yes the car problem isnt the engine itself, its the surroundings, the turbo, electric harness, maybe some sensors, manifolds... all of them combined made the car so bad they thought it was broken... it needs some mechanical work, but that is still a steal of a price, specially because he can fix everything by himself and not pay a shop to do it...
AAAH this is what happened to drew peacocks a80 supra! an electrical fire from fuse box! Sam definitely has to check this out, i cant stand seeing another supra burn down :(
I think, the shop that told the guy their supra had a blown engine was a shady shop. And because the previous owner doesn't know how to maintain a supra, and check the health himself, you ended up with the deal of a lifetime. Comes to show, watch Sammit videos to learn about engine maintenance so you don't lose a perfectly good Supra. 👍🏼
was thinking the exact same thing. the shop was trying to screw the old owner over by replacing the engine and keeping the old engine since it's "blown" or offer to buy for cheap . it just shows you gotta have someone else to confirm or just know the basics yourself bout cars. Sam really did get the deal of a lifetime !
yea just happened to me. a shop tried to tell me my revup 350z needed a motor after screwing me over already ontop of that. i took it to another shop and they fixed my issue and told me my motor was very healthy
@@connoisseuroftigolbitts Same with people buying old mustang just to store then in their garage for 40-50 years and beat down on other people for driving them
@@connoisseuroftigolbitts its an Evo, whatever value they think it will gain is miniscule. There so many Evos getting sold all the time, they were sold in like every country 😭😭
$12k usd for a running supra is insane. Aside from Trevor’s burnt supra from Motion Auto, Sammit holds the title for the second cheapest supra in the world 😂😂😂
Last year we had one sold here in Finland for 7500€ black RHD 2JZ-GTE single turbo 6spd. It needed some paintwork but otherwise it was working and the engine ran fine. The owner who put it up for sale was bombared with phonecalls and he received bunch of bigger offers but he still sold it to the first buyer with the listed price.
That supra was for you. Nothing is wrong with that car. All it needs is some moden upgrades and alot of love. I'm proud of you, bro. Enjoy your car....
What I predict... Is that the "Shop" that the original owner had it, probably (90% More than likely) told the owner there was issues hoping they would pay them a ton of money to get it fixed. When really there was nothing wrong with it. As such it just kept bouncing hands and losing value until it ended up with you. As for why the car had low miles, I'm speculating as I had before that in its prime it was probably a Garage Queen. A car they kept tucked away for Weekends or special occasions and wouldn't have it as their "Daily" driver. That would explain the low miles, and then after getting ripped off it just sat. With all of that, it is as you said. This car is your "Fated" car and you were MEANT to have this. There are blessings out there and this is yours. As much as I wanna see a rebuild, I personally want to see what the car is capable of in its current engine setup before instantly jumping to new Garrets and stuff. (I'd love to see a responsive Twin Turbo setup honestly.) To experience what the car was like during that Era but... to each his own. Get Rad Dan in on this as soon as possible to make this car perfection!~
140ks on the clock isn't low kms for Japan. It's easy to find well used 90s cars in Japan with under 100ks on the odometer since the country is so small and public transport is great. That said the car is definitely low kms if you're talking from an American or Australian perspective.
@@harshivjotsingh8073 Oh i know. 140Kilometers is like... 86? Or 87k Miles in US metric. Which is honestly around the same amount of miles I got on my car when purchased. Its under 100,000 miles which is pretty good on MOST used cars. But yeah that was my point was that the owner probably only used the car sometimes. Rather they had another car or just used public transport most of the time we don't know. But it was definitely a Garage kept weekend warrior to be in as good of shape as it is.
@@Vert344 its a 99 Supra that wasn't driven much for the last 3 years so that's like 6300 kms a year. Me and my wife daily an 96 EK (with 80,000 kms) and it does 7000 kms a year because we live inner city sydney but if were out in the country the car would do easy 10-15k a year. I have friends in Yokohama who "daily drive" cars and they barely put 5000 kms a year. The thing is most people in big cities don't need to drive their cars everyday. With the public transport infrastructure being so good, tolls so expensive plus living in a city, Japanese cars tend not to getup in mileage compared to cars in US and Australia where cities are mostly designed around cars and driving. I've seen well used 90s kei trucks with clear signs of being daily driven with well under 100ks imported here in OZ. 140ks in Japan sounds like a well driven car to me tbh but that doesn't mean it wasn't a garage queen. Someone did take good care of her and probs drove it most days of the week too
I usually check for blown headgaskets with a exhaust gas analyser machine. (every workshop overhere has one, its required to be able to do yearly roadsafety inspections like the shaken test you guys in Japan have to do) If theres more than a few parts per million of unburnt gasoline vapour in the coolant overflow bottle you know theres a problem with headgasket or cracked head.. (do not suck coolant into the machine, that will cause a very hefty repair bill..(ask me how I know..) Compression testers are not precise enough, if the engine only has a tiny headgasket leak under boost it will not show on compression test, but the emission test will definately show it... Edit: engine sounds great, but i dont really like the sound coming from the gearbox.. (my s13 has the same whine in the drivetrain, I will have to swap or rebuild the box soon before it explodes..)
Sam, buys a cheap WagonR, gets scammed by the auctions, $200 engine blows up. Also Sam, buys a blown up Suora for cheap, gets scammed it’s not blown up!
