Supercharged Ford gets worked over by the Chevy-Toyota hybrid.
Today’s Kill Story was initially shared in a thread by DirtyMike, who owns a 1990 Toyota Supra with a 90s-era LT1 V8. He recently made a few runs against a friend’s supercharged Mustang GT-turned-Cobra clone and he captured the whoopin’ on video that was posted to the Yung Pirk YouTube channel.
The Competitors
The video above features a set or races between a 1990 Toyota Supra and a New Edge-era Mustang GT. As you can see, the Mustang has a 2003-2004 Cobra front fascia and hood, SVT wheels and Cobra badges. It also has an aftermarket supercharger setup, but with the automatic transmission, this car still falls well below the performance capabilities of an actual Cobra from this era.
It also looks like the Mustang has been wrecked a few times, with the front-end damage adding plenty of extra drag.
The Supra is fitted with an LT1 V8 from a 1994 Cadillac. The engine is modified with a set of ported stock heads, 1.6 roller rockers, a new camshaft, a ported intake manifold, headers and a 52-millimeter throttle body. The OP believes that this GM-powered Toyota weighs around 3,000 pounds and makes up around 400 rear wheel horsepower, although it was running a bit rich during these races.
The Races
On the first run, the LT1-powered Toyota Supra and the supercharged Mustang GT go head-to-head from a dig. The Mustang runs into traction issues early in the run, allowing the Toyota to jump out to a big lead that just kept on growing.
On the second run, the Mustang gets better traction, so it stays right alongside the Supra at first. As the race goes on, the LT1 overpowers the 2-valve Ford V8, allowing the Toyota to take the narrow win.
This serves as a reminder that the best way to make a Japanese car fast is to install an American engine.
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