My 1997 Toyota Supra Turbo - Miscellaneous
There are some things that I was not able to fit into the other categories on this site, so I made this section to place those things.
I put chrome wheels on my car, with the stock look. There is a long story behind that, and to see that, please go to the following link: The Wheel Situation.
Monitoring the engine vitals is a must. Most importantly, I have a Wideband 02 setup to monitor my air/fuel mixture accurately and in realtime. I use a TechEdge Wideband 1.5 Built Unit with a standard 5 Wire Wideband Oxygen Sensor.
Also, I have a GReddy Fuel Pressure Gauge along with a GReddy Exhaust Gas Temperature Gauge to match it on the A-Pillar. (I also have a Fuel Pressure Gauge in the engine bay to monitor during dyno. testing.).
I used to have a Stillen (SPI) Boost Guage mounted where the clock used to be (my stereo has a clock on it) . . . this is so I can see how much I am boosting under load and what vacuum pressure at idle is. Now, I just use the Boost Controller which I had a custom mount built for. You can see that on the Speed Performance Modifications page.
I purchased grey Noah Car Cover (Kimberly Clark) that was custom made for my car. In the first picture below, the front part is not put on absolutely correctly because it was too close to the curb, but it fits really well. In the second picture, I should have pulled the cover down a little more, because it was real low to the ground on the other side while it was not low at all on the other side. I no longer use this car cover since I am able to garage this car, all the time.
Another Covered Car Picture: Front Angle Picture
I also added a Clifford Intelliguard 700IQ with some trimmings on it. The shop put the switches and light on both sides of the traction control switch.
Above is one of the remotes I have for the car, the other one is a carbon fiber one (which is the one I use on a day-to-day basis). The big button is for standard arm and disarm, the button below it is for silent arm/disarm, and the button on the left is for headlight activation.
The back of my car (the most commonly seen part, ;-P) has a sleek sleeper, custom look. It has no holes for any emblems, and it has no decals or emblems anywhere on it. I had a body shop do this before they repainted the rear hatch. To see pictures of the rear before the modification, please click the following link: Rear Before Modification.
Just to be alerted of law enforcement . . . I have a version 1.8 Valentine One Radar Detector. I've owned two previous versions (Pictures: 1, 2). I also use a Blinder M-10 Twin Laser Jammer. I have a nice custom install for this, for which I will put up pictures in the future. Those of you who have seen the car may remember some other evasion equipment, but I don't discuss that on the website, sorry.
I also have a TRD Oil Fillar Cap. Also, I've added various 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Badging: Ash Tray, One I Added To Passenger Airbag. I added one of these decals on the valve cover of the engine, as well.
Decals (Not Visible From Outside of the Car, Only Under Hood): Powered By HKS, GReddy, 15th Anniversary and Supra on Engine
I also had a Grex Trust shifter knob with red labeling this is made of polished aluminum . . . just for a different look and feel after 45,000 miles. At about 69,000 miles, after realizing that it didn't quite go (from an interior perspective) and a few burns during the summer, I reverted back to the stock shift knob. See: Picture
A final image . . . (Decals I Used To Have On Back). I now have this decal on the top of my driver's side visor.
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© Vivek K. G., 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