Sam please keep the Supra looking exactly as it does, apart from the wheels but make it stupid fast, it’s in amazing condition but looks like it’s from 2009 I love it
what could have happened, is that it had the misfire and was driven far enough to thin out the oil and when you have no spark the injector still shoots fuel into the cylinder washing the oil off the cylinder walls then with the oil diluted it washed off easily enough to show a false low compression reading. I always take care of any spark or injector related issues then change the oil and run for a few minutes before any compression testing. I actually had a customer with a no start condition one time that had diluted the oil so bad with gasoline that it lowered the compression to the point it would not start. I changed the oil and the car fired right up after a few cranks then I was able to fix the over fueling issue and it was good to go. it's an easy thing to overlook and especially if you've never seen it.
The shop that inspected it wanted to buy it proably and the owner went get it. Sold it thinking it had a bad motor. Sold it the new owner found out about the jz tax and bailed on the project. And Sam got a good deal on a fya car. I’m so glad they were to stupid to know what they had. So proud of you Sam.
that is insane, I can't wait for the build. It needs a few can gauges to update from the defis, catted ti down pipe, maybe ridox bumper, and the wheels refinished because black wheels just don't look good, on top of the list you have going. It's going to be comically fast.
V160 /61 are known to be loud. They were designed to be used with dual mass flywheel. So if you have whining noise at lower speed that is normal with twin disc clutch. Use Wakos gear oil over Bmw Getrag
Ya, bro...$12k is insane...just an incredible deal. I paid $4.5k for my 1999 Acura Integra GSR bone-stock in 2015 (I still drive it to this day, with the same b18c1 original vtec engine). Yup...Honda Tax in Southern California, lol. That is with a salvaged title, as well. It was in a front end-collision that totaled it out (I had all the documentation from the professional repairs, which is why I moved forward with it). Point is, $12k for that Supra seems like an insane steal to me. If a deal like that popped up for me, I would find a way to make it work. Congrats!!!
the chassi alone costs soo much like thats insane deal ofc it has a bodykit and stuff but like sammit has won an insane deal here congrats! if the engine has some problems just send it and get another one u wont lose money on this one anyways fr so happy for u man!!!!!
Sounds a bit fishy to me. You've just compression tested it, found nothing wrong yet another company apparently found a problem with compression and a large amount of money was needed to fix it, maybe ask if they offered to buy it after the test. Sounds a bit far fetched but I wouldn't put it past people To pull some shaddy crap like that to bag themselves a cheap supra.
And now he gets to watch videos of someone driving it around and watching it be perfectly fine. And hear how much he paid for it. But that's also not sammits fault but still sucks
I said it 3 videos Ago the Engine is good just has some wear and the Turbo is blown, since it's a Watercooled probably the chasing is broken and when water goes through, it smokes and they thought it's a Headgasket. (other point: there are "mechanics" who have NO idea that you HAVE to open the Throttlebody for a compression test) If you put an Artec mainfold on, wait for their new Twin Turbo kit they want to bring out next year, and Def. Put a Harness and ECU on it.
You jeep saying there's nothing wrong with it, but that's subjective. What you see as a bit of a tidy up can seem like a write off to someone with no tools, garage or any experience working with cars before. You get to take advantage of good deals like this because you have invested in yourself for years! Keep up the great work and an R34 will present itself one day
Sounds like it just needed the right home sam. Sometimes cars just want the true love they deserve. Keep going over the lil things that come up and fix it and before you know it its gana rip as is. Leave it how it is but put a link ecu and tune it so you know what it's up to. Check the blow by and check or change the turbo. Then go from there bro this is so cool. Thanks for sharing
Sammit stoked to see how excited you are with your Supra cant wait to see your plans with it to make it your own/cruising with your dad I'd say 800hp street beast great work 👍
My dream car is sitting outside right now. It just had a single turbo conversion, full exhaust, intake, up pipe, down pipe, timing belt, water pump, steering rack, equal length headers...half a tune before the coil packs left the chat, so coil packs, every hose and tube....needless to say I took the shot while I had it and it's going to be smooth sailing from here out.
I predicted from day one when you showed up in Okinawa that the motor wasn’t hurt. I just didn’t sound like it from the video. I got the impression that there was A LOT more to the story like maybe there was some bad blood going on somewhere and either someone wanted to stick it to someone else or someone didn’t want to work on it and just said the motor was bad and from there no one else really dug into it. If/Why that Sappy guy didn’t check the compression himself is beyond me, if he didn’t I’d imagine he’s kicking him self for not looking further and buying it himself. It’s mind blowing because you got a deal of a lifetime and the value is only going to go up. Not only is that a Supra but it’s a pretty special spec as well. As far as upgrading it the sky is the limit, I’d suggest just enjoying it for a bit before you decide to tear it apart. It’s such a cool car the way it is and personally I don’t see a thing wrong with it other than shining it up. I’d much rather have a Supra over an R34, it’s by far my most favorite JDM legend.
12k USD. I'm happy for you. second chances are rare and i sense and share your excitement Sam. I bought my N/A auto A80 in 2019 for 20k landed in the states. You took an educated leap of faith in risky supra and I think it is a great choice. 90's Toyotas don't disappoint. Make sure that EFi fuse is the right AMP. it shouldnt be melting like that. Safe tuning and GODSPEED friend.
Ngl when you revealed that price i got a little emotional, knowing that story with you and your dad. The price of that supra is the exact price of the supra you saw with your dad, its literally as if the universe is telling your dad lined you up in the right direction, to get into nissans first, to make the move to japan etc etc. the butterfly effect is a wild thing!
