FTW? TRD Curren 2.2l?

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Postby Prymal » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:25 pm

My housemate owned a TRD Levin - It was the real deal , most likely like the 3000 GT supra ..

Its probabaly lurking atround somewhere in NZ - it was sold about 4 yrs ago
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:53 pm

proof please.
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Postby mr pad » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:04 pm

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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:06 pm

nah, im taller so i KNOW i can piss futher :P
id just like to see proof of the TRD levin
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Postby Dell'Orto » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:38 pm

Pies wrote:had a guy come into work the other day telling me about his factory trd mr2


Wasnt my old one was it? That was registered as a TRD MR2 :lol: silly importers...
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Postby Lith » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:53 pm

Goddamn, I should have registered my Skyline as a TRD one and got a couple of stickers. That would have been awesome, resale ftw.
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Postby TURCEL » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:00 pm

I have a friend in Japan who has talked about his neighbour who owns some kind of "TRD Mark2" with a 2ltr Super Charge I6... 1G-GZE...

As for the Curren.... probably someone's told the owner its a TRD and hes a little mis-lead rather than claiming something that its not...
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Postby strx7 » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:32 pm

i had a custy once who was sure he had a 20v 3SFE curren, i went out for a look and he pointed out the 2.0 sticker on the rocker cover...........................................

in our trade we get a good laugh a day at a custy's expense
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Postby JT » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:34 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:nah, im taller so i KNOW i can piss futher :P
id just like to see proof of the TRD levin


Are there any TOM's T111 levins in NZ? Could be confused with one of them.
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Postby vvega » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:36 pm

strx7 wrote:i had a custy once who was sure he had a 20v 3SFE curren, i went out for a look and he pointed out the 2.0 sticker on the rocker cover...........................................

in our trade we get a good laugh a day at a custy's expense


thats cause you are Sales Manager at NZ's Largest Suzuki Dismantler
anyne that owns one of those is worth laughing at :D

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Postby eskimo » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:10 am

Ok here is pics of what i think is my genuine trd curren, but as said befor who knows what happend in japan when they rolled off the production line.

sorry about the pics the digital camera and the computer are going through a rough patch in their relation ship so i had to use my phone.

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Postby Silent Knight » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:39 am

^^^ That stuff was all just stuck on after the car was made.

I can go and do that now with my Soarer and sell it as a 'TRD JZZ30'... just need to buy steering wheel/gear nob/some stickers and I'm away laughing!!
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Postby Mr Revhead » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:42 am

Are there any TOM's T111 levins in NZ? Could be confused with one of them.


wouldnt have a clue, but quite possible.

yeah, im afraid that curran just looks like its had a few stick on bits, just like all the other "TRD" models iv seen at car yards..... a sticker, a knob (or 2 :wink: ) and they call it a TRD model :?
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Postby Distrb » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:54 am

I remember Mmm, Boost's old sw20 had on the rego '19xx Toyota MR2 TRD'

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Postby Dell'Orto » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:28 pm

Yeah, the guy who registered it thought the Bomex front skirt was a TRD one, so reigstered it as such :lol:
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Postby bbq1988 » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:36 pm

eskimo wrote:Ok here is pics of what i think is my genuine trd curren, but as said befor who knows what happend in japan when they rolled off the production line.

sorry about the pics the digital camera and the computer are going through a rough patch in their relation ship so i had to use my phone.

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the difference to mine is basicly the wing and bumper, i like the look of it tho.. swap? :D lol :P
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Postby Pelo » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:19 pm

Pies wrote:had a guy come into work the other day telling me about his factory trd mr2

rolf

had a 15 minute discussion about how trd dont do a factory trd mr2. he took me outside and showed me his cool metal badges (that someone had stuck on there) and how it was definately a trd one!

then after being shamed out by another toyota enthusiast that cam along to join the discussion... he started ranting about his mates factory v6 twin turbo mr2.

this guy obviously was into punishment :? i laughed so hard i had to walk back inside and sit down


Well it probably wasn't one of these but how wicked awesome would this be :D TRD Factory MR2, yes they do exist...
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Postby nobody » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:23 pm

There is a standard production version of the Curren known as the sports selection or TRD Sports.

It is basically a trim upgrade and was only available on the top ZS model, additions included:

-TRD Gear Shifter
-TRD Steering Wheel
-TRD rear wing
-TRD Badging

It weighs in at 1180kg (vs 1170 for the standard ZS), or 1210 for the auto version (vs 1200 for auto ZS).

It also has a larger turning radius 5.5 vs 5.2 which suggests it probably had super strut suspension as standard.

Standard ZS Curren model codes:

ST206 DCMVF
ST206 DCPVF (auto)

TRD sports model codes:

ST206 VPMVDA
ST206 VPPVDA (auto)

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Postby S T E A L T H » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:36 pm

yeah what he said ^

heres one for sale rite here

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 390025.htm

so yeah they do exist, but the difference is only cosmetic stuff nothing to really rave on about
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Postby Adamal » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:59 pm

Pelo: Dammit, you beat me to it :P

And first giveaway that this is BS:

the engine itself is the TRD model of the 3SGE bored out to 2.2L


Yea right, I'd like to see what happens to a 3S when its had enough bored out of it to accomodate an additional 200cc!

Second giveaway:

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