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[TonyDaTiger1990]

i have a 91' automatic N/A and ive decided to start rounding up parts for a Gen 3 3S-GTE +tranny swap. i just need a list of other parts that i need to buy.

[RedStarr]

I'm sure everyone's going to say you shouldn't be speeding dangerously on public roads and save the high speed antics for the track etc...

But I'm sure everyone's also guilty of doing the same at least once. But yeah, you're not even 18 yet...slow it down. I know if you were in NY with that, with insurance being high as it is already (if under your name, upwards of $4000 a year at your age....shit, my age!), you can forget about it.

[CyFi]

im assuming youre 16 by the "1990" in your name. You dont need to be doing this, im 16 and no way would i ever imagine doing that, if i want to keep my mr2 and my life, i stay away from dumb stuff like that. I dont think you should be putting a new motor in there as it will only be faster and if you cant control yourself you WILL end up in an accident

[TonyDaTiger1990]

lol. ive had the car for 9months and havent wrecked it and ive done some pretty dumbass stuff(ive settled down now though). my insurence wont be that bad cuz im taking car off and gonna be driving my 89' chevy. anyways i work 2 jobs and have money sittin around so why not put it into somethin like this? i got a year and a month till im 18 so when i do turn 18 i want to have a nice car waiting for melol. plus since my mom wont let me drive the car i cant just let it sit there for a year. might as well work on it

[Ncturnal]

Cool. Hopefully it takes you 10 years to finish the swap.

[Mister2.2]

Yes by that time maybe you will be mature enough to own the car. Doing 103mph at 16 years old is not cool dude. If you want to earn respect you need to start by respecting your car and others on the road.

[TonyDaTiger1990]

uhh ok. there was no one on the road. thats the only reason the cop didnt arrest me. and i didnt think i was going that fast. my speedometer broke a few months ago. i figured i was goin like 85 mabye 90 at the most. plus i barely ever go that fast. it jus figures that one of the few times i do i get cought. and another thing i dont really care if people online have respect for me or not. i dont know what kind of people yall are in real life and dont really care. all i wanted to know was info on swaping engines.

[Mister2.2]

I guess it's a good thing I'm not a cop. Grown ups going fast is one thing, kids at the age of 16 doing 103 (or 85) is another. You are too young to drive past the speed limit. It's years of experience and knowing exactly what can go wrong in a car that determines your ability to handle speed, otherwise you are putting people at risk, at the least yourself.

And if you don't want our respect you should probably not ask us to waste our time giving advice.

[TonyDaTiger1990]

okok. that sounds resonable i guess. but since everyone in here is goin off because someone they dont even know did one stupid thing are u tellin me that u never drove like that when u were my age? and for another thing ur not my ******* mother or a person of authority to me so. why dont u go chase down all the 100000s of teenagers speeding at this moment and give them your little speech. cuz ive done learned my lesson and ive done heard this from the judge my parrents and just about every other adult in my life. even though im still feeling the reprocutions from it iv put it behind me. shit happends and people make mistakes. its part of life. and bitchin about other peoples mistakes to them wont change what happend. so, unless ur gonna at least half ass answer the question that i asked go find someone else to lecture.

[Ben]

To Answer The Question, It Wouldn't Really Be Worth Converting An Automatic.

[TonyDaTiger1990]

what about that sticky about going from auto to manual. says it aint all that hard

[Blaze_System02]

Originally Posted by TonyDaTiger1990

okok. that sounds resonable i guess. but since everyone in here is goin off because someone they dont even know did one stupid thing are u tellin me that u never drove like that when u were my age? and for another thing ur not my ******* mother or a person of authority to me so. why dont u go chase down all the 100000s of teenagers speeding at this moment and give them your little speech. cuz ive done learned my lesson and ive done heard this from the judge my parrents and just about every other adult in my life. even though im still feeling the reprocutions from it iv put it behind me. shit happends and people make mistakes. its part of life. and bitchin about other peoples mistakes to them wont change what happend. so, unless ur gonna at least half ass answer the question that i asked go find someone else to lecture.