My guess in the comments of the last video was the compression was fine judging by how it sounded and because of its mostly stock configuration. Aside from the gas being stale it sounded perfect. With the G40, the condition of the engine does risk being compromised :)
Man so happy about the compression check man. If any good fortune needs to come to anyone. Its you buddy. Just for what you did for Daichi alone. You re a good person that deserves good things.
It doesn't sound hurt at all the idle sounds good the flow out the exhaust sounds smooth the compression sounds good to I got fingers crossed for you sam I'm super excited you finally got it
Huge congrats man, to get your dream car on such favourable terms is a massive win. Glad to know it's going to be used and enjoyed as it was designed to do, cars were made to be driven! Hope you get tons of fulfillment from this achievement, all that hard work and dedication has paid off, cheers!
Hey Sam, the story with the shop that told the previous owner the engine was blown could just be an attempt that they made so that maybe one of the workers there would slide an offer to the owner with a small amount of money, and, since they told him it was "blown" maybe they were expecting him to be like "ok the engine is done, I don't want to deal with it, I'll sell it to you." This is just my opinion and it came in my mind because I had a shop trying to f me in the past using this method.
Hats off on the deal Sam! so cool, was in a similar situation for about 12 years ago with a supra,, but unfortunatly i couldnt buy it and then the prices skyrocket and the rest is history, but again congratulation on the deal.
I knew from the test drive you did on the previous vid this Supra was good. What a steal 12k when this could easily be a 6 figure car in the states is nuts. Definitely dont abuse this gem by drifting it lbs 😅 build it up and make it the ultimate street monster.
"Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you Over again Don't make me change my mind" - SAMMIT 🤣🤣 , Love ya & the videos my dude...couldn't help it. First time I seen you without a cap. 😎👊🏽 Keep killing it and congratulations on the dream car! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
when you drove the supra the other day the engine sounded every healthy, i suspect the previous owner nearly got scammed by the shady shop ideally, i would take the engine out, put fresh parts on the head, new cam gear redo timing, water pump all the good stuff heck even touch the bottom end and change out the pistion for some nice hks ones, put a nice exhaust system and coils and dont judge me r154 trans , thats what i would do to the supra
Definitely a wild story and hands down the shop was out to scam him and get as much out of it as possible. Luckily it moved on to several owners and now with you. The wiring being faulty obviously is causing the engine to sound and run weird. But the fuse does tell something was going on what Jeffrey mentioned. Be sure to run down the wiring harness if you didn't already. Connectors, wires, grounding points etc. And check connectors for rust. I also don't think anything is wrong with the engine. And as you said, it just needs some new parts with nowadays technology. E.g. good/better spark plugs, alternator, ignition coils and wiring new fuses. Other supporting mods if you are gonna let it go to the 700 number. Happy for you man! Enjoy the time with your dream car!
I drive my mkiv daily. I do a 10 mile run to work 5 days a week and shop runs at the weekend with maybe a 20 mile drive for fun on a Sunday so over a year I do less than 4k so I don't see an issue with cars with low usage and bear in mind most wont be used daily like mine.
One man’s garbage, is another man’s treasure!!! That’s an absolute steal!!! The world works in mysterious ways!!! You were meant to have this car brother!!!
My main guess is this car was purchased by a United States Marine while stationed at Okinawa, probably traded hands with his buddy because he couldn't take it and the car just sat at the shop waiting for a new engine when it was trading hands with military guys that didn't want to pay for the work to be done.
Wow !!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Man if this don't show you that everything happens for a reason!! Honestly it couldn't have happened for a better person you an Maye totally deserve it !!! So happy for ya Sammit !!
Just as this video dropped, I drove my dream car home, I got a silly deal on it but I have joined the 2JZ-gte crew and now own an Aristo, Manual swap is needed but one step at a time
Now at the end of the video! Wow! $12,000!! The Supra is also My Dream Car! Even from a younger age! The Mark 3 was a favorite growing up and I had a friend that had one or two or maybe three! They kept coming up with different ones all the time! Even the old Celica Supra from earlier 80s I think maybe older! It was a rounder car! But was Bad AF!! I’m happy for you, Sam! Great buy!! But you are in Japan and you did get very lucky! The last two owners definitely never got to see the car! I don’t think, at least! And someone just wanted out! And someone ripped off the original buyer! In my opinion! But I may be wrong! But now you showed us the Big Turbo So Now We Want To See It On The Supra!!!!
The only thing you really changed was stopping the turbo getting coolant maybe the turbo seals are bad and it burnt coolant causing the white smoke, it could also foul the o2 sensor and cause it to run really bad making them think it had a hurt motor ?
I have a 98 mk4 supra vvti 2jzgte with a stock bottom end but 272 cams and a greedy t78 and a Haltech getting 700hp. I have purchased a greedy G40-1150 with a t4 .95 but I'm thinking about selling it and going with a g35-1050 to get a better response. It will be interesting to see what you go with and why.
12:43 thats why i felt on last videos the turbo wasnt building the proper pressure... doesnt even sound like it is... that on itself is robbing a lot oh hp... bad idle... electric issues... sensors... you have a good mechanical engine but with a lot of problems arround it and they thought it was hurt... was about to be 😂
US Military guy buys dream car.. takes it to a local shop and they try to fleece him 20k on a new motor or buy it cheap. Dream ruined and that’s how you got this car cheap with minor issues.
