly. like look at modern audi's and bmws etc they have over 20 ecu's in them.

The new yaris GR if you change the ecu it faults out the collision avoidance system and you cannot get it to work again which will void you ever getting a safety check done on it. (here we have to do these things called warrant of fitness every 12 months or so) So modern cars arent really the answer unless you dont plan on modifying it.

Supply issues wont go away at the moment, have you enquired to purchase a new car at the moment? the wait lists are massive due to the materials shortages and shipping issues etc.

I guess the only other real route you could take would be to purchase a GT4 cayman or something similar as a track toy.

 

Yeah, it probably shipped to from the Sparks, NV warehouse.

 

No mods = No fun

 

huh? I think the two VW's I have in the driveway would 100% disagree with you. So would the dozens and dozens of VWs and Audis I have tuned remotely. Some of them making over 500whp.

The modification aftermarket is insanely healthy for VW and Audi.

 

500 whp in a newer car (anything 2015 and up especially) really isn't much, they're heavy and and very restricted from new manufature regulations for safety and emissions. Not to mention all the bells and whistles the new gen market demands. Costs are cut where performance matters.

Point? You can mod them. It just isn't worth it.

 

I dunno what you all are going on about here. The GTI's and R's weigh less/same than our evos. The supra weighs about the same as well and you can make 700whp+ without a ton of work. Hell, the Supra can make 500hp with two simple mods.

They can be tuned just as well as our evos, if not more so. The ECU is light years ahead of our relics.

All I am getting from this is ya'll have some serious change aversion and the statement "impossible to mod" is 1,000% incorrect.

All I hear when you say something ignorant like this is "GET OFF MY LAWN!"

 

After watching this


I can't help but feel a strong sense of nihilism.

TLDW: Rubber > Everything?

 

No way you just compared the weight of an evo to a gti it isn't even awd! and the R is so much heavier than early evos..like afew hundred pounds heavier! lol

 

Some of us don't need engine mods to have fun. Plenty of work to do suspension/wheel/tire. Then, if you are really into things, you can do weight and aero. Engine mods would be the last priority for me. Unless it's a street-only car. Then I could see engine mods being of utmost importance.

 

You are very much deflecting now but whatever, you are even wrong with your deflections...

2005 USDM Evo : 3,2XX lbs
2006 USDM Evo : 3,2XX lbs
2014 USDM Evo : 3,4XX lbs
2020 VW Golf R : 3,3XX lbs
2020 Audi TTS : 3,2XX lbs
2020 Audi TTRS: 3,3XXlbs

 

You sure the RS weighs more then the TTS? That'd be funny cause the whole RS is supposed to be lighter you'd figure.

But we've said it many many times. TIRE > WEIGHT > POWER.

The new 400Z is also looking pretty good. I believe it's "all Nissan" which would be a relief compared to the BMSupra. Something to be said about the "attempted" comeback of JDM when the entire car is a hodgepodge where as ours has a mitsu stamp on every damn thing.