Listen, I'm 16. And let me tell you you've got alot to learn...As do i. I've been driving for a while and i have a Toyota Celica GT (5S-FE). I love that car to death. Yes, its my first one (well one that is offically mine, ---300zx, but that a different subject) and I've been doing research on how all kind's of swaps from auto-to-manual to engine swaps. I've always been into Toyota's. Franky, i love cars, tuning them, working on them, and even just doing an oil change or changing the spark plug wires , etc. I just love being around people who take pride and passion with there cars. With that pride you need to have the right attitude. I don't know the story, but doing 103mph (85-whatever) is just plain stupid. Sure you can boast about it to anyone... ...... to anyone who's response would be " OH DUDE COOL! THATS AWESOME..." Obvisouly, they or you have no idea of what 100mph can do to you. Hell 55 mph can still kill people. Sure there was no one on the road... but what about yourself? Did youi think about that? Unless you are on the a circuit or track, which still have regulations and rules, you need to drive like you have some sense. Many of these people on the board have reached over 100mph, but most of them are doing it on the track. Sure, you can get up to 100 mph, but hey, one false move and you can send your car into the air. Let's say your tire pressure was not where it was suppose to be..that could set the car's susupension to be unbalanced. Sure at NORMAL driving speeds, it will be alright, but just think at 100mph? And if you think your going 85 when your really going 103? somethings got to be wrong with your ego. When i drive, ( usually around the 45 speed limit), i can feel how fast the car is going and i don't need look at the speedometer. Sure i need to look at it once in a while, but i have a good sense of how fast i'm going. I can tell the difference from 45 from 55-60. And before you even consider doing any type of swap... you need to know how a car works. Do you even know how a turbo works? Most people think you place it in, and you suck more air into the engine. That right? But hey maybe i'm wrong, maybe you do know how the most important things of a car and performance parts work. Maybe you do know that its not about getting more air into the engine, its more air MOLECLUES. hey, i could be wrong.... I say take it easy, take it slow and wait AT LEAST 5 years before you do something. Good things come to those who wait. I know you've heard that saying before and its true. It's been a couple of years, but i use to be Brian's neighbor (Ncturnal). I know when i use to talk to him, he could tell that i was naive and lack the experience of being in the true tuning world. Later on ( a few years ago), i was talking to him about the parts i would want mount on and what i want to do in the tuning world. He encouraged me to take another hobby and do that stuff in my mid to late 20's. I just need to wait. Hell, he talked about investing. Or do something in business. And yea after talking to him, i have to say i still wanted to do swaps and what not, but i decided wait. Patrycja, who owns a red supra, - sponsored by mahdavi motorsports (at least i think she is sponsored) has told me similar things. It's called a reality check. Trust me, WE ARE NOT GETTING ON YOU, WE JUST ARE LOOKING OUT FOR WHATS BEST. I still have to get through college. And education isn't free. My mother - single parent since 1990- and is a mother of 4, is in student loan debt from my other brothers and sisters. I'm the youngest and they are all still in college. Do you really think you'll have time to do all that to your two while trying to get what is best out of your education? Wait until your finished and until you have a steady job. I bet some people who attend college and are working on there MR2 are still paying back the loans for college. Whatever your trying to do to your MR2, its going to be expensive. Listen man, face it, we're naive. wait until later to do something. This doesn't mean you can't being involved in the tuning world. I still attend meets and talk to many people on how far they've come with there car. And you know what my modification on my car is? A mahdavi motorsports decal. Sure its kinda dumb, but i'm not trying to mod my car, even putting in a intake. IF anything i'll by a K&N DROP IN FILTER. I've learned that everything that i can do with my car right now is idealistic. In reality, i going to wait and i kinda have two. Ha, if anything i'm keeping my car well maintained. The MR2 is a very rare car. Why don't you keep it maintained? I bet i've got the cleanest 6th gen celica around

And you say you want to swap the engine and tranny. Hell if i had the money and chance to do so, personally, i don't really care about the hp that much. ok ok well i do, but i'm not trying to get the max hp. Its just a perk. I just love the sound of a turbo spooling up and the BOV. I love the sound of the engine reving. But with that turbo system, comes a jump in horse power, its human nature to test the limits. Thats probably what you did when you hit 103, ----again, i don't know the story. But i'm just saying, if you can't drive responsibly with a stock MR2, what makes you think you won't test the limits with a turbo?..

[Blaze_System02]

i had a lot more thoughts of what to say, but imma go eat something

[TonyDaTiger1990]

dude i completely understand everything u said. i know im young and naive but that what i want to do and what im going to do. and yes i know how a car works. a few months ago i got a new 350 for my chevy and did the swap pretty much by myself. sure, this is my first car(not a truck) that ive bought,(actually mine, titles in my name and everything) but im sure from my past expirences i could handle this and if i cant i have plenty of friends to help me. and like i said before i know going that fast is stupid. thats why i barely ever go that fast. ive probly only had my car above 90 about 3 times and ive had it for 9 months. i dont even want a high top speed. i care more about 1/4 times and believe me, my car kinda sucks. lol it runs like 16s and even sadder my chevy runs about the same(just uses waaay too much gas) thats what i want out of a car. im at my local track at least once a week and ive been around this kind of stuff all my life. ill also be able to find time to fit in working on it ever now and then. i got like a year and a month till i turn 18 so theres no rush. and your right, good things do come to those who wait but i also believe that good things come to those who work there ass off and earn it. and right now between 2 jobs(i work 1 weeknights and 1 weekends) and all As and Bs in advanced placement classes, im working my ass off and this is what i want to do.

[EvanB756]

I say let him do what he wants... but do it to your chevy not your two, their to rare as it is. lol and the chevy won't be as squirrely as the two will.

[Blaze_System02]

If anything, you should use that money to restore the MR2 (depending on the condition, but still)

That car WILL be a classic. IMO

How many miles are on it?

[TonyDaTiger1990]

thats the thing. its got like 190000 and the engine and tranny arent doin too well. trannys startin to slip, and engine is leakin oil from like 3 spots and and somethins clicking(mabye a lifter or sumthin). its got other probs too. i just figured since i would have to pull engine and tranny eventually might as well just buy a new one. i got a really good deal and payed like 800 for it(got it from my neighbors daughter) and have put a little over a grand in it so far(just little stuff, new radio, and whatnot). so yea, i cant drive it for a little over a year and since i make enough money why not do all that? ill prob end up sellin it or sumthin anyways, lol.