Throttle open is a myth, never see diff results myself and a couple engine guys recently said it as well. Running engine or not, a comp test will not be the tell-all it's made out to be by youtubers. Still not like it's easy to leak-down an overhead cam engine. I got an engine right now that comp test 160 on a cylinder but it has 50% leak and it's not the valves.
So happy for you man Your so honestly excited about all this it’s great to see , it gives me hope I might own a supra again sold mine in 2010 for peanuts 😢
I said to someone a few days ago I reckon Sam payed $12500usd for the supra. Not a bad guess. So happy for you Sam. Keep up the good work, appreciate you 🤙
Might be a stretch but if at any point there was coolant in the oil, bearings could be bad maybe just quickly look at them to be sure you have a perfect engine
Before watching, I'm holding thumbs that the engine is okay. From experience, it's probably not though. My old Volvo XC70 drove like a champ, but was low on comp in 3 out of 5 cylinders and it hurt my soul when I did the test. EDIT: Heck yeah dude! Super pumped for you that the engine has good compression! Leads me to wonder what on earth was wrong with it! Good luck Sammit!
I have flipped some cars in the past and some of the diagnosing is terrible from mechanics. One was for a car with low compression thought the engine was toast, was a $70 injector seal later and make $6k on the car.
That's awesome bud. God wanted you to have that car, Take care of it and make it your own. Definitely 750 horsepower.. I recommend the GSC S2 camshafts.. They lope like a built V8. And of course that big fat turbo, manifold etc.. header. 265 or 275/40r18's in the back.
knew the engine was mint the moment u drived it. by the previous owner scared coz was blowing smoke. would 100% be turbo because as soon as there was no coolant to the turbo it fixed that problem and you didnt touch another thing. the coilpack issue breaking up is common and fixed. my aristo is stock ecu and i have a g40 1150. the stock ecu and cant catch idle. sometimes on stock ecu u are getting to much air in and has a fit. urs has greddy ecu but could be same problem
Sam if the fuel pump fuse looked melted i bet the fuel pump was or is knackered that might have been the problem with the BAD ENGINE diagnosis check your fuel pump and change the fuel pump relay to eliminate that out of the equasion you don't need fuel problems on a high hp engine cheers from down under
Like you said it had issues. Electrical gremlins that you have found that others didn't. I've seen stranger.. Find out why the EFI circuit is pulling so many amps to get the fuse all melty... Then your golden
Pull the motor, clean it up, make it yours. After a year or two (or whenever youre ready) redo every nut and bolt on the car. Make it your "Mona Lisa"
this here....THIS!!!
Agreed! 💯
He should make it his show car
Yes
He should drive it and pull the motor if it blows up. Or build a motor and then swap it when its ready.. He doesn't need another car that sits
11:21 The melted fuse gives you a clue. Something is causing it. Check it and fix it to avoid engine bay fire.
yes the car problem isnt the engine itself, its the surroundings, the turbo, electric harness, maybe some sensors, manifolds... all of them combined made the car so bad they thought it was broken... it needs some mechanical work, but that is still a steal of a price, specially because he can fix everything by himself and not pay a shop to do it...
Great deal 💯 this is why you get cars checked by a Mechanic not a Mekanik 😜, crazy story and you were definitely supposed to have this car.
@@jeffreywong5112 this.
AAAH this is what happened to drew peacocks a80 supra! an electrical fire from fuse box! Sam definitely has to check this out, i cant stand seeing another supra burn down :(
I think, the shop that told the guy their supra had a blown engine was a shady shop. And because the previous owner doesn't know how to maintain a supra, and check the health himself, you ended up with the deal of a lifetime. Comes to show, watch Sammit videos to learn about engine maintenance so you don't lose a perfectly good Supra. 👍🏼
Facts!
was thinking the exact same thing. the shop was trying to screw the old owner over by replacing the engine and keeping the old engine since it's "blown" or offer to buy for cheap . it just shows you gotta have someone else to confirm or just know the basics yourself bout cars. Sam really did get the deal of a lifetime !
yea just happened to me. a shop tried to tell me my revup 350z needed a motor after screwing me over already ontop of that. i took it to another shop and they fixed my issue and told me my motor was very healthy
1997 Supra RZ just went for $150,000 at the MECUM auction Friday afternoon.
''who buys a supra and never drives it''
dude im in evo groups where people gloat about only doing 300 miles per year
I understand that holds value but what’s the point of enjoying a car if you dont drive it 😢
@@connoisseuroftigolbitts Same with people buying old mustang just to store then in their garage for 40-50 years and beat down on other people for driving them
@@connoisseuroftigolbitts its an Evo, whatever value they think it will gain is miniscule. There so many Evos getting sold all the time, they were sold in like every country 😭😭
That's because Evos are constantly broken. So 300 is a lot compared to 0 on the jack stands they live on.
Not many people out there daily driving Evo’s these days.
I couldn’t afford to drive mine every day 🤣
I feel sorry for the original owner, who ultimately lost his dream car due to false advise.
Absolutely sounds dodgy as f!ck
$12k usd for a running supra is insane.
