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i kno u cant afford it, and I haved pestered one of the stl duece owners til he was pretty mad about not havin a turbo. However my fully loaded mr2 with leather seats, p/w,p/l,,p/m I estimate weighs in the neighborhood of 2850lbs without me. Your MR2, even with a 3sgte motor, would weigh in the neighborhood of 2650lbs before any lightening.
Plus the motor is well suited to the car, Its like the turbo is the heart of the car, it gives it a really exotic sounding engine and exhaust note and is a head turner in part just because of that whistle the turbo makes and the ability to go from a standstill to flying past someone next to you in traffic in 2 seconds is always fun.
Gas mileage would probably be better for you than me, I get 20/27, ud probably see 21/28 on premium thanks to the weight reduct.
a 2650lb 2.0 turbo car, is hard to come by these days and you could easily make yours faster than mine thanks to that 200lbs in reduction as well as handle better and it would be a v8 killer.
Had to say it, but whatever you decide is probably right for you, especially with JDM 3sgte motors and transmissions going for $1200
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