How To: Adjust MR2 Valve Clearance
Here are some notes pertaining to adjusting the valve clearance on a 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo. Start off by removing the basics – the strut tower brace, and air tubes leading to the throttle...
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4 EGT to 1 Switched Gauge Install
Forward: We do NOT reccommend drilling into your ex. manifold with it on your car. Shane and Pat pulled the motor shortly after, and when Shane pulled the head, he found evidence that this...
Electronic Water Injection Controller
Reason The water injection setup originally used two pressure switches to turn on two solenoids at different boost pressures. In order to have better control over the turn on point, I decided that it...
How To: Install Thermo-Tec Turbo Insulating Kit
Part # THE-15001 from Summit Racing. Basically you make some measurements of the turbine dimensions, and then cut out the blanket and wrap. Then you stitch up the blanket with some metal wire, and...
Cam Degreeing
Here are some tips and info on how to degree cams for the 3SGTE. This article does not cover cam install, just the degreeing process for aftermarket cams. If you do not degree your...
How To: Remove MR2 Turbocharger
Here is a brief document describing how to remove (or rather how I remove) the turbocharger from the MKII MR2. The reason for removing the turbo here is because a couple of the exhaust...
Oilpan Airflow Mod
The purpose of this mod is to allow the underbody airflow to hit the front of the oilpan, and carry away some of the heat in the oil. The mod was found on a...
Turbocharger Installation
These are just some notes on installing the stock turbocharger back into the MR2. I start out by loosely bolting the turbo oil pipe to the turbocharger (two 10mm bolts). The dump pipe (downpipe)...
Engine Control Unit Monitoring
The objective was to design a way to monitor various engine parameters and log them using a serial port to a laptop or other serial device. This was attempted before using an 8051 type...
Distributorless Ignition For The MR2
RX-7 twin tower ignition coils installed in MR2 Turbo. The goal of the project was to design and build an affordable ignition upgrade for the MR2 Turbo (3S-GTE). The original plan was to build...