原標題：The Titans Of Supra Tuning, Then &?Now

原作者：Dave Thomas

One of Chris Rock’s most well-known skits centers around Robitussin, an over-the-counter cough suppressant that was evidently a cure-all in the comedian’s childhood home.

克里斯·洛克（Chris Rock，美國著名編劇，導演，史密斯奧斯卡打人事件的受害者——譯者注）曾關于羅比托辛(Robitussin)創(chuàng)作出一個著名的小品，這是一種非處方止咳藥，在他家鄉(xiāng)顯然是萬靈藥。

In many ways, Toyota’s venerable 2JZ-GTE engine has become a similar cure-all solution in the performance automotive world. Show car needs a hook? 2JZ. Car’s got rust? A 2JZ will help you outrun it. Quarter-mile passes too slow??Just add 2JZ. And the?almighty 2JZ-GTE solves problems even faster when the factory twin turbos are jettisoned for one single, usually rather sizable turbine.

從很多方面來看，豐田久負盛名的2JZ-GTE發(fā)動機在性能汽車領域也已成為一種類似的“萬靈藥”。想讓自己的展車更出彩?用2jz！車車子動力太遲鈍?2JZ會幫你跑得更快。四分之一英里的速度太慢了?只需移植一臺2jz。當你為了減重而替換掉出廠的雙渦輪時，萬能的2jz又能幫你完美地解決問題。

None of the six cylinder engine’s praise is unwarranted, mind you. With the correct rubber compound applied to a drag car’s rear wheels and a properly-built 2JZ up front, the earth might just spin in the opposite direction?when the light turns green.

請注意，對這臺六缸發(fā)動機的贊揚并非是沒有根據(jù)的。如果在一輛拖車的后輪上使用合適的橡膠化合物，并在車頭安裝一個精心調校的2JZ，那么當綠燈亮起時，我猜地球可能會向相反的方向旋轉。

Hyperbole and jest aside, 2JZ development has been incredibly impressive for a very long time. In North America, Titan Motorsports has?been at the forefront of it.

拋開那些夸張的段子和玩笑不談，2JZ的發(fā)展在很長一段時間內的確令人印象深刻。在北美，Titan Motorsports一直走在改裝這臺引擎的前列。

The Florida-based operation has built quite a name for itself through?deep knowledge of the 2JZ and a certain copper-colored MkIV Toyota Supra drag machine. The car is legendary and keeps Titan’s name familiar in any discussion regarding 2JZ performance.
這家總部位于佛羅里達州的公司通過對2JZ全面的了解和那些定制的銅色MkIV豐田Supra馬力機器打響了自己的名號。當人們談到這臺傳奇之車時，總繞不開這家公司——泰坦。

Titan has been synonymous with high-performance 2JZs and Supras for so long that prior to gathering information for this article I had no idea that the company’s founder, Nero Deliawal, was originally a car audio enthusiast. In the late ’90s, Nero went to his first ‘Mexico’ street race and the hunt for higher SPLs was replaced with one for lower ETs. Self-described as “very competitive”, Nero lost himself in determining the ins and outs of what makes a car scramble down the quarter mile quicker.

Titan長期以來一直是高性能2JZ和Supra的代名詞，在寫這篇文章之前，我根本不知道這家公司的創(chuàng)始人Nero Deliawal原來是一個汽車音響愛好者。在90年代末，Nero參加了他的第一次“墨西哥”街頭比賽，在那里，參加更高級的SPLs的想法被ETs所取代。Nero自稱“非常有競爭力”，他一心只想著如何讓一輛車更快地沖過四分之一英里。

Even back then his car of choice was the Supra, and Nero was able to make up for his relative lack of driving skill by generating more engine power. Eventually, Nero’s driving skill would sync up with his mechanical skill and he began to win quite a few races. At that time drag racing an import vehicle with success was?akin to black magic, so Nero began documenting and sharing his successes.

那時，他最喜歡的車便是Supra。Nero通過大幅提升功率來彌補他駕駛技術的相對不足。等到他的技術足夠駕馭這臺馬力巨獸時，他開始贏得不少比賽。在那個時候，將一輛進口汽車改裝成大馬力加速賽車的樂趣如同一種黑魔法，所以Nero開始記錄并分享他的成功。

There’s not a soul in the world that would describe drag racing as a frugal hobby, and very quickly Nero realized he needed a way to fund his race program. In that regard, Titan Motorsports started out of necessity. If Nero had the platform knowledge and people were already asking him for parts, he might as well sell a few to cover his operating costs.

