If I needed to associate the Toyota Supra with only one motorsport genre, it wouldn’t be touring cars.
I’m going to disregard your cries of ‘JGTC’ and the enduring GT500 TOM’s Castrol JZA80 Supra. I’ve even had first-hand experience with GT4 A90 Supras on the Nürburgring 24 Hour race prior to now. Because despite its legendary touring automotive racing credentials, the Supra in my eyes has at all times been a drag racing hero firstly. And for quarter mile motion, nobody has built them higher than Titan Motorsports within the USA.
This isn’t the primary time the subject has been broached on Speedhunters, but I’d prefer to throw my hat in and revisit the topic of Supra drag racing. Given the frankly astonishing power gains which have been achieved since Paddy last discussed the A90 as a tuning platform, it could be rude to not.
“Our history with the Supra goes back well before Titan existed,” recalls Wes Bourne, Titan Motorsports’ marketing manager. “Considered one of Titan’s owners, Nero, had a MkIV Supra and began the corporate to assist support his racing habit. As the corporate evolved and grew, his original Supra went on to turn out to be our Titan Copper drag Supra, one of the vital successful import drag cars in US history.”
How successful? Well, ‘Copper’ can lay claim to consistent 6.4-second quarter mile ETs with its tried and tested 2JZ-GTE engine.
Time has moved on, and JZA80 Supras have turn out to be collector items with prices to match. And consequently, 2JZ modification has turn out to be equally expensive. Immediately, new-age enthusiasts are attending to experience the ability potential of the present generation A90 Supra as a substitute.
“The A90 is a terrific base for drag racing due to its highly tuneable straight six powerplant and ZF automatic transmission,” says Kyle Scott, Titan sales executive and top B58/S58 guy. “It’s easy to package big-power builds for the B58/S58 cars. The recipe is there so it’s much easier to maintain items in stock in bulk, and rinse and repeat. The 2JZ will at all times be our bread and butter, however the B58 and S58 have turn out to be mainstays as well. We’re having fun with the challenge.”
The Supras we’re today are three of the fastest A90s anywhere on the earth immediately.
The red Supra is a Titan customer automotive, while the white Supra belongs to Adil Adams, one of Titan Motorsports’ technicians. Each are making just over 1,200hp, with some key ingredients being Precision 7275 Gen 2 turbochargers, CSF Race intake manifolds and warmth exchangers, and Titan’s own cylinder head work on Titan 3.2-litre stroker short blocks.
The yellow automotive belongs to Jordane ‘Peppa’ Jacobs, and lays claim to the title of the present third quickest and fastest A90 Supra on the planet.
“I’ve at all times had several types of BMWs. They became so popular in NYC that I desired to get something different but in a way, still a BMW,” says Jordane. “NYC has more of a street racing scene because we don’t have any real drag racing tracks.”
“BMWs have at all times been popular, but with the B58 and S58 engines’ capabilities more individuals are buying them to hitch the platform and check out to turn out to be the fastest. I began off with a stock motor, and now I actually have a 3.2-litre ‘Stage X’ stroker motor made by my tuner, Visconti.”
The road racing scene is where Jordane first cut his Supra’s teeth, transitioning over to the drag strip because the construct became drastically more powerful. In its current guise, Jordane has managed to crack the 7-second barrier with a 7.98-second quarter mile ET, crossing the finish line at 176mph (283km/h).
“My favourite part is that it’s RWD and a bit harder to drive fast, but at the identical time it’s lots more exciting with the ability it’s making,” he says.
That’s to not say it’s a track-only, one-trick pony – note the Latest York licence plate behind the parachute. In actual fact, for Jordane, the Supra is very drivable each day. “I actually have A/C, heating, and most of my interior. I just did a four-day ‘drag and drive’ event across North and South Carolina where I drove between each track without trailering.”
“I get a number of attention after I drive around. Persons are at all times recording me driving and tagging me on social media. Sometimes they struggle to get me to do a pull within the automotive for a video, and even follow me around for a bit.”
