CEDRIC SMITH’S 97 TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO Article: Alex Kamm Photography: John Garcia Location: Fisherman's Warf Hawaii! Gallery Page Home Page Article: Its been more then a decade since the Supra made its debut on the American Automotive Market. Supra's are a exotic work of art from the auto makers of Toyota . With its Inline 6 Cylinder Engines that come in Natrually Aspirated or Turbo its hard to buy a 3nd generation aka. MkIII for less then $15k. Their is just something about Supras that make your spine tingle when riding in one. I always have noticed a significant smell to its interior, although most Supra's i've ridden in came with no leather. Supra's driven on pro racing tracks in Japan some of which are the Clubman Race, and JGTC. I've also travled above 150mph in a Supra that wasn't so secure yet the adernaline pumping through myb bloods was enough to keep my heart from stopping when we hit dips in the road and started flying! This is my basic experience with Supras. I've helped do a tranny/engine swap from N/A USDM engine to 2JGTE JDM Turbo motor. I've gone street racing with one while in Southern California, and the kids just kept on staring at the car. One person even yelled out while we where pulling into the the street race area.. "A its toreto" from Fast and Furious.. which was pretty corny considering that show jus defamed the import scene. I've also travled in a supra going over 150mph, pass by California Highway Patrol in one at 120mph. If i had the money to invest in a car i could play with, i would definetly invest in a Supra, it just feels, sounds, and looks so mean! When you hear the name "Cedric Smith," I'm pretty sure anyone in the automotive scene, or who is a fan of the import scene in the pacific rim has said, "Is that the guy with the Supra" well yes it is, but its more then a guy with a Supra. Cedric has held a passion for Supra's since he first laid his eyes on one. I remeber seeing his supra photos in the oldschool speedhawaii dot com that was about 1999 maybe or 2000?, but that of course before some guy bought the dot com out. Then i remeber seeing his Supra at mostly all carshows in Hawaii, including the three day annual Street Car Showoff. Cedric likes to show off his Supra with a full aray of displays from neon lighting and sounds at Xfactor carshow, or with huge display boards showing his modifications and history of his Supra. This guy is a dedicated Supra owner and is apart of one of the most prestigous carclubs in Hawaii known as EFI unlimited. Well enough rambling from me, check out the sick night shot pictures John Garcia took. I think this is our first single car night shot, anyone still remeber the RSX Club of Hawaii night photoshoot? SPECS Cosmetics: DO-LUCK front end, Authentic TRIAL side skirts and rear bumper with diffuser from Japan, Authentic Trial rear wing with Custom carbon fiber center, Engine: Weisco forged pistons, Sound Performance SP67 turbo kit with RPS Header, Innovative wastegate, Sound Performance fuel system with HKS rail, 720CC injectors, Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator, additional -8an fuel line, twin in tank Walboro pumps, Sound Performance racing intake manifold, HKS Vein Pressure Converter, HKS AFR, BLITZ Dual Solenoid Boost Control, GREDDY 3 Row Front Mount Intercooler, Fluidyne Radiator, Unorthodox cam gears, Boostlogic Aluminum crank pulley, Unorthodox aluminum water pump/alternator pulleys, Horsepower freaks polished spark plug cover and intercooler cover, Silicon hoses, HKS Racing BOV;BLITZ catback exhaust, custom 3.5inch RPS midpipe and downpipe, NX Ntercooler sprayer with Custom dual spray bars and twin tanks, LED purge kit, DO methanol/water injection with kit with Custom 4 gallon fuel cell, Pro Trans built Toyota transmission with a 4k stall torque converter. Interior: SPARCO Milano suede black leather racing seats, Custom rear seats covered in black suede Milano Leather, Custom sound system-2 6.5 inch Boston pro fronts with Tweets, 2 JL W6 10 inch woofers in custom enclosure, 1 1000w Xtant amp for subs, 1 500w Xtant amp for fronts, Alpine deck, Autometer Indiglo boost guage, Custom carbon fiber dash, Hurst line lock, Racelogic Traction Control, Custom removable Chromoly roll cage, 5 point racing harness, Aluminum racing pedals. Suspension: HKS DRAG Coilovers, TRD strut tower brace, Brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors, TRD brake pads, D5 Racing rims ( First set of 19’s in the states) 19X9 front with 245/35 35 Yokohoma AVS sport tires and 19X10.5 rears with 295/35 Yokohoma AVS sport tires. Performance: - Best ET to date: 10.93 @ 131mph on BFG Drag Radials. First Supra in Hawaii in the 10’s! - Best mph to date: 132 mph - Horsepower: 592 rwhp on 92 pump gas with methanol/water. - Expected to make 640+ rwhp on C16 race gas. - Engine HP: Due to the automatic transmission and high stall on the torque converter there is more drivetrain loss than a manual transmission. The engine is making well over 790 HP.

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