salutations

summerandjoe · 02-09-2006, 02:35 PM

hello to the mr2 community! we are from the kansas city area and will be buying our first mr2 on sunday. very excited! we also have a bugeye wrx that is slightly modded and plan to do the same to our soon-to-be mr2. we plan to post here (most of which will quite possibly be questions), so just thought we'd introduce ourselves first. thanks!

Murphy · 02-09-2006, 03:30 PM

welcome here, from another noob

summerandjoe · 02-09-2006, 04:01 PM

seems you are a speed merchant, whereas i have no skills

Mister2.2 · 02-09-2006, 04:01 PM

Awesome, what year / model are you buying?

Mister2.2 · 02-09-2006, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summerandjoe

seems you are a speed merchant, whereas i have no skills

You can change that in your control panel.

summerandjoe · 02-09-2006, 04:08 PM

we are getting a red 91 turbo. we had a black 91 turbo we were about to buy, but when we called the guy to tell him we were on our way he informed us that he sold it 30 minutes earlier.bummer.

Ncturnal · 02-09-2006, 05:08 PM

Ya man, you gotta move fast when you find them.

Anyway, welcome to the board.

5FistsoftheNorthStar · 02-09-2006, 05:40 PM

Hey, welcome to the best there is to offer.

summerandjoe · 02-09-2006, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ncturnal

Ya man, you gotta move fast when you find them.

Anyway, welcome to the board.

ain't that the truth. thing is, we told him the day before that we would be out there in the evening to buy it. oh well. cash talks...

in high school i dated a girl that had a red 91 turbo and i loved that car more than anything. only reason i dated her, to be brutally honest. nice to finally be able to drive one and NOT have to kiss a wildebeast to do so.

NoSirItsAToyota · 02-10-2006, 03:54 AM

I also had serveral problems getting my hands on my mr2. Hope everything goes well on sunday! Your avatar is the shit by the way.

summerandjoe · 02-10-2006, 11:31 AM

your sig is making me impatient! we were talking with a few other people out there but we decided to go with the closest one that wasn't modified. my brain is twitching trying to think of what the first mod should be. any suggestions?

Ncturnal · 02-10-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summerandjoe

your sig is making me impatient! we were talking with a few other people out there but we decided to go with the closest one that wasn't modified. my brain is twitching trying to think of what the first mod should be. any suggestions?

Honestly, take your time before doing any mods. I can assure you, your opinion will change on what you like after you see some MR2s with different mods in person. Mods can get very expensive, and changing your mind makes it worse. I'd start with regular maintenance type things first and getting the car in tip-top shape. It's a cool car stock, so don't feel the need to mod it right away.

summerandjoe · 02-10-2006, 11:48 AM

i plan to leave the engine alone for at least a month or two. i would be more interested in some good wheels/tires and suspension first. she wants to auto-cross it and still have it as a daily driver, so we're not planning anything like 800+hp. well, she's not planning that

SpeedballTrix · 02-10-2006, 12:29 PM

The first thing you should do is take it to the largest parking lot you can find very late at night, get it up to a pretty good speed, turn as much as you feel you can while still on the throttle and then take your foot completely off the throttle. You should go into a heavy oversteer and probbly spin out. This is snap oversteer and its killer if you're not used to it.
The only way to fix it is to countersteer quickly and apply a bit of throttle to get some grip back to the rear tires.
This will put you way off line, but it will stop you from ending up backwards.

Welcome to the board and your avatar is awesome =)

*edit*
You could also goto a race track or other sanctioned event to get this practice in, but Im from long island where racing doesnt exist so It takes me a while to remember that you dont have to use parking lots to do this stuff =P

91T_SW20 · 02-10-2006, 02:48 PM

Welcome........

summerandjoe · 02-10-2006, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedballTrix

The first thing you should do is take it to the largest parking lot you can find very late at night, get it up to a pretty good speed, turn as much as you feel you can while still on the throttle and then take your foot completely off the throttle. You should go into a heavy oversteer and probbly spin out. This is snap oversteer and its killer if you're not used to it.
The only way to fix it is to countersteer quickly and apply a bit of throttle to get some grip back to the rear tires.
This will put you way off line, but it will stop you from ending up backwards.

Welcome to the board and your avatar is awesome =)

*edit*
You could also goto a race track or other sanctioned event to get this practice in, but Im from long island where racing doesnt exist so It takes me a while to remember that you dont have to use parking lots to do this stuff =P

thanks for the advice! i'm way too used to awd, so i will have to practice the rwd handling, as well as summer. we have plenty of open space in kansas, but with autocross around the corner and the local road course opening soon, i know we'll be spending lots of time there. thanks for the welcome!

summerandjoe · 02-12-2006, 09:00 PM

we made it home about 30 minutes ago with the mr2. even with a trailor on the back of it carrying 2 sets of wheels and tires and the stock exhaust in the trunk, that thing was fun to drive!!! few minor things are wrong with it, but nothing mechanical (yet). do mr2's have problems with the speedometer? it wouldn't go over 50 even though we were doing 70. is the clutch adjustable? it seemed to grip fine but had to push the pedal ALL the way down to shift and start the car. anyways, time to start the list of things to do. thanks again for all the advice and help!

V6'er · 02-12-2006, 09:40 PM

Hmm, fun problems.

So, the speedometer. More likely a sticky needle than anything else, as a broken speedo cable will leave you with a "0" reading speed.

