Papadakis
Racing has taken the A90 Toyota GR Supra‘s B58 3.0 litre inline-six engine and
cranked it to make approximately 1,033 hp, but the manic race car will
specifically be used to compete in the 2020 Formula Drift championship. Now,
the engine used for this build is based on the factory B58 unit, but gets
modified with race-grade hardware and software, which includes a AEM Infinity
ECU, a new valvetrain from Supertech Performance, full AEM fuel injection
system (includes injectors, fuel pump and filter), larger turbocharger from
BorgWarner, race-spec turbo manifold, and race-grade electronic and wiring
harness.
The factory crankshaft is maintained, but
the rods and pistons have been beefed up. All in, the engine produces 1,033 hp
and 1,231 Nm of torque, figures which were achieved using E85 Ignite Red 114
Ethanol as fuel. The engine build took four months, all of which have been
chronicled in video form. Like most of its race cars, this Supra gets a Gforce
GSR four-speed Dogbox transmission with straight-cut gears (often used in
Nascar vehicles) and a custom flywheel, which sends power to the rear wheels.
Also in place is a carbon-fibre driveshaft.
Besides that, Papadakis Racing also
stripped the car down to the bones, including the removal of sound insulation
and paint. It gets a championship-compliant Pro Level roll cage, fully
adjustable suspension from RSR, and a revised steering position (with a new AEM
dash logger) optimised for drifting, wider front and rear track width, and a
modest ducktail spoiler.
The 2020 Formula Drift Championship is set
to begin on April 10 in Long Beach, California, and this Supra drift machine
will be piloted by Fredric Aasbø, a talented 34-year-old professional drifter
and stunt driver who hails from Norway.
