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J03

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  1. Hopefully get the MR2 sent over to Se7en for a pony or 2 adding.
  2. Buy a litre of phosphoric acid & water it down, that's all these branded rust converters are
  3. http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/126836-boynxdoor-mod-fitted-red-and-black-steering-wheel/
  4. Sound theory. When stripping down the MR2 it was terrible on the driver's side compared to the passenger, did make me wonder.
  5. That being said; Torque = drivability / Horsepower = a twitchy choccy starfish adrenaline rush.
  6. Torque is king. The Rickshaw has 335bhp, but a general modern (healthy) 2.0tdi with 150bhp will hold it off in low rev acceleration all day long............ I'm sorry to say
  7. Happy 6 Anniversary J03!

  8. No contact at Toyota anymore, I'm f#cked!
  9. How dooo Summerskill, just in the nick of time...price for every nut & bolt on a 02 mr2 please mate
  10. "Having acquired one of the very first cars in the UK, we methodically tested the standard car, highlighted its shortcomings and then started the development work on the improvements" "We slapped a supercharger on it"
  11. "On my last MOT, the guy did say the rear brakes barely passed the requirements" Probably the best place to start bud I've had 2 sorts of clunking & thudding over the last 6 months - first up, the rear calipers were fubar & made an horrendous noise until I replaced everything. Second, in the process fitting said replacements, I threw on a Whiteline rear ARB & new droplinks. Again, an horrific clunking sound developed a week later which turned out to be a droplink nut that just simply needed nipping up. Worth noting, that in both instances it sounded like the chassis was falling to pieces & "felt" like it was coming from the front :rolleyes:
  12. God bless the front mount intercooler
  13. Yes sorry, I shouldn't say it's better full stop. The Vpower stuff usually shows the same figure, but on occasional blasting I have seen it nudge low 30's. The Momentum hit 28 & didn't budge. Knock is all that matters to me. In comparison, with the Texaco 97 it took very little right foot action & the readout was all over the place. 42 only revving to 5k & the day I hit 69 I hadn't even pushed past 6k revs. It was only the stock knock sensor flashing that made me shit it & back off. If I drive the car like a vicar, then the 97 does fine, but any hint of having a bit of fun & it's actually scary.
  14. Tested the Tesco Momentum fuel this evening - rock solid 28 maximum knock after a good thrash. Based on that I'd go as far as saying it's better than the Shell stuff.
  15. Those pleats in t-sport leathers makes them look like an old woman's skirt
  16. And the answer is, one option looks like 300 nicka worth of seats, the other, 3 quid's worth of pen work I looked at the same technique when I had t-sport seats in all fairness, but once you see GT seats in the flesh, there's no substitute. Aside from the Alcantara centres / red stitch, the outer leather is a different shade to the t-sport & matches the facelift plastics much better. The t-sport seats also tend to sag & develop that god awful pleating/arse creasing to them, whereas the alc centres hold their shape & give a higher quality look. No sliding around through hard corners either.
  17. GT seats VS coloured in stitching God loves a trier.
  18. Amend to the Texaco stuff, I registered a seat chewing 69 on the knock readout yesterday. Suffice to say, dont use Texaco fuel, it's shit.
  19. Aye, it's all about the knock. The difference I've seen on the Apexi readout, between vpower & texaco premium is ridiculous. On vpower the knock level never goes above 27 when pushing, but on Texaco shite it doesn't take much at all to get her into the mid 40's. I'll have to test other fuels see what the craic is.
  20. Much better driving position, I get into standard cars now & it just feels so awkward having to reach forward for the wheel. You get a nice close steering position with outstretched legs, perfect. (A milder version of the pic below) I don't have a deep dish by the way, I run a flatter wheel with a Brown & Geeson adjustable boss, but the effect is the same.
  21. Looks a lot nicer as well. Mmm mandrels
  22. Go onto the Weight Watchers website & use the "Find a Weight Watchers meeting near you" function. Pour oil around entrance to said venue, sit back & let laughter ensue
  23. I've been spinning the wheels a lot this week, even short shifting. I am in need of some new rubber but the roads are very, very greasy at the moment.
  24. I just let mine build up until the missus gets pissed off & takes it to the recycle place
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