Aside from Trevor’s burnt supra from Motion Auto, Sammit holds the title for the second cheapest supra in the world 😂😂😂
I forgot that Supra was burnt to a crisp I remember watching the build series on that car man it’s been a while
I imagine tavarish supra was pretty cheap also
My recollection is that it was just under 10k@@America_Countryhumans1
those burnt things probably cost 10k lol
Last year we had one sold here in Finland for 7500€ black RHD 2JZ-GTE single turbo 6spd. It needed some paintwork but otherwise it was working and the engine ran fine. The owner who put it up for sale was bombared with phonecalls and he received bunch of bigger offers but he still sold it to the first buyer with the listed price.
That supra was for you. Nothing is wrong with that car. All it needs is some moden upgrades and alot of love. I'm proud of you, bro. Enjoy your car....
What I predict... Is that the "Shop" that the original owner had it, probably (90% More than likely) told the owner there was issues hoping they would pay them a ton of money to get it fixed. When really there was nothing wrong with it. As such it just kept bouncing hands and losing value until it ended up with you. As for why the car had low miles, I'm speculating as I had before that in its prime it was probably a Garage Queen. A car they kept tucked away for Weekends or special occasions and wouldn't have it as their "Daily" driver. That would explain the low miles, and then after getting ripped off it just sat. With all of that, it is as you said. This car is your "Fated" car and you were MEANT to have this. There are blessings out there and this is yours. As much as I wanna see a rebuild, I personally want to see what the car is capable of in its current engine setup before instantly jumping to new Garrets and stuff. (I'd love to see a responsive Twin Turbo setup honestly.) To experience what the car was like during that Era but... to each his own. Get Rad Dan in on this as soon as possible to make this car perfection!~
My thoughts exactly. Some shops are just out to get money from someone.
140ks on the clock isn't low kms for Japan. It's easy to find well used 90s cars in Japan with under 100ks on the odometer since the country is so small and public transport is great. That said the car is definitely low kms if you're talking from an American or Australian perspective.
@@harshivjotsingh8073 Oh i know. 140Kilometers is like... 86? Or 87k Miles in US metric. Which is honestly around the same amount of miles I got on my car when purchased.
Its under 100,000 miles which is pretty good on MOST used cars.
But yeah that was my point was that the owner probably only used the car sometimes. Rather they had another car or just used public transport most of the time we don't know. But it was definitely a Garage kept weekend warrior to be in as good of shape as it is.
@@Vert344 its a 99 Supra that wasn't driven much for the last 3 years so that's like 6300 kms a year. Me and my wife daily an 96 EK (with 80,000 kms) and it does 7000 kms a year because we live inner city sydney but if were out in the country the car would do easy 10-15k a year. I have friends in Yokohama who "daily drive" cars and they barely put 5000 kms a year. The thing is most people in big cities don't need to drive their cars everyday. With the public transport infrastructure being so good, tolls so expensive plus living in a city, Japanese cars tend not to getup in mileage compared to cars in US and Australia where cities are mostly designed around cars and driving. I've seen well used 90s kei trucks with clear signs of being daily driven with well under 100ks imported here in OZ. 140ks in Japan sounds like a well driven car to me tbh but that doesn't mean it wasn't a garage queen. Someone did take good care of her and probs drove it most days of the week too
I'm happy you got your childhood dream car at the exact same price. Now to get your dad to Japan and enjoy it with him asap. 23:23
I usually check for blown headgaskets with a exhaust gas analyser machine. (every workshop overhere has one, its required to be able to do yearly roadsafety inspections like the shaken test you guys in Japan have to do)
If theres more than a few parts per million of unburnt gasoline vapour in the coolant overflow bottle you know theres a problem with headgasket or cracked head.. (do not suck coolant into the machine, that will cause a very hefty repair bill..(ask me how I know..)
Compression testers are not precise enough, if the engine only has a tiny headgasket leak under boost it will not show on compression test, but the emission test will definately show it...
Edit: engine sounds great, but i dont really like the sound coming from the gearbox.. (my s13 has the same whine in the drivetrain, I will have to swap or rebuild the box soon before it explodes..)
i'm happy for you man. you deserve the great deal! you let the supra go and it came back to you. it was meant to be! enjoy it.
An engine is never hurt. It’s just needs A LOT of Love.
Sam, buys a cheap WagonR, gets scammed by the auctions, $200 engine blows up.
Also Sam, buys a blown up Suora for cheap, gets scammed it’s not blown up!
I'm so glad the compression tested are good! You are our favorite TH-camr! My son says you are the Australian Han! Keep it up my friend.
Sam please keep the Supra looking exactly as it does, apart from the wheels but make it stupid fast, it’s in amazing condition but looks like it’s from 2009 I love it
the rare bodykit is propably allready worth 50% of the cars price
Veilside stuff worthless fibreglass , oem bodykit worth the most
''rare''
@@dercorta-noyokamiboyteenpr2166 can't give those bodykits away for free in 🇬🇧 .. abysmal
what could have happened, is that it had the misfire and was driven far enough to thin out the oil and when you have no spark the injector still shoots fuel into the cylinder washing the oil off the cylinder walls then with the oil diluted it washed off easily enough to show a false low compression reading. I always take care of any spark or injector related issues then change the oil and run for a few minutes before any compression testing. I actually had a customer with a no start condition one time that had diluted the oil so bad with gasoline that it lowered the compression to the point it would not start. I changed the oil and the car fired right up after a few cranks then I was able to fix the over fueling issue and it was good to go. it's an easy thing to overlook and especially if you've never seen it.
