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  • TheEngineer
    Learner's Permit
    • Sep 2011
    • 62

    New Member from Southeastern MA

    Hey guys. I was told about this place from another MR2 owner from NH that i met at the Cars and Copters Meet. He said it was a really cool place to meet some other enthusiasts and also keep up to date on local meets.

    About me:
    I have lived in mass my whole life and wouldnt want to live anywhere else but the northeast. Nothing beats having the variety of the seasons. Most of my car knowledge is either self taught or garage build learning, so im not an expert on cars by any means but i love learning new things about cars and helping others with the knowledge that i have obtained.


    My Car:
    I've owned my 91 Turbo MR2 for the past 6 years and it has been my project and fun winter car since then. I have done extensive modifications on this car since i got it. When i bought it, it had the typical paint fade red and also a motor on its way to spinning a bearing. So from there i was able to build the car to what it is today. Here is the list of the mods.


    PERFORMANCE
    Bottom End
    • 8CP Pistons
    • Eagle H-Beam Rods
    • ACL Main Bearings
    • ARP Main Studs

    Cylinder Head
    • GSC 268 Cams
    • Engle Valve Springs
    • ARP Head Studs
    • Wrinkle Red Powder Coated Valve Cover
    • Fidanza Adjustable Cam Gears

    Intake/Exhaust
    • KO Racing 3” Exhaust w/ dual 7” Magnaflow Mufflers
    • RMR Intake Manifold
    • Custom Filter Intake

    Cooling/Turbo System
    • FrozenBoost Air/Water Intercooler Kit
    • T3/T4 60 Trim Turbo
    • Custom RamHorn Exhaust Manifold
    • Tial 44mm Wastegate
    • HKS SSQV BOV

    Fuel System
    • Wolfkatz Top Feed Fuel Rail
    • Precision 1000cc Injectors
    • Walbro 255 Fuel Pump

    Electronics
    • AEM EMS
    • AEM Serial Dual Stream Gauge
    • AEM 3.5 Bar Map Sensor
    • GM IAT Sensor
    • Wideband O2 Sensor w/ Innovate LC-1 Controller

    SUSPENSION
    • Tokico 5-Way Adjustable Struts
    • Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
    • Urethane Engine Mount Inserts
    • Prothane Urethane Bushings

    EXTERIOR
    • Aeroware Front Lip
    • Greddy/Trust Side Skirts
    • Volk GT-N Gold Wheels
    • 94+ Tail light Conversion
    • Toyota Crimson Red Paint
    • De-Badged Rear Trunk

    INTERIOR
    • TRD Shift Knob
    • Sparco Reclinable Seats

    And here are some photos:






    oh and i had my car originally tuned by Alex W. who i believe is a member on here.
    1991 Turbo MR2 - 60-trim, a2w IC, forged internals, ect.
  • Boosted Euro
    Admin
    • Oct 2006
    • 27801

    #2
    Nice, wip! Looks clean. Liking the wingless look

    Welcome to the site, lot of mr2's signing up lately. Alex is OVRBST on here, he is a vendor now. He has a dyno in the works hopefully run with in a month.
    You ain't got no chance to beat it..like a man with no hands and a one inccchhhh .

    04 Forester XTI - Built Motor (weisco,eagle,sti,arp) FP Green Hta 330whp
    83 Rabbit GTI - Scrapped, Heart lives on in the 82
    82 Rabbit Diesel L custom - full GTI swap , built head lots of Poly
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    • g20sleeperjdm
      Contributor
      • May 2007
      • 5648

      #3
      Car looks great! Welcome to the site n00b!
      sigpic
      RIP: Jake Tetro (Fellow car junkie)

      Originally posted by Kevinoffroad4x4
      Wait a second. You own a modified Subaru and didnt get a Bren tune? I'm confused

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      • OVRBST
        Patron
        • Dec 2007
        • 3834

        #4
        Welcome!! Car looks great as usual!!

        Have you seen much better IAT's since switching to the air/water IC?
        Alex W.
        Granite State Dyno and Tune
        Owner/Head Tuner

        94 6speed Supra -- CT76TBB, CCW, Greddy, HKS, etc
        2011 Lexus CT200h -- Pearl White Daily
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        • jme5343
          Learner's Permit
          • Sep 2011
          • 31

          #5
          Welcome to you "TheEngineer"!! Again, thanks for letting me know about Alex over on the OC, my car is at his shop right now.

