How Leagally Fast Can I Make My 90-99 Mr2

[cinimod]

I am thinking about buying a used MR2. First i was wondering what year between 90 and 99 would be the best to buy? Second, how fast can i leagally make it. Im not looking to do an engine swap. Just what can i do to it and how much added HP would it add keeping it streat legal. I live in the US so im sure that would make things difficult.

[dj_davo]

hi cinimod, im not sure of the laws in the states, but i would assume that unless you are speeding around over the limit,then i dont think the police would consider you illegal?

if you were speeding even in a standard car then that would be illegal.

as long as you keep your exhaust noise down i cant see any probs. i know that sometimes nitrous is frowned upon.

a lot of people are running mr2 turbos with 300bhp quite happily, and legally. a performance exhaust, de-cat, filter, and uprated turbo (and/or boost levels) will get you close to this figure. a nice aftermarket ecu would be a good place to spend some dollars.

a revision 3 turbo would be the best place to start - around 1994-96 model, circa £4000-6000 pounds. if you can afford a late model revision 5 - circa 1999 then that would be the daddy. the final model with all previous model ailments fixed. cost around £10,000 pounds though!

hope this helps.

[Spartan]

*Double Post*

[Spartan]

Stateside would mean pretty tough on the emissions depending on your state. I think noise restrictions are in place as well.

Saying that, quite a few peeps over there bend the rules, judging by the number of modified cars in the forums. ;)

[cinimod]

hi cinimod, im not sure of the laws in the states, but i would assume that unless you are speeding around over the limit,then i dont think the police would consider you illegal?

if you were speeding even in a standard car then that would be illegal.

as long as you keep your exhaust noise down i cant see any probs. i know that sometimes nitrous is frowned upon.

a lot of people are running mr2 turbos with 300bhp quite happily, and legally. a performance exhaust, de-cat, filter, and uprated turbo (and/or boost levels) will get you close to this figure. a nice aftermarket ecu would be a good place to spend some dollars.

a revision 3 turbo would be the best place to start - around 1994-96 model, circa £4000-6000 pounds. if you can afford a late model revision 5 - circa 1999 then that would be the daddy. the final model with all previous model ailments fixed. cost around £10,000 pounds though!

hope this helps.

What may i ask is the differnce between the 99 and the 96 model mr2? the turbo? does it have more HP?

Thanks for the help. Im looking at a buget of about 7 to 10 thousand american to purchase. Then ill see what i can do after that as i save money to do some aftermarket changes to it. So what would be a guess on how much effort and money would it take to get an MR2 to 300HP?

[Bibbs]

The diffs in 95->99 are minimal .. the US never got them because of emissions ..

Get a Rev4 (dates in the sticky threads at the top) and then boost the hell out of it .. (the Rev4 had thicker cylinder walls to the rev3's apparently)

[dj_davo]

uk prices for mods.

mongoose exhaust £350

de-cat pipe £150

apexi air filter £100

manual boost controller / fuel cut defender / de-limiter £ 150ish

or

unichip (to give u all of the above - and re-mappable) £550 fitted and mapped.

these are average 'new' prices and a common route for reaching 300bhp - which u would just about do - 296bhp ish on a rev3 onwards.

so for £1000 uk u would do it mate.

can always find these bits on eBay too

[jdbecks]

my rev4 is standard except i think its a k&n filter (previeus owner) what can i do to get it to the 200 mark? its the rev4 so i think its kicking out about 164??

ps. i like have a twin exhust ? werid i know... ..i think it must be some kind of fetish :!Removed!:

[dj_davo]

ps. i like have a twin exhust ? werid i know... ..i think it must be some kind of fetish :!Removed!:

quite the opposite fella.

twin zorst is standard

[jdbecks]

i know the zorst is stock, my mate has a turbo 2 on camp but has a huge exhust on it that came with it when it was imported, i love my twin exhust...could be a little bigger tho