[mayhemstreets]

What is the worst modification or one you kind of regret, on your supra?

Mine so far is the door panels. When getting painted I thought it would be cool to get them wrapped in suede. Bad idea ha. This has led to the speaker panels not staying on because they had to be taken a part etc. I should have left them alone.

 

[Wreckless]

Removing A/C.
Doing that just ruins the ability to use it as a regular car when you feel like it, especially in warmer regions.

 

[Gary Bechtold]

Removing A/C.
Doing that just ruins the ability to use it as a regular car when you feel like it, especially in warmer regions.

Yeah living in Texas I could not live without a/c. Plus I need it to clear the windows when it's a little foggy too.

Worst mod I've done? I can't think of any right now only because I haven't gone too crazy.

 

[mayhemstreets]

Removing A/C.
Doing that just ruins the ability to use it as a regular car when you feel like it, especially in warmer regions.

No ac would be terrible. I'd rather have way less hp and good ac lol

 

[Lagtime]

I haven't done any bad mods. Seriously. Reading this forum diligently for well over 20 years has saved my ass from lots of stupid ideas.

 

[Mynillas]

just the price I spent on some of the upgrades

Reupholstering the seats and door panels for $4k

Paying around $3k (more than the values of the wheels) to have my wheels refinished.

I absolutely had to have oem parts. And paid a premium on stuff that I really didn’t need.

I realized I probably could have purchased another one of my “dream cars” with the money I spent if I had a clear direction, but I kept on switching gears. But I totally understand, it’s part of the process!!

 

[stockred03]

My other MKIV, worst mod was converting steering to a manual rack. Being on 275 wide tires up front made it worse. I hated that mod more than deleting my AC in Florida. Final hated mod was prob deleting charcoal canister and wreaking of fuel vapor everywhere, all the time.

 

[ThailandSupra]

What is the worst modification or one you kind of regret, on your supra?

Mine so far is the door panels. When getting painted I thought it would be cool to get them wrapped in suede. Bad idea ha. This has led to the speaker panels not staying on because they had to be taken a part etc. I should have left them alone.

What a great question. Back in the early 2000s I tried to put clutch, brake, and accelerator pedals that lit up in neon colors. It seriously made the car dangerous to drive due to no clearance with the toe and the under dash trim. Such a pointless thing to do. Stock petals are fine.

 

[SupraChappy]

Getting rid of OEM seats.

 

[ThailandSupra]

Getting rid of OEM seats.

Yes, 100% agree!

 

[Supra Turbo]

Sometimes we get caught up in chasing the horsepower figures without fully thinking through how the final number will affect the rest of the vehicle.

In my case, this included installing 15" drag radials in the rear. Sure it made it easier to put the power down in straight line, but also made the vehicle float side to side around bends at anything higher than 10 mph.

Tires are definitely something I should have done a bit more prior homework on. Lesson learned.

 

[mayhemstreets]

Haha this is something I would have done.

 

[Small Shot]

Cody Philips oiling mod. Included extended oil pan and oil remote filter location. Required removal of a/c + plugging factory oil gallery. Resulted in really good oil pressure during acceleration but really oil pressure at idle. sW used this setup in his record setting back car. Motor had to come out to reverse it.

Close second.. Buck Performance brake booster.. I run larger cams that result in poor vacuum at idle.. thought this would be a great "upgrade".. it was a complete bag of shit. Looks really fn good but does not feel good. Thankfully the heritage program brought back the brake booster.. I put all new everything during the reversal.

 

[mayhemstreets]

Cody Philips oiling mod. Included extended oil pan and oil remote filter location. Required removal of a/c + plugging factory oil gallery. Resulted in really good oil pressure during acceleration but really oil pressure at idle. sW used this setup in his record setting back car. Motor had to come out to reverse it.

Close second.. Buck Performance brake booster.. I run larger cams that result in poor vacuum at idle.. thought this would be a great "upgrade".. it was a complete bag of shit. Looks really fn good but does not feel good. Thankfully the heritage program brought back the brake booster.. I put all new everything during the reversal.

What was so bad about the brake booster? Just curious.

 

[stockred03]

What was so bad about the brake booster? Just curious.

If it’s what I felt in my buddy’s MKIV with the same mod, it was that you had to stand on the brake to get the car to stop. Quite a calf workout.

 

[HotSoup]

Best...6 speed swap

Worst....rolling rear fenders

 

[Gary Bechtold]

Sometimes we get caught up in chasing the horsepower figures without fully thinking through how the final number will affect the rest of the vehicle.

In my case, this included installing 15" drag radials in the rear. Sure it made it easier to put the power down in straight line, but also made the vehicle float side to side around bends at anything higher than 10 mph.

Tires are definitely something I should have done a bit more prior homework on. Lesson learned.

Also the downgrade to non-turbo tiny rear brakes to fit the 15 inch wheels. I understand the why people had to do it but felt less braking power with more horsepower was not a great thing.

 

[mayhemstreets]

Best...6 speed swap

Worst....rolling rear fenders

Yeah rolling rear fenders sounds no fun in my opinion. That is one of the things I want to avoid for sure.

 

[Mark 2JZ]

hindsight is 20/20 but as long as you’re learning in the process it’s fine

idk if I’d reverse anything to this point, i just have learned more about what im capable of (and not) as the years have passed as a supra owner

 

[Mr Ree NZ]

Bright blue leds in the dash cluster and AC unit

2007 me loved them, as the faded light green jdm lights were so dated, but I wish I had thought more about it first and perhaps gone with a white led kit so it doesnt look like a throwback to the late 90s

If I knew somebody nearby who could replace the AC unit lights, I would redo the dash cluster myself but instead, Ill have to live with my poor decision making for the rest of my days