世界上沒有一個人會把飆車描述成一種節(jié)儉的愛好。很快Nero就意識到他需要一種方式來資助他的賽車項目。因此，Titan改裝公司的誕生是出于必要。既然Nero已經具備足夠多的知識，而且已經有人向他索要改裝零件，他還不如賣掉一些來彌補運營成本。

The quarter-mile records broken in their wake didn’t hurt the company’s street credibility either.

使用Titan公司了改裝部件，Nero團隊創(chuàng)下的四分之一英里的記錄很快被打破，但這對公司的信譽只增不減。

Back in 2002, a mere two years after the business started, Nero and his team sent their Supra down the quarter mile?in 9.42 seconds at 157.6mph (253.6km/h). They achieved this using?street radials, a feat that was practically unfathomable?at the time. Titan also contributed to Ebrahim Kanoo and Gary White’s effort?in building a Supra that?could run the quarter mile in?the high 5-second zone at 240mph.

2002年，也就是該公司成立僅僅兩年之后，Nero和他的團隊就以每小時157.6英里(253.6公里)的速度，用9.42秒完成了Supra的四分之一英里的測試。他們利用正常街胎實現(xiàn)了這一目標。這在當時是一項不可思議的壯舉。Titan還幫助易卜拉欣·卡努和加里·懷特（前者的GTR曾以9.35秒的成績完賽——譯者注）建造了能夠以240英里每小時的速度在高5秒?yún)^(qū)域內跑完四分之一英里的supra。

A business that once fit within a?standard garage has grown into an operation that occupies a 25,000 square-foot facility. The expansion has not just been physical; Titan Motorsports has grown beyond just the Supra and today dabbles in a bit of everything, from imports to exotics.

這家曾經只在一個普通車庫內經營的作坊，如今已經發(fā)展成為一家占地2.5萬平方英尺(約合465平方米)的公司。這種擴張不僅僅是公司規(guī)模上的；Titan Motorsports的業(yè)務范圍已經不僅僅局限于Supra。如今，Nero涉足了從進口到美國本土的幾乎一切直線加速改裝。

Their new facility has a fabrication shop, an R&D department and a few work bays. Whether you need lower ETs or simply have your engine’s oil changed, they are well-equipped?for both.

他們的新工廠有一個制造車間，一個研發(fā)部門和幾個工作間。無論你是需要滿足更低的排放標準，還是只是換下機油，他們都能滿足。

So why the sudden Titan Motorsports admiration? Well, as much as the internet feigned disinterest with the GR Supra upon release, it’s still a rather capable car with good bones. Yes, the A90’s engine?was developed in the BMW factory, not Toyota’s, but at the end of the day the B58 was begging for proper private development.

那么，為什么Titan突然對新車產生了興趣呢?就好比，雖然網(wǎng)友們假裝對GR Supra不感興趣，它仍然是一輛相當有能力的車。是的，雖然supraA90的發(fā)動機是在寶馬(BMW)工廠研發(fā)的，而不是豐田(Toyota)的，但歸根結底，B58仍然有極大的改裝潛力。

Titan Motorsports could have buried their head in the sand and stuck with the old faithful 2JZ, but what fun would that be? In a world where the MkIV and MkV Supra exist, why not have both??Using their knowledge of turbo engines?and drag racing, Titan were one of the first to get a B58-powered GR Supra to an 8-second quarter mile.

Titan公司可以向許多改裝廠一樣甘當鴕鳥，繼續(xù)埋頭搗鼓曾經的2jz，但那又有什么樂趣呢？當SupraA80 和90都存在時，為什么不把它們都收入囊中呢？依靠對于渦輪和加速賽的知識，Titan成為第一家讓安裝寶馬引擎的GR supra在四分之一英里中跑進8秒大關的改裝車企。

With nearly a quarter century of race-specific development behind them going into the GR platform, it’s maybe a little scary to think of where Titan Motorsports is going to take these cars. Partnering with companies like CSF,?Titan has all the runway?needed to make the?A90 Supra as?fierce a competitive platform as?its predecessor.

在GR平臺上進行了近四分之一個世紀的開發(fā)后，Titan將把這些賽車帶到哪里都令人生畏。通過與證金公司(CSF)等的合作，Titan擁有一切所需的跑道。它期待A90 Supra能像其前身一樣成為一個競爭激烈的平臺。

Can they do it??So far all signs point to yes, and we can’t wait to see how.

他們能做到嗎?目前為止，所有跡象都表明答案是肯定的。而我們，將拭目以待。