Toyota MR2 Community Archive
I followed the service manual as well as the excellent write up on this site: http://www.mrtwo.net/mr2modproject/mr2modproject.htm to remove the engine out of the bottom of the MR2. The reason for removing the engine was...
Here are the results: 137whp & 111wft-lbs. This is with 103 octane unleaded gas. I don’t really trust the A/F ratio measurements. The tool they use for that is a little suspect, since it...
The water pump pumps water into the block, it circulates into the head and comes out of the head on the passenger side above the water pump. The water travels passed the cap and...
Draining: Complete service manual instructions can be found here. The MR2 has four drain plugs, one in the radiator, two in the piping underneath the car, and one in the engine block. When I...
I thought I’d post some pictures I took while unpacking and installing my personal ATS TD06 kit, as well as some useful pointers. (note: these pictures are over a year old, and there have...
To replace the starter on a mk1: 1. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery. 2. Jack the car and use stands. 3. Under the car use a 14mm socket a short extension and...
This page contains notes and pictures for the installation of the Autolab Level 2 turbo kit. This kit contains the following components:
T3/T4 50trim water cooled Garrett turbocharger
Tial wastegate
Necessary fittings/gaskets for wastegate
Manifold
Changing the transaxle (transmission) fluid on an MR2 turbo is actually very simple. The only difficult part is removing the drain and fill plugs which can be somewhat stubborn, particularly if they have never...
This is going to be a three part series into exterior detailing. Our test subject is my sisters Black 2000 Toyota Camry with many paint imperfections and blemishes. After the detail is complete I...
While having the exhaust manifold, and turbocharger off, I decided to attempt to port match the exhaust manifold to the head ports, and the exhaust manifold to turbocharger ports. I decided that attempting to...