And yet, for all of the speed, power and a focus these cars get, neither Jordane nor Titan Motorsports are totally content with the ridiculous feats they’ve managed to attain to date. In Jordane’s case, he plans to race at more events this yr, and hopefully go faster than 7.9.
As for the madmen at Titan? In response to Kyle, they’re only just getting began. “There are complexities with reference to the unlocking the [A90] ECUs, which have slowed things down somewhat bit and added some extra tuning cost and energy that may hopefully turn out to be easier as time goes on. The rumoured S58-powered [GRMN] Supra should turn things up a notch within the tuning community.”
“With these being engines for production-based cars vs custom chassis race cars, I don’t think development will ever reach the degrees put into the 2JZ. However, when you told us 20 years ago we’d be making 3,000+ horsepower reliably in our 2JZ drag cars, I probably wouldn’t have seen that coming either…”
“The US appears to be far more straight line focused than other parts of the world; the most important import events listed below are drag racing events and the potential BMW/Toyota left on the table with this engine makes it tuner friendly.”
Modern BMWs – and contemporary performance cars generally – are so over-engineered that it’s now easier than ever to push ridiculous power figures using fairly easy formulae. Drag racing will not be as hot within the Europe because it is within the US, but near 1,000hp BMW M5 Competitions are increasingly common sights at V-MAX airstrip events.
I like these builds and their duality. iDrive, air con, automatic gearboxes and an informal 1,250hp on the wheels. Long live the Supra, king of the import drag racers and more accessible than ever before.
Mario Christou
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Photography by Darrien Craven
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‘Renaissance Red 2.0′ A90 Toyota Supra
Engine: Titan Motorsports-built 3.2L B58 short block, Brian Crower 100mm billet crankshaft, Carillo connecting rods with 3/8″ Carr bolts, custom CP stroker forged pistons with upgraded wrist pins, ACL rod bearings, ARP CA625+ head studs, ARP2000 important bearing stud kit, Titan Motorsports billet important caps, Visconti Tuning Fire-Lock head gasket, Titan Motorsports x ATI Damper crank pulley, Visconti Tuning upgraded hardware, Titan Motorsports-built 6-port cylinder head, CNC port/polish, Kelford Cams B camshafts, Ferrea +1mm exhaust valves, Ferrea +.5mm intake valves, Ferrea valve springs & retainers, Titan Motorsports x Full-Race turbo kit – Precision Turbo Next Gen 7275 T4 Divided 1.15a/r, Precision Turbo 46mm wastegates, TiAL Sport QRJ blow-off valve, Radium fuel system, TI Automotive BKS1001 brushless fuel pump, Injector Dynamics 1700X fuel injectors, Visconti Tuning Reflex wiring kit, Visconti tuning coolant pressure kit, Titan Motorsports x CSF direct port dry nitrous kit, Titan Motorsports 5bar MAP sensor, Titan Motorsports ice box kit, Titan Motorsports x Braille lightweight battery kit, Titan Motorsports methanol injection kit, CSF Gen 2 B58 Race X Charge-Air-Cooler manifold, CSF heat exchanger, CSF prototype important radiator, 2x CSF auxiliary radiators, tuned by John Visconti (Visconti Tuning)
Driveline: Pure Drivetrain Solutions Stage 3 transmission upgrade with billet convertor, Titan Motorsports billet transmission pan, SPL Parts diff bushings, Titan Motorsports upgraded axles, The Driveshaft Shop carbon driveshaft, Titan Motorsports driveshaft loop, CSF transmission cooler
