
Written By: Ben Duen
The legendary 2JZGTE motor and the MKIV Supra. When Toyota engineers decided to put that motor into that car the very first time, some who were there say that angels started singin and one of the engineers who had never cried in his lifetime actually shed a single tear that rolled down his cheek and dropped on the motor. Any truth to that? We’ll never know. But we do know one thing. A legend was born that day and over a decade later, the Supra still sits on top of the pecking order.
The bulletproof 2JZGTE has proven it can produce ungodly amounts of power with minimal work. It eats what it wants, Pisses where it wants, and is feared throughout the land. Names like Ferrari and Lamborghini have prestige and the pedigree, but when it comes to dominating on the street, even those names bow down to a tuned Supra. If you have a Supra, you know it, and if you don’t have one, you want one. Truth to this statement can be found looking at the used car market in which the Supra is one of the few late model Japanese cars that actually APRECIATED in value over the last few years. Can you imagine that? The longer you drove a supra, the more it was worth!
Jade’s example is the pride and joy of Kenwood sponsored Steve Sawicki. And although it is a “Best of Show” candidate at any event and car show it attends, this big dawg also has the bite to back up the bark. Dyno sheets on this car has been top secret but it is rumored it has the potential in producing nearly the power of THREE stock Supra Twin Turbos under its hood. With specs like these, it is no wonder this is one of the most feared machines in the Southeast.
PERSONAL BIO
- Name: Steve Sawacki
- Member Since: 2002
VEHICLE
- 1997 Toyota Supra TT
- 15th Anniversary Edition
- Royal Sapphire Purple
ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN
- ARP Head Studs
- Block – Bored, Honed, Balanced, Blueprinted
- Carbon Fiber Cooling Panel
- Crower Rods
- Engine Gasket Rebuild Kit
- Fluidyne Aluminium Radiator
- GReddy Airinx
- GReddy Boost Gauge
- GReddy Downpipe Thermal Wrapped
- GReddy Front Mount Intercooler 4-Row
- GReddy Hardpipe Polished
- GReddy Heat Shield
- GReddy Oil Catch Tank
- GReddy Oil Cap
- GReddy T88H Polished Turbo Kit
- GReddy Type-C Wastegate
- GReddy Type-R BOV
- HKS Cam Shafts
- HKS Hyper Titanium Exhaust with Carbon Fiber [3.7" Piping]
- Iridium Spark Plugs
- JE Pistons 0.20
- Main Bearings
- NOS Direct Port System
- NOS Gauge
- NOS Purge Kit
- Polished Aluminum Spark Plug Cover
- Polished Intercooler Piping
- Polished Valve Covers
- Rod Bearing
- Stage V Race Cylinder Head
- Titan Motorsports Cam Gears
- Veilside Surge Tank with Polished Runners
- Yellow Top Optima Battery with Battery Relocation Kit
SUSPENSION
- Cusco Front Strut Bar
- Tein HA Coilovers
- TITAN Motorsports Custom Roll Cage
STREET WHEELS / TIRES
- 19 x 8.5″ Volk Racing GT-7 Gold[Front]
- 19 x 10″ Volk Racing GT-7 Gold[Rear]
- 245/35/19 Toyo T1-S Tires [Front]
- 275/40/19 Toyo T1-S Tires [Rear]
BRAKES
- GReddy Big Brake Front Kit Chrome
- Project-u Brake Pads
EXTERIOR
- Carbon Fiber Hood
- Corvis GT Wing
- European Glass Headlights with HID
- Top Secret Widebody Kit
INTERIOR
- Custom Gauge Pod
- GReddy Shift Knob
- Real Carbon Fiber Interior Dress-Up Kit
- Sparco 4 Point Racing Harnesses
- Sparco Carbon Fiber Pedals
- Sparco Flash 5 Steering Wheel
- Sparco Milano Racing Seats
- Sparco Quick Release
I.C.E.
- All Custom Fibergalss Box w/ Sony PS2
- Kenwood 911 Head Unit
- Kenwood 6.5 Components with Tweeters Mounted on Custom Door Panel
- Kenwood 10″ Dual Voice Coil db+ Subwoofers (4)
- Kenwood Mono-power Amp 1600 watts (2)
- Kenwood Multi-channel Amp 1200 watts
- Kenwood 8″ Widescreen TV