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          • Sean
            Moderator
            • Jun 2011
            • 4514

            #6
            Welcome! guessing you ran into my brother.. lol driving his TC though...
            2005 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT
            2000 Cadillac Escalade
            1993 Subaru Justy
            1994 Sandpiper by Cobra- Camper (Home..)
            1987 skidoo formula mx500-destroyed
            Two 1964 Fox body Corp. Fox Flyweight racekart's!
            1986 Suzuki LT230sg- back in action- "smog monster". -- Sold...

            Originally posted by g20sleeperjdm
            lol.. it's not rust, it's gradual weight reduction
            Originally posted by Zoom6
            It has a motor in it, it's just seized.

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            • TheEngineer
              Learner's Permit
              • Sep 2011
              • 62

              #7
              Originally posted by OVRBST
              Welcome!! Car looks great as usual!!

              Have you seen much better IAT's since switching to the air/water IC?
              Yea the temps went from around 125-130 to about 100-110 average going from that aweful sidemount to the a2w

              Sean, yea i ran into your brother chris. Too bad he didnt bring down one of his dueces.
              1991 Turbo MR2 - 60-trim, a2w IC, forged internals, ect.

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              • OVRBST
                Patron
                • Dec 2007
                • 3834

                #8
                Originally posted by TheEngineer
                Yea the temps went from around 125-130 to about 100-110 average going from that aweful sidemount to the a2w
                Awesome! That's good to know. I get asked every now and then about them in MR cars, but really have no conclusive info about the air/water IC's seeing I've done very few vehicles with them.
                Alex W.
                Granite State Dyno and Tune
                Owner/Head Tuner

                94 6speed Supra -- CT76TBB, CCW, Greddy, HKS, etc
                2011 Lexus CT200h -- Pearl White Daily
                sigpic

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                • kidcrash603
                  Patron
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 3182

                  #9
                  Welcome to the nut house!
                  Steve - Somersworth, NH
                  2004 Chrysler Pacifica AWD
                  "The Dad Van"

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                  • bayside blue
                    LOADING SWAG: ███████]99%
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 6929

                    #10
                    Welcome!
                    -13 FRS
                    -93 BMW 325is
                    sigpic No boost jones

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                    • TrueRedMS3
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 952

                      #11
                      Welcome, I really like that MR2, definitely one of the nicer ones I've seen.
                      [cp-e cold air intake] [cp-e rear motor mount] [turbosmart bpv] [SU shifter bushings]

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                      • Leafy
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2011
                        • 1154

                        #12
                        Damn 3.5 bar map. I take it you're running over 30 psi from that turbo. That thing must be stupid fast.
                        WPI BS/ME '12 MS/ME '13
                        WPI SAE Metal domination specialist
                        1994 Mazda Miata R-package Class=SSM

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                        • Matt Musto
                          Matt Musto Photography
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 6039

                          #13
                          nice looking car

                          personally think it would look nicer with a wing, but i like it regardless.

                          quite the mod list
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                          • jst_4_kiks
                            CB4LYFE
                            • Apr 2008
                            • 2678

                            #14
                            Welcome. Clean ride. If Alex tuned it, it must be fast
                            Kyle C.

                            2002 Accord EX Sedan - Comfy daily status

                            1991 Accord LX Wagon - 304K with a slipping transmission


                            Steven J. Samson, May 18, 1959-Dec. 28, 2009 RIP Good Friend
                            Dorothy Trudeau, May 2, 1923-Jan. 14, 2010 Love You Gramma

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                            • TheEngineer
                              Learner's Permit
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 62

                              #15
                              Originally posted by OVRBST
                              Awesome! That's good to know. I get asked every now and then about them in MR cars, but really have no conclusive info about the air/water IC's seeing I've done very few vehicles with them.
                              also, if you really wanted the temps down. The white mr2 that was there with me at the dyno has an a2w ic and he is running water injection and he rarely ever will see over 100 degrees.

                              leafy, i am only gonna run on pump gas for now so i really am not looking to run much more than 20-22 psi. The map sensor came with the EMS setup which is why i have it.
                              1991 Turbo MR2 - 60-trim, a2w IC, forged internals, ect.

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