5 Awesomely Modified NSXs (5 Modified Supras We’d Rather Own) – HotCars

Both are sports car legends in their own right, given the choice to own either a modified NSX or Supra would be a difficult decision to make.

On one hand, the NSX is a proper supercar and first-generation cars are still very quick and competent, even by today's standards, but the core design makes them a harder custom project to work with. Even so, there are some stunning modded cars out there. The Supra, by comparison, couldn't be more different. Whether it's the new or the old model, in many ways the Supra is every customizer's dream car, lending itself well to pretty much any upgrade owners care to throw at it.

Improving on the original is never an easy task. Honda launched their 2018 NSX and managed to win over even the most ardent of fans with the new look, but this didn't stop some from taking things into their own hands. Competing with its rivals necessitated a move to forced indication, and the NSX's engine produces a healthy 573hp.

Dream Project, the work of established tuners Science of Speed, takes the standard car's engine to a higher-level raising output to 610hp through a revised free-flowing exhaust system. The external modifications remain subtle with a custom GT3 race-themed body kit completing the package.

TheSupra, reborn in 2019, isn't quite the iconic Japanese sports car gearheads hoped for, owing much of its chassis and drivetrain to BMW. To return to the main point the A90 whatever its origin is a fantastic sports car.

The Supra has always been popular with aftermarket tuners, lending itself particularly well to higher power figures. Increasingly popular among A90 owners, swapping out the stock engine in favor of Toyota's 2JZ-GTE fitted with a custom HKS turbocharger can free up 700hp.

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Customizing an original 1992 NSX with a widebody kit might seem like a bad move to some gearheads, but there is no denying the impact is nothing less than jaw-dropping. Not for the faint-hearted, every panel undergoes some form of surgery to produce the final Rocket Bunny conversion, no wonder there are just two examples to date.

That's the visuals taken care of, just leaving the NSX's 3-liter V6 in need of some beefing up. When Honda produced the NSX for the first time, 270hp was more than sufficient to compete with its main competitors, but that was a few years ago, light supercharging produced a more respectable 316hp.

Every gearhead knows how good the A80 Supra is, but the success ofFast and Furious turned a great car into one of the most recognizable cars of all time, replicas are common but this is the real deal. Being one of the stunt cars used for filming this is a non-turbo model and will never be a 10-second car,

Technical Director Craig Lieberman provided the quick version, complete with turbonetics blower, NoS, and dozens of other TRD upgrades all finished in a fetching Lamborghini candy orange paint scheme.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that most NSX owners opt for a red paint finish which shade is another issue, but finished in cherry red, we think this 1991 car looks beautiful. Wearing its original bodywork albeit sitting much lower to the ground gives a wider appearance, and yet there is no widebody conversion involved, just a few subtle additions to the side steps and diffusers

The result of one man's personal project, Californian Grown shows what can be achieved with just the right amount of modification. Similar levels of restraint are to be found in the NSX's engine bay, custom exhaust, headers, and a ram air intake are the only additions.

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The Supra A80's arrival in 1993 served as a wake-up call for supercar makers everywhere, here was a mass-produced sports car able to outpace many of the fastest cars on the road. While turbocharging had become common practice, Toyota used a sequential twin-turbo 3-liter engine to produce 326hp, the Supra wasn't just quick it proved to be extremely robust.

A large part of the A80s success stems from Toyota's 2JZ-GTE engine, one of the greatest performance engines ever built and remains a popular choice among tuners. One common upgrade path among owners is to fit larger turbochargers, intercoolers, and exhaust systems that running on pump gas can release 650hp.

Honda's NSX was designed to be driven daily and not just parked up in some dusty garage hoping for some fine weather a couple of days of the year. A similar view can be taken when it comes to modifying the NSX, pasting on a set of decals or other off the shelf accessory isn't cutting to cut it, modifications are supposed to make a car better.

Wearing a GT-themed body kit makes this NSX stand out from ordinary cars, handcrafted custom front, and rear splitters the work of its owner resulting in a unique package complimenting the original body.

The Supra had finally come into its own with the launch of the A70, the first model produced without being tied to the Celica platform and drivetrain, also the first Supra to be delivered with turbocharged engines. All things being equal 230hp should be sufficient for most gearheads but there was a more powerful Japanese market spec car that had twin turbos.

Dropping a smaller 2.5 liter twin-turbo 1JZ unit in the A70 is simple enough bringing with it a more impressive claimed 276 hp, remember that this figure is often cited in JDM cars for legal reasons.

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Awesomely modified takes on a new significance with Liberty Walk's widebody kit, riding on air suspension certainly adds drama but, those rear arches are a matter of personal taste. Completed as a unique prototype kit the quality speaks volumes about its owner's abilities, it just doesn't make the NSX any better than it left the factory.

Remaining pretty much stock under the hood, replacing the stock system for customized titanium exhaust improves overall performance.

At the time of the arrival of the second generation Supras, things were becoming a bit more interesting, larger in-line six-cylinder engines made their first appearance offering a welcome jump in power to 145hp. Despite using bigger engines the A60 wasn't all that fast needing 9.8 seconds to hit 60mph.

With a bit of patience, the Toyota 2JZ-GTE with turbos fits under the hood bringing new life to the A60 platform as evidenced by this 1985 example. Recently auctioned the previous owner chose to retain the original appearance.

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