The shop that inspected it wanted to buy it proably and the owner went get it. Sold it thinking it had a bad motor. Sold it the new owner found out about the jz tax and bailed on the project. And Sam got a good deal on a fya car. I’m so glad they were to stupid to know what they had. So proud of you Sam.
that is insane, I can't wait for the build. It needs a few can gauges to update from the defis, catted ti down pipe, maybe ridox bumper, and the wheels refinished because black wheels just don't look good, on top of the list you have going. It's going to be comically fast.
V160 /61 are known to be loud. They were designed to be used with dual mass flywheel. So if you have whining noise at lower speed that is normal with twin disc clutch. Use Wakos gear oil over Bmw Getrag
Ya, bro...$12k is insane...just an incredible deal. I paid $4.5k for my 1999 Acura Integra GSR bone-stock in 2015 (I still drive it to this day, with the same b18c1 original vtec engine). Yup...Honda Tax in Southern California, lol. That is with a salvaged title, as well. It was in a front end-collision that totaled it out (I had all the documentation from the professional repairs, which is why I moved forward with it). Point is, $12k for that Supra seems like an insane steal to me. If a deal like that popped up for me, I would find a way to make it work. Congrats!!!
Let's go, fantastic Supra and a great deal, all star were aligned
Next car needs to be a replacement evo for the 6.5 RS🫡
the chassi alone costs soo much like thats insane deal ofc it has a bodykit and stuff but like sammit has won an insane deal here congrats! if the engine has some problems just send it and get another one u wont lose money on this one anyways fr so happy for u man!!!!!
I was estimating you paid $16,000 and that was a crazy number. But $12,000 is nuts Sam!
Sounds a bit fishy to me. You've just compression tested it, found nothing wrong yet another company apparently found a problem with compression and a large amount of money was needed to fix it, maybe ask if they offered to buy it after the test. Sounds a bit far fetched but I wouldn't put it past people To pull some shaddy crap like that to bag themselves a cheap supra.
The garage probably wanted to buy it, or make money on saying they will fit a new engine but wouldn't
Sam... your enthusiasm makes me smile. Just how excited you get over stuff is so entertaining and heart warming.
Previous owner got double scamed..😂😆
previous owner got scammed hard, crappy mechanic shop should be ashamed, always get a second opinion
And now he gets to watch videos of someone driving it around and watching it be perfectly fine. And hear how much he paid for it. But that's also not sammits fault but still sucks
I said it 3 videos Ago the Engine is good just has some wear and the Turbo is blown,
since it's a Watercooled probably the chasing is broken and when water goes through,
it smokes and they thought it's a Headgasket.
(other point: there are "mechanics" who have NO idea that you HAVE to open the Throttlebody for a compression test)
If you put an Artec mainfold on,
wait for their new Twin Turbo kit they want to bring out next year,
and Def. Put a Harness and ECU on it.
You jeep saying there's nothing wrong with it, but that's subjective. What you see as a bit of a tidy up can seem like a write off to someone with no tools, garage or any experience working with cars before. You get to take advantage of good deals like this because you have invested in yourself for years! Keep up the great work and an R34 will present itself one day
3:36 I bet it's fine.. it sounds great after the first tidy up
Sounds like it just needed the right home sam. Sometimes cars just want the true love they deserve. Keep going over the lil things that come up and fix it and before you know it its gana rip as is. Leave it how it is but put a link ecu and tune it so you know what it's up to. Check the blow by and check or change the turbo. Then go from there bro this is so cool. Thanks for sharing
Sammit stoked to see how excited you are with your Supra cant wait to see your plans with it to make it your own/cruising with your dad I'd say 800hp street beast great work 👍
I thought I had a steal paying £12,500 ($25,000AUD) for my 1993 GE non turbo automatic Supra needing a full respray
Given the current Supra market that's still not a bad deal honestly. Don't like it myself but that's just how the market is nowadays
Not another drift build please? Drag or gripppp? Or daily?
STREET, DRAG, GRIP
@SAMMIT thanks buddy
My dream car is sitting outside right now. It just had a single turbo conversion, full exhaust, intake, up pipe, down pipe, timing belt, water pump, steering rack, equal length headers...half a tune before the coil packs left the chat, so coil packs, every hose and tube....needless to say I took the shot while I had it and it's going to be smooth sailing from here out.
Bro the wheels, tires, body kit, and drivetrain trans back is worth more than 12k. Congrats bro. Cant wait to see you drive it and enjoy it!
I predicted from day one when you showed up in Okinawa that the motor wasn’t hurt. I just didn’t sound like it from the video. I got the impression that there was A LOT more to the story like maybe there was some bad blood going on somewhere and either someone wanted to stick it to someone else or someone didn’t want to work on it and just said the motor was bad and from there no one else really dug into it. If/Why that Sappy guy didn’t check the compression himself is beyond me, if he didn’t I’d imagine he’s kicking him self for not looking further and buying it himself. It’s mind blowing because you got a deal of a lifetime and the value is only going to go up. Not only is that a Supra but it’s a pretty special spec as well. As far as upgrading it the sky is the limit, I’d suggest just enjoying it for a bit before you decide to tear it apart. It’s such a cool car the way it is and personally I don’t see a thing wrong with it other than shining it up. I’d much rather have a Supra over an R34, it’s by far my most favorite JDM legend.
