Head Water Temp. Monitoring
In order to find out what was happening when we switched from normal coolant to NPG+, we installed thermocouples in our cyl heads at the inlet and outlet to track temperatures. Preliminary results below....
Midship Runabout
ECU Indicator Lights
Special thanks to Bill Wotschak (billwot) on the message board, and Joseph Obernberger. The 3SGTE Toyota ECU uses the Turbo VSV to control the amount of boost pressure the Turbo can produce. When the...
Alcohol Injection Information
Pat recently added an SMC Enterprises Alcohol Injection kit (originally designed for Turbo Buicks). Dan Bryant was the first MR2 owner known to use this kit (his kit has a larger alcohol bottle!). Alcohol...
Engine Vents
Here’s some pictures of engine vents Pat decided he needed after he saw similar vents selling unpainted on Erebuni’s website fo $75 US a side. 🙂 To make these, he just traced an outline...
Fuel Line Upgrade to AN Fittings and Braided Lines
Fuel Line upgrade to AN fittings and braided lines. Parts were all ordered from Summit Racing. For the section between the fuel tank and stock fuel filter, I used 21.5 inches of -6...
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...
HKS Gen3 Fuel Rail, Greddy 720cc Injector Install
reddy 720cc top feed injector. Part# 1350072 On the right are the fittings that come with the HKS Fuel Rail. Insulator, bung/adapter, o-ring. NOTE: The picture also shows an o-ring and insulator on the...
Exhaust Controller Valve
In order to quiet down my new exhaust, I picked this up off eBay, almost ordered the 2.25″ one, so make sure you get the right size. The valve opens or closes at the...
K-Sport Coilovers
I picked up some K-Sport Coilovers from voiceofid on the MR2OC Forums. They have threaded tubes that allow you to raise or lower the car without losing spring/strut travel. The Rebound/Damping adjustments are tied...
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...