Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: oceansoul on 31 March 2011, 21:35:07
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Mk4. The one with the big wing on the back. Anyone had anything to do with them. Im considering getting on, but dont really know much about them :y
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Can you remind me of the model year?
I have a mate selling one but i dont know what mark it is, but its apparently a good one
apparently bulletproof engines, another mate has a Lexus IS with a supra engine in it
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when they are properly modified with a "serious" budget nothing can catch.. and special mod parts are available..
http://ezinearticles.com/?FAQ-on-Modifying-the-Toyota-Supra&id=9214 (assuming you are not buying to drive as stock ;D)
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Aside from the interior being particularly ugly (it looks like they forgot to design it, threw a bit of plywood in there and then threw a bunch of switches at it!)..
The engines are renowned for being bullet proof - the bottom end is allegedly good for ~750hp without modification, and they were very popular for modifications in Japan so there's a whole hill of parts available for them from places like JapanParts, Nengun etc.
If they're anything like the 300ZX of the same era, look out for rust starting in hard to reach places - they have all the corrosion protection of wet paper towel once the paint is holed. Imports used to be better in this respect in that they hadn't been here as long - but by now they're probably getting in the same state as UK cars (i.e. either sheddy or good depending on how well they've been cared for).
Oh, watch out for imports - insurance will probably bend you over and stiff you purely because they're an import, and you'll lack any kind of service history before it hit UK shores (unless you get lucky and can read Japanese!)
You looking at the turbo model or the naturally aspirated? I imagine the NA engine is just about impossible to kill..
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Aside from the interior being particularly ugly (it looks like they forgot to design it, threw a bit of plywood in there and then threw a bunch of switches at it!)..
The engines are renowned for being bullet proof - the bottom end is allegedly good for ~750hp without modification, and they were very popular for modifications in Japan so there's a whole hill of parts available for them from places like JapanParts, Nengun etc.
If they're anything like the 300ZX of the same era, look out for rust starting in hard to reach places - they have all the corrosion protection of wet paper towel once the paint is holed. Imports used to be better in this respect in that they hadn't been here as long - but by now they're probably getting in the same state as UK cars (i.e. either sheddy or good depending on how well they've been cared for).
Oh, watch out for imports - insurance will probably bend you over and stiff you purely because they're an import, and you'll lack any kind of service history before it hit UK shores (unless you get lucky and can read Japanese!)
You looking at the turbo model or the naturally aspirated? I imagine the NA engine is just about impossible to kill..
I think there was a thread some time ago about guys in Thailand or Malaysia putting Supra engines into Omegas.
I'll try to dig it up.
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a mate of mine has one
"says"
interiour cr*p
engines bomb proof as long as you give it plenty of oil services :y
as for the rest, if it breaks, upgrade it :y
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I had a mk 3 3.0lt turbo, engine was bomb proof. Car was good fun to. Quite nifty for a big bus.
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Toyota Supra engine fitted in Omega;
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1251204070/0#0
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Toyota Supra engine fitted in Omega;
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1251204070/0#0
Thats amazing! I want one :'(
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the thread says the engine is from the Aristo (supra in brackets) but the Aristo was the Lexus GS300, unless they share engines
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the thread says the engine is from the Aristo (supra in brackets) but the Aristo was the Lexus GS300, unless they share engines
They do - 2JZ-GTE, in fact was fitted to the Aristo before it made it into the Supra :)
(Aristo also came with the 1UZ-FE 4ltr V8 and NA 2JZ-GE engines.. the 1UZ is a lovely, lovely engine)