Toyota MR2 Mk1 Supercharger - 'Super Edition'
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Evening all,
Thought I'd put up a few details of my current fun car, which I've now owned for about a year and a half.
It's an '89 Super Edition, a JDM limited edition car that came with a nice collection of extras, including Recaro seats, Momo steering wheel and gear-knob, air-con, leccy folding mirrors, mirror polished wheels, mirror t-bar glass, a one-off Midnight Blue paint colour and (the best bit) a TRD plate-type LSD.
Externally it's standard, but after servicing and tinkering since I've had it it's now running the following:
Whiteline front and rear ARBs (poly-bushed)
Braided lines and EBC Yellowstuff pads
Unknown (fitted in Japan!) adjustable shocks with -15mm (ish) lowering springs
TTT 175mm SC pulley with ABV mod, now approx 1bar of boost
Magnex exhaust
All the Super Edition parts remain. It's been a show car with previous owners but I'm now driving it regularly and tracking it occasionally. The mods have sharpened up the handling nicely, and the SC pulley kit has upped the power to around 170-180bhp - plenty in a car with 185-section tyres!
And the obligatory pics:
It has also been subject to the occasional bit of track action:
Hope you like!
Thought I'd put up a few details of my current fun car, which I've now owned for about a year and a half.
It's an '89 Super Edition, a JDM limited edition car that came with a nice collection of extras, including Recaro seats, Momo steering wheel and gear-knob, air-con, leccy folding mirrors, mirror polished wheels, mirror t-bar glass, a one-off Midnight Blue paint colour and (the best bit) a TRD plate-type LSD.
Externally it's standard, but after servicing and tinkering since I've had it it's now running the following:
Whiteline front and rear ARBs (poly-bushed)
Braided lines and EBC Yellowstuff pads
Unknown (fitted in Japan!) adjustable shocks with -15mm (ish) lowering springs
TTT 175mm SC pulley with ABV mod, now approx 1bar of boost
Magnex exhaust
All the Super Edition parts remain. It's been a show car with previous owners but I'm now driving it regularly and tracking it occasionally. The mods have sharpened up the handling nicely, and the SC pulley kit has upped the power to around 170-180bhp - plenty in a car with 185-section tyres!
And the obligatory pics:
It has also been subject to the occasional bit of track action:
Hope you like!
EskimoArapaho said:
Hi Ben, nice to see the results of the work you've put into it. Looking great.
Just need to remove that nasty rear window film, now. So wrinkly that I could hardly make out anything through the rear-view mirror.
Supposedly you need to use a heat gun to heat the film so it comes off bringing the glue with it. Been researching it - somehow I managed to buy another car upgraded with the same lousy 'feature'.
Hey! Thanks, glad you approve - it sounds like a fair amount of the things I've done were intended by you anyway, so I've just carried on the good work Just need to remove that nasty rear window film, now. So wrinkly that I could hardly make out anything through the rear-view mirror.
Supposedly you need to use a heat gun to heat the film so it comes off bringing the glue with it. Been researching it - somehow I managed to buy another car upgraded with the same lousy 'feature'.
How is/are your toy/s treating you?
EskimoArapaho said:
You're too kind; I should have got my finger out and just got on with it instead of procrastinating. All that extra BHP at least. That must transform it. Does it come on through the whole rev range?
New toys all OK. Still not lost my track day virginity, though! (More procrastinating?)
Yep, pulls beautifully all the way to the red line! A little vid from Castle Combe on Monday for you:New toys all OK. Still not lost my track day virginity, though! (More procrastinating?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVgNKa2zcEs
Ignore the excess of chatter and apologies for the quality, I need to get a Go-Pro...
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