12k USD. I'm happy for you. second chances are rare and i sense and share your excitement Sam. I bought my N/A auto A80 in 2019 for 20k landed in the states. You took an educated leap of faith in risky supra and I think it is a great choice. 90's Toyotas don't disappoint. Make sure that EFi fuse is the right AMP. it shouldnt be melting like that. Safe tuning and GODSPEED friend.
8:38 i'm so happy for you, i can't wait to see you go to a car meet with the supra, im so excited for you daaaamn👌🏻🔥
Ngl when you revealed that price i got a little emotional, knowing that story with you and your dad. The price of that supra is the exact price of the supra you saw with your dad, its literally as if the universe is telling your dad lined you up in the right direction, to get into nissans first, to make the move to japan etc etc. the butterfly effect is a wild thing!
My guess in the comments of the last video was the compression was fine judging by how it sounded and because of its mostly stock configuration. Aside from the gas being stale it sounded perfect. With the G40, the condition of the engine does risk being compromised :)
Man so happy about the compression check man. If any good fortune needs to come to anyone. Its you buddy. Just for what you did for Daichi alone. You re a good person that deserves good things.
It doesn't sound hurt at all the idle sounds good the flow out the exhaust sounds smooth the compression sounds good to I got fingers crossed for you sam I'm super excited you finally got it
7:41 if I had to guess, probably overheated the engine coolant a little and temporarily blew out a turbo seal inside?
All that matters is it’s in your hands now.
2:05 no smoke,no bad noises,crisp asf yeah I think shes finee
4:52 No face, No plates, No case
10:00 I got so excited from this, can't wait for the big power!
Huge congrats man, to get your dream car on such favourable terms is a massive win. Glad to know it's going to be used and enjoyed as it was designed to do, cars were made to be driven! Hope you get tons of fulfillment from this achievement, all that hard work and dedication has paid off, cheers!
Hey Sam, the story with the shop that told the previous owner the engine was blown could just be an attempt that they made so that maybe one of the workers there would slide an offer to the owner with a small amount of money, and, since they told him it was "blown" maybe they were expecting him to be like "ok the engine is done, I don't want to deal with it, I'll sell it to you." This is just my opinion and it came in my mind because I had a shop trying to f me in the past using this method.
Hats off on the deal Sam! so cool, was in a similar situation for about 12 years ago with a supra,, but unfortunatly i couldnt buy it and then the prices skyrocket and the rest is history, but again congratulation on the deal.
I knew from the test drive you did on the previous vid this Supra was good. What a steal 12k when this could easily be a 6 figure car in the states is nuts. Definitely dont abuse this gem by drifting it lbs 😅 build it up and make it the ultimate street monster.
Need a POV supra drive, day in the life. Hit up a gas station, some food, some street driving. Drive to a meet in Daikoku PA
"Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind" - SAMMIT
🤣🤣 , Love ya & the videos my dude...couldn't help it. First time I seen you without a cap. 😎👊🏽
Keep killing it and congratulations on the dream car! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
when you drove the supra the other day the engine sounded every healthy, i suspect the previous owner nearly got scammed by the shady shop ideally, i would take the engine out, put fresh parts on the head, new cam gear redo timing, water pump all the good stuff heck even touch the bottom end and change out the pistion for some nice hks ones, put a nice exhaust system and coils and dont judge me r154 trans , thats what i would do to the supra
I'm a OG from the US and 70's Muscle cars are my thing. However that Supra is absolutely Stunning. Congrats.
Leave the Engine like it is for now, put a KW Suspension inside and fix the tyre issue in the back and Enjoy the car for now.
You modify enough cars for fun, race, road, or all three .... Leave this one LEGENDARY!!! YOU COULD CALL ADAM LZ AND FIND A TUNE FOR IT!!!!
Definitely a wild story and hands down the shop was out to scam him and get as much out of it as possible.
Luckily it moved on to several owners and now with you. The wiring being faulty obviously is causing the engine to sound and run weird.
But the fuse does tell something was going on what Jeffrey mentioned. Be sure to run down the wiring harness if you didn't already.
Connectors, wires, grounding points etc. And check connectors for rust.
I also don't think anything is wrong with the engine. And as you said, it just needs some new parts with nowadays technology.
E.g. good/better spark plugs, alternator, ignition coils and wiring new fuses. Other supporting mods if you are gonna let it go to the 700 number.
Happy for you man! Enjoy the time with your dream car!
I drive my mkiv daily. I do a 10 mile run to work 5 days a week and shop runs at the weekend with maybe a 20 mile drive for fun on a Sunday so over a year I do less than 4k so I don't see an issue with cars with low usage and bear in mind most wont be used daily like mine.
The engine is fine from what I have heard so far.
7:12 I recon cylinder 6 is a bit low on comparison but nor enough to worry about
18:51 do what you want with your stuff, it's your stuff.
That slightly higher compression in one of those cylinder indicates one of the 2 outer cylinders may have bad piston rings .
11:33 "it's electric, boogie woogie woogie".
One man’s garbage, is another man’s treasure!!! That’s an absolute steal!!! The world works in mysterious ways!!! You were meant to have this car brother!!!
My main guess is this car was purchased by a United States Marine while stationed at Okinawa, probably traded hands with his buddy because he couldn't take it and the car just sat at the shop waiting for a new engine when it was trading hands with military guys that didn't want to pay for the work to be done.
what a wholesome video, love the way the world works in little weird ways, so cool !
Wow !!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Man if this don't show you that everything happens for a reason!! Honestly it couldn't have happened for a better person you an Maye totally deserve it !!! So happy for ya Sammit !!
