Toyota MR2 Message Board - View Single Post - T-tops and tuners

Kurdain · 07-04-2009, 01:05 PM

KO Racing is local, I prefer to support local shops whenver possible and he makes good stuff.

You can't tune a stock car, the toyota ECU's aren't very friendly for that, you will need some sort of ROM or ECU upgrade.

T-Tops seem to always leak and can leak in certain instances even with new seals. It just seems to be that way. You can put a lot of effort, new seals and what not and certainly minimize it. Just realize you might not get it to 100%.

A friend had good luck on a older camaro t-top using ceran (spelling?) cling wrap and black silicone. He cleaned the rubber really well with a solvent, put a light bead of silicone in all the areas that leaked and then covered it with the plastic wrap. Put the t-tops in and rolled up the windows and left it overnight. The next day he removed the t-tops and plastic wrap and he had a perfectly formed seal.
Apparently silicone doesn't stick to plastic wrap, a last resort measure in my opinion though.

07-04-2009, 01:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kurdain Cage Fighter Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 686 Thanks: 39 Thanked 35 Times in 29 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	KO Racing is local, I prefer to support local shops whenver possible and he makes good stuff. You can't tune a stock car, the toyota ECU's aren't very friendly for that, you will need some sort of ROM or ECU upgrade. T-Tops seem to always leak and can leak in certain instances even with new seals. It just seems to be that way. You can put a lot of effort, new seals and what not and certainly minimize it. Just realize you might not get it to 100%. A friend had good luck on a older camaro t-top using ceran (spelling?) cling wrap and black silicone. He cleaned the rubber really well with a solvent, put a light bead of silicone in all the areas that leaked and then covered it with the plastic wrap. Put the t-tops in and rolled up the windows and left it overnight. The next day he removed the t-tops and plastic wrap and he had a perfectly formed seal. Apparently silicone doesn't stick to plastic wrap, a last resort measure in my opinion though.