Suspension/Brakes: KW V3 coilovers, Titan Motorsports x SPL Parts Ultimate rear multilink suspension, SPL Parts front control arms, SPL Parts front end links, SPL Parts caster bushings, Brembo GT 380mm 6-piston brakes
Wheels: Weld RT-S S81 beadlock rear/skinny front combo
Exterior: APR front splitter, APR GTC-300 rear wing, Titan Motorsports parachute mount kit, Shroud 10ft Parachute
Interior: Titan Motorsports roll bar, Tillet B1SC seats, Titan Motorsports seat brackets, Titan Motorsports parachute release kit
Adil Adams’ ‘Absolute Zero White’ A90 Toyota Supra
Engine: Titan Motorsports-built 3.2L B58 short block, Brian Crower 100mm billet crankshaft, Carillo connecting rods with 3/8″ Carr bolts, custom CP stroker forged pistons with upgraded wrist pins, ACL rod bearings, ARP CA625+ head studs, ARP2000 important bearing stud kit, Titan Motorsports billet important caps, Visconti Tuning Fire-Lock head gasket, Visconti Tuning crank damper, Visconti Tuning upgraded hardware, Titan Motorsports-built 6-port cylinder head, CNC port/polish, Kelford Cams B camshafts, Ferrea +1mm exhaust valves, Ferrea +.5mm intake valves, Ferrea valve springs & retainers, Titan Motorsports x Full-Race turbo kit with custom titanium charge pipe & down pipe, Precision Turbo Next Gen 7275 T4 Divided 1.15a/r, Precision Turbo 46mm wastegates, TiAL Sport QRJ blow-off valve, Radium fuel systemTI automotive BKS1001 brushless fuel pump, Injector dynamics BPC100 brushless controller, Injector Dynamics 1700X fuel injectors, Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator, Visconti Tuning Reflex wiring kit, Visconti Tuning coolant pressure kit, direct port dry nitrous kit, Titan Motorsports 5bar MAP sensor, Titan Motorsports ice box kit, Titan Motorsports methanol injection kit, CSF Gen 2 B58 Race X Charge-Air-Cooler manifold, CSF heat exchanger, CSF prototype important radiator, 2x CSF auxiliary radiators, Titan Motorsports x Braille lightweight battery kit, tuned by John Visconti (Visconti Tuning)
Driveline: Pure Drivetrain Solutions Stage 3 transmission upgrade with billet convertor, Titan Motorsports billet transmission pan, SPL Parts diff bushings, Titan Motorsports upgraded axles, The Driveshaft Shop carbon driveshaft, Titan Motorsports Driveshaft loop, CSF transmission cooler
Suspension/Brakes: HKS Hipermax IV SP Drag coilovers, Titan Motorsports x SPL Parts Ultimate rear multilink suspension
Wheels: Weld RT-S S81 beadlock rear/skinny front combo in custom gunmetal finish
Exterior: Eventuri carbon headlight cover, Titan Motorsports Parachute mount kit, Simpson 10ft parachute
Interior: Titan Motorsports roll bar, Tillet B1SC seats, Titan Motorsports seat brackets, Titan Motorsports parachute release kit
Jordane Jacobs’ ‘Nitro Yellow’ A90 Toyota Supra
Engine: 3.2 litre stroker Vistonti ‘Stage X’ construct, ARP fasteners, CSF Gen 2 B58 Race X Charge-Air-Cooler manifold, Full-Race turbo kit with Precison Turbo Next Gen 7275, TiAL wastegates, Visconti Tuning Stage 2 fuel system, Injector Dynamics 1,750cc injectors, Insomnia Motorsports ice box system, CSF cooling system, EcuTek/Motiv ECU, tuned by John Visconti (Visconti Tuning)
Driveline: Pure Drivetrain Solutions Stage 3 transmission upgrade, Pure Drivetrain Solutions billet low stall torque converter, VTT/PST carbon fibre driveshaft, The Driveshaft Shop axles, SPL Parts diff bushings, EOS differential brace, Insomnia Motorsports differential vent kit
Suspension/Brakes: SPL Parts adjustable arms, LG Motorsports rear 15-inch brake conversion
Wheels: Belak 17-inch Skinny front wheels, Belak 15-inch rear Drag Pack wheels
Exterior: Eventuri headlight intake, Titan Motorsports parachute kit
Interior: Tillett carbon fibre seats, full trim
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