Another newb!

[imweip]

Hey all, Im new here, been reading around the forums for a few hours, and I like what I see, so I might as well introduce myself. I came over from the other board, looked around there for a while, and posted a few posts, but didn't seem to get much help. This board seems more performance and less "help me, smoke, blah blah blah" oriented, which I like.

I do not yet own an MR2, I currently own A 88 NA Supra, but hopefully within two weeks I'll be the proud owner of a Yellow 93 MR2 turbo with a list of some tasteful mods all done by the owner who is guy I know well who has been tuning cars for years, professionally, and privately. (He was one of the first guys to tune a civic, and I believe one of the first 5 civic's to break 9's, before civics turned into what we all know them as now.)

Here are some of the things I know he's done to the car: swapped in a JDM motor, custom made an IC, custom made an Exhaust, swapped out seats for celica seats, upgraded springs, urethane bushings, and I'm sure a bunch of other little things I can't remember now. The car is currently running around ~200hp to the wheels, but he has a different boost controller that lets it run around 230. He's going to install a t3 turbo on it, and tune the car, hopefully before I buy it, if I can scrape together the extra money to get the turbo.

Im here mainly to learn about MR2, get ideas for anything else I may want to do to it, and understand more about the handling since it's my first mid engine car. Some of the mods I'd like to do when I get the car and get money (in order of importance): Get drilled/slotted rotors, upgrade brake pads, get some tokico illumina's, and then maybe some 16 or 17 inch wheels.. although I kinda like the stock wheels, it makes the car more of a sleeper. The car looks completely stock except for the exhaust and the little boost gauge on the dash (the stock one broke, so he put a better one in there). I'll upload some pictures of the car when I finally purchase it. I've only driven it once, and I'm in love, I can't stop thinking about the thing... It's better than the supra in just about every way I can think. I look forward to learning as much as I can from you guys, and hopefully in the future being able to contribute something back.

[Mister2.2]

Hey there, great first post. Now we just need some pictures of this 93. I'm sure you will be more than happy (and like the rest of us, quite addicted) for a long time to come.

Which gen engine was swapped over and what are your goals as far as power goes? I'm not a turbo guy so somebody else may have some advice for you.

The drilled/slotted rotors are a fine idea just make sure they are cast that way and not post-drilled which can weaken them.

Welcome to the board, maybe you can tell us a little bit more about yourself and I hope to see you stick around.

[imweip]

Originally Posted by Mister2.2

Hey there, great first post. Now we just need some pictures of this 93. I'm sure you will be more than happy (and like the rest of us, quite addicted) for a long time to come.

Which gen engine was swapped over and what are your goals as far as power goes? I'm not a turbo guy so somebody else may have some advice for you.

The drilled/slotted rotors are a fine idea just make sure they are cast that way and not post-drilled which can weaken them.

Welcome to the board, maybe you can tell us a little bit more about yourself and I hope to see you stick around.

Im not sure what Gen, i only really know 240's and supras, hence why i've been scouring the boards a lot the past few days. I never even thought about MR2's as an option for my car, for some reason I just thought they were slow or something I don't know. I always wanted a 240 (s14 body style), a supra, or a 300zx. I saw his car one day, and that was the first time I gave it serious consideration. Since I drove it, I've been reading as much as I can every night... I've learned a lot, but I have a lot farther to go. I'll ask him next time I speak with him what gen it is.

My goals for power (since It'll be a daily driver were really only about 200-250hp, which it had 200hp when I drove it, and It was almost perfect for my tastes. However I would love to have the ability to turn up my boost if I wanted to run faster for drag, or track racing. He thinks with the T3 turbo it'll easily make 300hp to the wheels, and possibly more his brother's 240sx which has a 2.4L compare to the 2.2L with the same turbo and injectors was tuned to 380hp to the wheels, so he thinks 330hp is within the realm of reason with that turbo. I just made it clear to him that I want the ability to turn it down, and possibly disable it with a valet mode, and he said it can be done.

The rotors I was looking at were Brembo's I found them in a few places for $300 for a set of 4. They should be cast that way, or does brembo drill theirs too?

Thanks for the welcome and compliment on the post, I find it's better to convey things with text when using clear consise language.

[Gallagher005]

welcome to the board man, good luck on the purchase of that yellow 2

[imweip]

Originally Posted by Gallagher005

welcome to the board man, good luck on the purchase of that yellow 2

thanks!

[ween191]

Welcome to the board! Be sure to put up a decent amount of pics after you get the car. IMO yellow looks amazing on mr2s. Would you keep the body mostly stock for the sleeper affect or kit it?

[imweip]

Originally Posted by ween191

Welcome to the board! Be sure to put up a decent amount of pics after you get the car. IMO yellow looks amazing on mr2s. Would you keep the body mostly stock for the sleeper affect or kit it?

Are you kidding me right now? The MR2 is the sexiest car on the planet (aside from a Noble GTO *droooool*), dropped just slightly of course. I *MAY* put some aftermarket wheels on it, or the owner gave me the option of some 16" 240sx wheels, but I'll probably stick with the 15" just for the sleeper effect. I found that the more ricey a car is where I live, the more chance of the owner getting taken to jail for speeding... I got pulled in my isuzu truck going 85 in a 55 (I was young, stupid, and hauling *** to meet up with a girl), and got off with a warning from two undercover cops in unmarked durangos. However a Civic with a giant wing and a body kit will likely be hauled to the impound yard if they catch him going 10 over... they'll find a reason. I just saw some side view mirrors I kind of like, they are M3 style, and have the turn signals built in, I'm not sure of the quality though. I'll have to look into it.

[ween191]

Old, old GTOs are crazy nice, too bad I'm not a fan of the newer ones really. The performance seems alright, but I'm not diggin the exterior.

I don't believe I said that the MR2 isn't the most amazing/sexy car I love mine to death and can't wait for the new job and close to a 300% increase in pay. Then, I might be happy!

[imweip]

Originally Posted by ween191

Old, old GTOs are crazy nice, too bad I'm not a fan of the newer ones really. The performance seems alright, but I'm not diggin the exterior.

I don't believe I said that the MR2 isn't the most amazing/sexy car I love mine to death and can't wait for the new job and close to a 300% increase in pay. Then, I might be happy!

I think we're thinking of different cars... Im talking about the Noble m12 GTO.... I dont think there is an old one of those.

http://wawawoum.images2.free.fr/imag...2_gto-3r_3.jpg

[ween191]

Haha, yes, very different cars. I took the word "Noble" the wrong way. But, that car is SEXY! I had to minimize the window real fast or else I would of had to have left work early to clean my pants.

[imweip]

Originally Posted by ween191

Haha, yes, very different cars. I took the word "Noble" the wrong way. But, that car is SEXY! I had to minimize the window real fast or else I would of had to have left work early to clean my pants.

Heheh what's sexier about them, is you can get them with a 425 hp engine in it, true front and rear spoilers for REAL downforce, and the whole thing feels like a normal production car, but drives like a race car.

[ween191]

Let me guess, it also has a farily large price tag attached to it? I don't read up on exotics too often, mainly because it just makes me depressed, so where are these made?

[imweip]

Originally Posted by ween191

Let me guess, it also has a farily large price tag attached to it? I don't read up on exotics too often, mainly because it just makes me depressed, so where are these made?

i know someone who bought a 4 year old one for $25k (it only has the 325hp engine though... ONLY ), so not terribly pricey, but up there. New I think they cost around $80k fully assembled. It's a kit car from south africa I believe, and assembled in England.

http://www.noblecars.com/specification.htm

[imweip]

I spoke to him today, the engine is a 3rd gen.