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 which supra is what??
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Mon, 03 November 2003 22:00
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Hi,
Going to look at a supra today and it seems to have me stumped as I can't work out which generation it is (no photos to help me tell the obvious)...
As I understand, the mkII supra was built til 1986, and the mkIII being introduced in late 1986 and onwards...
What has got me confused is that the car supposedly has a 3.0L engine...now, I understood the mkII supras were powered by 5M's which is a 2.8...and the mkIII is powered by the 7M, which is the 3.0L...
The car is a 2nd month 86...which seems to be to early to be a mkIII but I wasn't aware of any mkII's that came as 3.0L, unless, it has a 6MG in it, but I didn't think that Australia got any of those locally delivered...unless it's an import...I'm not sure that Oz got 7M mkII supras either...
Either way, hopefully someone can help me, so I can decide whether or not to look at it as I have to travel a bit...
Cheers,
Ben
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Central Coast, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: which supra is what??
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Mon, 03 November 2003 22:04
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I would say its a MKII thats had a 7M-GTE installed in it. Its not uncommon for people to do so 
Either that or its a very early MKIII MA70! they came standard with the 7M. There was alsothe smaller 2L twin turbo G series model as well.
Dan
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Re: which supra is what??
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Mon, 03 November 2003 22:54
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MKIII's were called the 1986.5 because they werent released until half way through 1986.
This was to get rid of the left over MKII's from the factory. Mine was 12/85 and sold in 86.
So it is either a very late model MKII with a 6M or 7M swap
Or an early model MKIII, which i would say is more likely because they would be built before they were sold 
No 7M MKII from factory.
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: which supra is what??
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Mon, 03 November 2003 23:27
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ring them and ask them to tell u the code stamped onto the fire wall
MA61 --> MK2
MA70 --> MK3
easy peasy japanesey
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Re: which supra is what??
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Mon, 03 November 2003 23:30
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Or you could run with robs logic
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: which supra is what??
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Tue, 04 November 2003 00:24
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The other possibility is it's a stock MkII with a 5M-E, but the owner has no idea about the car or the engine. You'd be surprised how many people fall into this category!
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c'town, NSW
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Re: which supra is what??
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Tue, 04 November 2003 00:32
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norbs is right ive seen numerous adds in the trading post saying their supra has a V6 in it.
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Re: which supra is what??
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Tue, 04 November 2003 00:45
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and they are immitator XX's!!!!!!!
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Surrey Hills, Melbourne
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August 2003
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Re: which supra is what??
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Tue, 04 November 2003 10:45
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Hey peoples,
Thanks a lot for all your info...it was much appreciated and I decided to go and have a look at the car...it was a bit of a drive but I got a suprise when I saw it was an MA70!!
Checked the plate on the car and it was built on the 2/86 and complianced on the 3/86...so it is indeed a very early mkIII...car wasn't in too bad a condition, few minor parking dents and scratches and a touch of paint fade, the usual for a car of its age...looks like it might have had a hard life though so I'm still thinking about it...
Once again, thanks for all your help...I've gleaned nothing but positive help & information from this forum from the beginning which is fantastic... u guys rock! 
Cheers,
Ben
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