Coming Soon.....

jmcarter · 06-04-2025, 08:28 AM

Is this going to be built at TRD and sold like the COPO program?

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Is this going to be built at TRD and sold like the COPO program?

No. This is the production car. It will run in the normal Stock Classes.

mike britt · 06-04-2025, 10:45 AM

Daren, I would be interested in what transmission this car will have. The 6 speed stick would be cool.

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mike britt

Daren, I would be interested in what transmission this car will have. The 6 speed stick would be cool.

It has a TH-400.

MR DERBY CITY · 06-04-2025, 12:16 PM

Anyone else remember when the NHRA Import series failed miserably ??

MoJo Risen · 06-04-2025, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has a TH-400.

That won't ever break in that car. One Joel's on Joy transmission would last over a decade in that combo.

Rory McNeil · 06-04-2025, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

It has a TH-400.

Unless the rules have changed, how does a General Motors automatic transmission bolt up to a Toyota (or BMW) engine, and even more curious, how does a Japanese car get around that pesky rule that has always required the transmission (and rearend) being used, to be of the same manufacturer as the car? Or did Toyota buy GM while nobody was looking? I really doubt that this so called "Production" Toyota car is available at the Toyota dealership with a GM Turbo 400 transmission connecting the engine to the , I assume, Toyota rear axle assembly.

mike britt · 06-04-2025, 11:14 PM

And that's the next question. What rear end does it have?

GUMP · 06-04-2025, 11:29 PM

The rule book is quite clear on this.

ALL 2008 and up cars are allowed a 9" and an NHRA approved suspension.

The corporate transmission rule applies because the Supra is built in a joint venture with BMW. BMW has a history of running GM transmissions in their cars.

Not one rule was changed to allow this car into the guide.

1347 · 06-05-2025, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Unless the rules have changed, how does a General Motors automatic transmission bolt up to a Toyota (or BMW) engine, and even more curious, how does a Japanese car get around that pesky rule that has always required the transmission (and rearend) being used, to be of the same manufacturer as the car? Or did Toyota buy GM while nobody was looking? I really doubt that this so called "Production" Toyota car is available at the Toyota dealership with a GM Turbo 400 transmission connecting the engine to the , I assume, Toyota rear axle assembly.

How did Ford get away with running Turbo400 transmissions in the Cobra Jet cars?

06-04-2025, 08:28 AM	#1
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,316 Likes: 2,448 Liked 3,249 Times in 988 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... Is this going to be built at TRD and sold like the COPO program? __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

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mike britt Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy, Texas Posts: 179 Likes: 380 Liked 66 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... Daren, I would be interested in what transmission this car will have. The 6 speed stick would be cool.

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mike britt Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy, Texas Posts: 179 Likes: 380 Liked 66 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... And that's the next question. What rear end does it have?

06-04-2025, 11:29 PM	#9
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,832 Likes: 2,200 Liked 2,364 Times in 560 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... The rule book is quite clear on this. ALL 2008 and up cars are allowed a 9" and an NHRA approved suspension. The corporate transmission rule applies because the Supra is built in a joint venture with BMW. BMW has a history of running GM transmissions in their cars. Not one rule was changed to allow this car into the guide. __________________ Daren Poole-Adams NHRA Stock/SS 2007