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Originally Posted by te51levin
Not really. There were some changes made, but the GZE got different pistons. There is nothing in the GZE engine assembly itself that would make more power in a naturally aspirated engine.
I don't know where you read that, but there were no "lightweight versions". Some cars got fewer options and thus weighed less, but they were base model cars, not special cars, and they would not be all that much lighter than the others.
I don't know why you suspect those things...I mean, it's possible, but pretty unlikely...
A "racing clutch" won't make the car accelerate any faster, and a stock clutch can handle the power a stock engine produces.
A stock engined AW11 does not need an LSD, or really even really benefit from it until power levels get very high. These cars have good traction to begin with. An LSD will not make an MR2 any faster in a straight line unless one tire is on dry pavement and the other is in vanilla pudding.
A light flywheel will help, but most of these cars don't have them. Most of them are not even owned by enthusiasts. If your car looks stock, I would bet large dollar figures that it does not have a single aftermarket performance part on it, let alone one that requires removal of the transmission to install.
Mid-engine layout helps with the launch, but that sounds exceptionally unlikely...as in physically impossible, unless the other cars were out of gas, had two flat tires and were being driven by a corpse. But anyway, street racing is not clever and not admired, so if you're doing it, you might want to keep the stories to yourself. Meanwhile, let's see some pics of that engine bay and see if we can sort out what's going on with your car. Something is fishy. I hope you are being honest with us (and yourself) and not just telling stories  |
with respect, i m not trying to shake anything by anymeans, and i also mention that i m new to 4age and MR driver, i can asure that i have read some MR2 forum that from 87 4age was equipped with 4agze bottom, i didint know that it's not doing anything to performance, also, many web sites i went to check the curv weight of 87 NA, they were from 2000lb to 2500lb curve weight, and i read some NA models are lighter than other ones, that how i came up with my opinion, i just check it's not swapped, nor supercharged, however if the car weight 2400-500lb and had only 120hp(i thought NA model supports 116-124hp at crank in US) outcome should not be
what i get from the car. yes i know it's 120rhp, and this isnt my first rearwheel driver(it is my first MR),but i swear guys it feels like my old rx7gtu turbo 215hp w/2700lb or 185whp 2300lb civic.. that's why i was so amazed, and when i put mr aganist my lil bro SI n his wrx(100000miles) on PCH near HB in CA at 2am(i don street race but i wanted to check it BC it felt too fast for what it suppose to be...i was about 1/4 car front until i pass 90mph, maybe they had bad launch, maybe my buttdyno is broke but anyways, i m willing to learn more about the MRs...
so then what's NA mr2 87's 1/4miles..? mid 15..? it feels about there mid15tolow15s....?
anypointer drivering MR cars..? noticed, it is different from FR cars...
onething for sure this car is alottafun!!!!!