The clutch is not adjustable, but, it is bleedable. It's a hydraulic clutch of course, which is bled at the slave cylinder on the front side of the tranny. If there's any air in there, the clutch just won't disengage well. You might need to replace the slave cylinder if the problem won't go away (and you prove that's the problem).

Next, the clutch interlock switch is mounted to the floor, and sticks up about a half inch. So, if you don't have the pedal down pretty much to the floor, it just won't start! Beyond that, the switch might be getting old and needing replacement.

summerandjoe · 02-13-2006, 03:56 PM

with the clutch to the floor, the car starts up fine. it's the shifting that i need to get used to or find a way to make it so i don't have to push the pedal all the way to the floor. i'll start posting in the right areas now that i am an OFFICIAL MR2 OWNER!!!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

PHOENIX · 02-14-2006, 11:17 AM

congratulations on the find, and welcome to the board.

02-09-2006, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	salutations hello to the mr2 community! we are from the kansas city area and will be buying our first mr2 on sunday. very excited! we also have a bugeye wrx that is slightly modded and plan to do the same to our soon-to-be mr2. we plan to post here (most of which will quite possibly be questions), so just thought we'd introduce ourselves first. thanks!

02-09-2006, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mister2.2 Cheese it! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,561 Thanks: 121 Thanked 115 Times in 99 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Awesome, what year / model are you buying? __________________ --Josh MR2Trader.com Free to Buy and Sell your MR2 Parts!

02-09-2006, 05:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ncturnal NoAgendaShow.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,446 Thanks: 94 Thanked 158 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 7 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (37/100% )	Ya man, you gotta move fast when you find them. Anyway, welcome to the board. __________________ Brian - My MR2Trader Ads - Click here for order or shipping status if you've bought something from me recently. Technical Questions - Please post them on the forums. Others who may have the same problem don't benefit from a PM exchange. If you wish to have my input I have no problem with a PM containing a link to a thread you have already posted.

02-10-2006, 03:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
NoSirItsAToyota Habitual line stepper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 6,274 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I also had serveral problems getting my hands on my mr2. Hope everything goes well on sunday! Your avatar is the shit by the way. __________________

02-14-2006, 11:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	congratulations on the find, and welcome to the board. __________________ - Dave I'm moving so I need to downsize my collection/hoarding of MR2 Parts. Check out the for sale section to see what I have available!

02-09-2006, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Murphy Speed Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	welcome here, from another noob

02-09-2006, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	seems you are a speed merchant, whereas i have no skills

02-09-2006, 04:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	we are getting a red 91 turbo. we had a black 91 turbo we were about to buy, but when we called the guy to tell him we were on our way he informed us that he sold it 30 minutes earlier.bummer.

02-09-2006, 05:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
5FistsoftheNorthStar The Mighty Gen3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your basement Posts: 1,015 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Hey, welcome to the best there is to offer.

02-10-2006, 11:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	your sig is making me impatient! we were talking with a few other people out there but we decided to go with the closest one that wasn't modified. my brain is twitching trying to think of what the first mod should be. any suggestions?

02-10-2006, 11:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i plan to leave the engine alone for at least a month or two. i would be more interested in some good wheels/tires and suspension first. she wants to auto-cross it and still have it as a daily driver, so we're not planning anything like 800+hp. well, she's not planning that

02-10-2006, 12:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
SpeedballTrix Foul Weather Drifter Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 871 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	The first thing you should do is take it to the largest parking lot you can find very late at night, get it up to a pretty good speed, turn as much as you feel you can while still on the throttle and then take your foot completely off the throttle. You should go into a heavy oversteer and probbly spin out. This is snap oversteer and its killer if you're not used to it. The only way to fix it is to countersteer quickly and apply a bit of throttle to get some grip back to the rear tires. This will put you way off line, but it will stop you from ending up backwards. Welcome to the board and your avatar is awesome =) edit You could also goto a race track or other sanctioned event to get this practice in, but Im from long island where racing doesnt exist so It takes me a while to remember that you dont have to use parking lots to do this stuff =P

02-10-2006, 02:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
91T_SW20 Midship Runabout Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NorCal Posts: 591 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Welcome........

02-12-2006, 09:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	we made it home about 30 minutes ago with the mr2. even with a trailor on the back of it carrying 2 sets of wheels and tires and the stock exhaust in the trunk, that thing was fun to drive!!! few minor things are wrong with it, but nothing mechanical (yet). do mr2's have problems with the speedometer? it wouldn't go over 50 even though we were doing 70. is the clutch adjustable? it seemed to grip fine but had to push the pedal ALL the way down to shift and start the car. anyways, time to start the list of things to do. thanks again for all the advice and help!

02-12-2006, 09:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
V6'er All Torque, All the Time Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 899 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Hmm, fun problems. So, the speedometer. More likely a sticky needle than anything else, as a broken speedo cable will leave you with a "0" reading speed. The clutch is not adjustable, but, it is bleedable. It's a hydraulic clutch of course, which is bled at the slave cylinder on the front side of the tranny. If there's any air in there, the clutch just won't disengage well. You might need to replace the slave cylinder if the problem won't go away (and you prove that's the problem). Next, the clutch interlock switch is mounted to the floor, and sticks up about a half inch. So, if you don't have the pedal down pretty much to the floor, it just won't start! Beyond that, the switch might be getting old and needing replacement.

02-13-2006, 03:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
summerandjoe No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	with the clutch to the floor, the car starts up fine. it's the shifting that i need to get used to or find a way to make it so i don't have to push the pedal all the way to the floor. i'll start posting in the right areas now that i am an OFFICIAL MR2 OWNER!!!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

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