You deserve it bro keep it going and enjoy it bro.
Just as this video dropped, I drove my dream car home, I got a silly deal on it but I have joined the 2JZ-gte crew and now own an Aristo, Manual swap is needed but one step at a time
Now at the end of the video! Wow! $12,000!! The Supra is also My Dream Car! Even from a younger age! The Mark 3 was a favorite growing up and I had a friend that had one or two or maybe three! They kept coming up with different ones all the time! Even the old Celica Supra from earlier 80s I think maybe older! It was a rounder car! But was Bad AF!! I’m happy for you, Sam! Great buy!! But you are in Japan and you did get very lucky! The last two owners definitely never got to see the car! I don’t think, at least! And someone just wanted out! And someone ripped off the original buyer! In my opinion! But I may be wrong! But now you showed us the Big Turbo So Now We Want To See It On The Supra!!!!
My buddy bought a MK4 supra for $3,750 used back in like 2012 from Auction (NA Auto) its on Hoovies Garage.
Japanese sweepstakes on the SUPRA, DAMNIT, SAMMIT!
The only thing you really changed was stopping the turbo getting coolant maybe the turbo seals are bad and it burnt coolant causing the white smoke, it could also foul the o2 sensor and cause it to run really bad making them think it had a hurt motor ?
New take. He bought the car for normal Supra prices in a Japan and is just farming views saying he got it for cheap and the engine was bad.
The recipe of every automotive TH-cam channel these days. Claim they bought the cheapest X in the world and got an amazing deal..
Man the relief after that 6th cyl comp test. So happy for you man can’t wait to see what you do with it
I have a 98 mk4 supra vvti 2jzgte with a stock bottom end but 272 cams and a greedy t78 and a Haltech getting 700hp. I have purchased a greedy G40-1150 with a t4 .95 but I'm thinking about selling it and going with a g35-1050 to get a better response. It will be interesting to see what you go with and why.
wiring, turbo, coilovers, ecu
12:43 thats why i felt on last videos the turbo wasnt building the proper pressure... doesnt even sound like it is... that on itself is robbing a lot oh hp... bad idle... electric issues... sensors... you have a good mechanical engine but with a lot of problems arround it and they thought it was hurt... was about to be 😂
US Military guy buys dream car.. takes it to a local shop and they try to fleece him 20k on a new motor or buy it cheap. Dream ruined and that’s how you got this car cheap with minor issues.
It isn't a local shop, its some other sofa member scamming military dudes.
Probably the price of the body kit. That’s insane. The universe wanted you to get this for sure. 🙌🏻
Throttle open is a myth, never see diff results myself and a couple engine guys recently said it as well. Running engine or not, a comp test will not be the tell-all it's made out to be by youtubers. Still not like it's easy to leak-down an overhead cam engine. I got an engine right now that comp test 160 on a cylinder but it has 50% leak and it's not the valves.
So happy for you man
Your so honestly excited about all this it’s great to see , it gives me hope I might own a supra again sold mine in 2010 for peanuts 😢
I said to someone a few days ago I reckon Sam payed $12500usd for the supra. Not a bad guess. So happy for you Sam. Keep up the good work, appreciate you 🤙
I think coolant may have been pushing through the seals on the turbo and causing the smoke that was advertised.
Might be a stretch but if at any point there was coolant in the oil, bearings could be bad maybe just quickly look at them to be sure you have a perfect engine
That's a Happy SAMMIT!!! Keep smiling mate
So happy for you bro! Can’t wait to see it your spec
Before watching, I'm holding thumbs that the engine is okay.
From experience, it's probably not though. My old Volvo XC70 drove like a champ, but was low on comp in 3 out of 5 cylinders and it hurt my soul when I did the test.
EDIT: Heck yeah dude! Super pumped for you that the engine has good compression! Leads me to wonder what on earth was wrong with it!
Good luck Sammit!
I have flipped some cars in the past and some of the diagnosing is terrible from mechanics. One was for a car with low compression thought the engine was toast, was a $70 injector seal later and make $6k on the car.
That's awesome bud. God wanted you to have that car, Take care of it and make it your own. Definitely 750 horsepower.. I recommend the GSC S2 camshafts.. They lope like a built V8. And of course that big fat turbo, manifold etc.. header. 265 or 275/40r18's in the back.
awesome video. thanks for the supra content
Ditch that old turbo kit refresh the head, new engine harness. My poopra been running great since.
knew the engine was mint the moment u drived it. by the previous owner scared coz was blowing smoke. would 100% be turbo because as soon as there was no coolant to the turbo it fixed that problem and you didnt touch another thing. the coilpack issue breaking up is common and fixed. my aristo is stock ecu and i have a g40 1150. the stock ecu and cant catch idle. sometimes on stock ecu u are getting to much air in and has a fit. urs has greddy ecu but could be same problem
Sam if the fuel pump fuse looked melted i bet the fuel pump was or is knackered that might have been the problem with the BAD ENGINE diagnosis check your fuel pump and change the fuel pump relay to eliminate that out of the equasion you don't need fuel problems on a high hp engine cheers from down under
Like you said it had issues. Electrical gremlins that you have found that others didn't. I've seen stranger.. Find out why the EFI circuit is pulling so many amps to get the fuse all melty... Then your golden
i remembered back in Perth,WA in 1999 or so,the Supra was like AUD20-30k (at that time)..