Toyota MR2 Message Board - View Single Post - 4A-GE MK1 Engine new to mr N/A, i swear, this car is faster than it should be..

pissonlotus · 12-17-2007, 12:38 PM

i just got 87 mk1 mr2 n/a w/ ONLY 72000miles on(wow)... got it from 2nd owner(who had car for about 1month, and sold it to me BC his son wants civic or integra, little kids!!!)
this thing suppose to have 120hp and 100tq max but i swear to god...
this drives like my 14sec b16-civic that had almost 190WHP(RIP stolen)
and the car was bit faster than my bros civic SI 07(198hp) untill 95mph..
i mean i like it but, just freaking curious how this mk1 is faster than it should be.. maybe first owner put some light flywheel, racing clutch and LSD..?

anyways.. i m planing to add basic mods(exhust, intake, header, spark plugs, wires, and maybe CAMs) along w/ new shocks and lightweight rims

i read from some article that if you add some MODs you are going to loose low end, and i don wnat that to happen, so which brand is good for this 4age..? i m DIYer/semi grease monkey, so as soon as i find out which mods gonna do good for my MR i m going to get to work... so pls help me..

oh and.. i know that N/a cars need higher lifting camshafts and cam gears.. which brand is good for DD/weekend worrior MR..?
how do you dyno tune this car, w/ stock ecu..? where can i get tunable ecus..? thank you so much....

12-17-2007, 12:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
pissonlotus Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ive lived in MI,IL,MD,WA,VA but so CAs da place to be Posts: 179 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	new to mr N/A, i swear, this car is faster than it should be.. i just got 87 mk1 mr2 n/a w/ ONLY 72000miles on(wow)... got it from 2nd owner(who had car for about 1month, and sold it to me BC his son wants civic or integra, little kids!!!) this thing suppose to have 120hp and 100tq max but i swear to god... this drives like my 14sec b16-civic that had almost 190WHP(RIP stolen) and the car was bit faster than my bros civic SI 07(198hp) untill 95mph.. i mean i like it but, just freaking curious how this mk1 is faster than it should be.. maybe first owner put some light flywheel, racing clutch and LSD..? anyways.. i m planing to add basic mods(exhust, intake, header, spark plugs, wires, and maybe CAMs) along w/ new shocks and lightweight rims i read from some article that if you add some MODs you are going to loose low end, and i don wnat that to happen, so which brand is good for this 4age..? i m DIYer/semi grease monkey, so as soon as i find out which mods gonna do good for my MR i m going to get to work... so pls help me.. oh and.. i know that N/a cars need higher lifting camshafts and cam gears.. which brand is good for DD/weekend worrior MR..? how do you dyno tune this car, w/ stock ecu..? where can i get tunable ecus..? thank you so much....