Under boost, it makes the Supra sound like a jet taking off,” says Ghayour with true boost junkie excitement. “The turbo is one of the best sounding turbos I’ve ever heard.
Pressurization is no longer the duty of the factory twin turbos, as the duo was replaced with a single, watermelon-sized HKS T51R KAI turbocharger. No combination of numbers and letters evoke more emotion than Toyota’s “2JZGTE”, especially when they are followed by the term “fully-built.” Heavily tweaked by the power brokers at XS Engineering in Huntington Beach, CA, the inline-six motor features a pair of Crower bumpsticks to provide a turbo-friendly powerband. Together with an RPS racing clutch and lightweight flywheel, the Supra has no problem transferring the boosted ponies from the crank to the rear wheels.Īt the heart of the setup is the 3.0L engine that is widely considered as the Don Corleone of all Japanese motors. Extremely rare and more likely to be found on Super GT race cars, this race-ready tranny is a certified “1-of-1” piece and is tougher to find than a Shaquille O’Neal jump shot. From a driver’s perspective, the most obvious modification is the Getrag six-speed sequential transmission. But of course, when you invest $90,000 in a vehicle that has been meticulously built by one of Japan’s most well-respected companies, you have to expect something a little out of the ordinary. It was evident from the get-go that Ghayour’s new Supra wasn’t anything like his previous project cars.
However, he was fascinated with the potential of the Toyota Supras that his younger brother had been building, so he decided to bite the bullet by purchasing the Do-Luck USA vehicle for his very own use. After an appearance at SEMA Las Vegas, the Supra landed in Ghayour’s hands and he’s recently been doing his best to shed the car’s corporate trailer queen persona.Īs a muscle car gearhead-turned-import tuner, Ghayour has built a number of vehicles, including Chevrolet Camaros, varying versions of Mitsubishi 3000GTs and an Acura NSX. The car caught the eye of car building guru RJ De Vera of RO_JA Wheels / American Racing and was purchased from Do-Luck USA to help promote RO_JA’s import image. Originally built by Do-Luck USA in Kent, WA for demo purposes, the Supra posed alongside the company’s Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 at events up and down the West Coast. Farhad Ghayour of Phoenix, AZ was fortunate enough to find this extremely unique 1994 Toyota Supra and didn’t think twice about shelling out the coin to grab it. There are countless aftermarket parts available for the Supra, as the vehicle can morph from low-key street cruiser to high-powered rocket-on-wheels with just a few add-ons. Sporting 300hp and a drivetrain that’s even more bulletproof than Superman, Toyota’s flagship performance vehicle is at the top of almost every tuner’s want list. The MKIV Toyota Supra is as iconic to the Japanese tuning scene as the Ford Mustang or Pontiac GTO is to the muscle car scene here.
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