HELP Picking MR2

[boxer23]

well I decided to finally get one(hopefully if things go alright)

I was deciding on this one and please guide me to whether it is worth getting :confused:

heres the mods list on it:

1991 TOYOTA MR2 TURBO LHD
Motor has about 15000km and there is 158000kms on the car itself

dynoed at approx. 325HP
’91 5SFE Block bored, honed and magnafluxed
5SFE Crankshaft, high speed balanced and magnafluxed
5SFE Pauter forged connecting rods, balanced
5SFE CP Pistons, 8.5:1 compression, balanced
5SFE Fidanza lightweight aluminum flywheel, balanced
3SGTE Toga High flow oil pump
3SGTE ARP head studs
’91 3SGTE Head, port and polish
HKS 272 Cams (Intake/Exhaust)
ATS Racing Adjustable Cam Gears
ATS Racing Valve Springs
Walbro 255lph In-line Fuel Pump
Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator and In-line Fuel Filter
ChrisK Top Feed Fuel Rail
Custom Aluminum Intake Manifold using stock runners
65mm Edelbrock Throttle Body
Engine Lid Shroud w/ 2-10” SPAL fans
TRD Short Shift Kit
SPEC Stage 3 Clutch
TEC3 Standalone Engine Management System
Dyno-tuned by Canspeed
T3/T4 Turbo @ 15psi
Turbonetics Exhaust Manifold
Turbonetics Deltagate External Wastegate
Blitz Blowoff Valve
Custom Intake Piping
Spearco Sidemount Intercooler (Bar and Plate)
Custom 3” Downpipe
Blitz Nur-spec Exhaust (3”)
AEM Wideband O2 Sensor and Air/Fuel Guage (UEGO Controller)
Autometer Boost, EGT, Water Temp and Oil Pressure Gauges
A’pexi Turbo Timer
Stainless Steel Oil and Fuel Lines
TOM’s Body Kit
Cusco Coilover Springs
HELLA H4 Plasma Headlights
94+ Tail Light Conversion
NGK BKR7RE Copper Spark Plugs (gapped to .028”) changed every 3000km
Magnecor 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires


he is selling for 12K AS IS
problems are :

-that it needs rear new tire(steel belt burst on one tire)
-needs new turbo(provided)
-rust bubbles forming on top of T-Bar
-needs deck(current one is stolen)
-door jams nor trunk etc was painted when new paint job was put on
-front brakes need replacing
-have to add about a quart between every oil change
SPEEDO CABLE SNAPPED
NEEDS NEW E-BRAKE
CAR WAS ALSO PAINTED WHITE PREVIOUSLY
so the door jams, under hood etc are White

[A790]

I wouldn't pay $12K for that man- you're going to have to put the turbo on and do a bit of TLC it looks like. I wouild pay maybe $7K for that car supposing everything else was GREAT.

[boxer23]

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[boxer23]

ONTARIO:(

[A790]

EDIT NVM

Where in Ontario?

[Team_Mclaren]

12k is a lot for a car that needs so much shit....

[Redlyne_mr2]

Its a project thats for sure. the fact that it uses oil is more than likely the turbo, hopefully, it sucks it has rust, 2nd gen mr2s should have rust unless they were abused. Youll need at least 8K to get that car up to 100 percent, depends on what youre looking for in a car.

[boxer23]

I have Two other MR2's that I've also been deciding between, only thing is they are gonna be a bit more expensive: 17Kish
thats a bit too much for me

heres one of the other ones

http://vancouver.craigslist.org/car/399751041.html

[Redlyne_mr2]

I know that gold one, its a gorgeous car and worth the price looks too much like mine though haha.

[boxer23]

bad things bout the gold one is that it was a NA converted to Turbo, alot less power, and alot more kms on the new motor

am i just too picky:confused:


lol yeah it does look a lot like yours

[toomuchb00st]

that gold one is niceeee. i like the flush mount conversion kinda cute. the other ones exterior looks nice as well just sounds like it needs alot of work.

[03ozwhip]

its got an upgraded ct-26, which is more power. i think its definitely worth the price.

[A790]

NA-T conversions, if done right, are pretty good :D

My MR2 was 1991 NA converted to turbo. The previous owned swapped in the entire clip from a 1994 JDM car- GenIII engine, 1996 tranny w/LSD, axles, brakes, fuel pump, etc.

If the swap was done correctly and attention was paid to the details there's nothing wrong with that :D

EDIT: It's got the GenII 225 HP motor plus what seems to be a few mods. It sounds like it could be right at 225WHP or more, which is by no means slow.

[thinmyster]

i dont think 12 k is THAT bad. but I dont think it needs 8k in work. and I definately dont think he would ever sell for 7.

If LHD is important to you. (sounds like it is) you'll have to pay a bit more to play. If you want to save money go jdm

[clem24]

Buy mine! :D

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/186069/fs-1991-toyota-mr2-turbo-canadian-spec/

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by thinmyster
If LHD is important to you, you'll have to pay a bit more to play. If you want to save money go jdm

:guns: and he kills it. haha

Just pointing out the obvious but compression check that thing. Oil could be some engine issues going on. If he's got the new turbo and he suspects the oil is the turbo, why wouldn't he fix it and sell the car? Easy fix to sell for higher price.

Also how does one ruin one tire without the other on their car? No LSD burn outs maybe? :dunno:

Rust bubbles under new-ish paint = more trouble underneath. Sounds like a slap on paint job to not have the doors jams painted. You spend lots of $ on the engine and performance and have a slap on paint job?

Just trying to point some thing out to look into before buying. If its a decent engine, etc. I'd say its worth it.

[boxer23]

The orange one is located in Windsor I think

Left Hand Drive is important to me, unless i finally give up and get a JDM

To CLEM24, the car is nice, but i would like something that has more modifications done to it

edited: also forgot

SPEEDO CABLE SNAPPED
NEEDS NEW E-BRAKE
CAR WAS ALSO PAINTED WHITE PREVIOUSLY
so the door jams, under hood etc are White

[thinmyster]

white door jams suck. It wouldnt be so bad if they were black

[calgaryhusar]

Sent you PM

[A790]

Originally posted by clem24
Buy mine! :D

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/186069/fs-1991-toyota-mr2-turbo-canadian-spec/

Man your car is sick! I was looking at it but was gonna try to knock you down a few grand... LOL.

[boxer23]

Originally posted by calgaryhusar
Sent you PM

r u talking to me:dunno: lol jk, but i didnt get any pm


Originally posted by clem24
Buy mine! :D

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/186069/fs-1991-toyota-mr2-turbo-canadian-spec/

and yeah i was gonna knock down clem24 a few grand aswell, but it seemed like ur pretty firm on the price
"show serious interest, then tell me you only have $10,000" lol

[A790]

Still... absolutely sick ride.

[jvillain]

272 cams are going to be pretty harsh for a daily driver. Especially in Calgary. My guess is that spec stage 3 is on it's way out, Mine wouldn't hold 300hp. All that "custom" stuff could be great if this guy is Bob Norwood or could be complete crap as the guy was trying to ghetto stuff together. What tranny is this mated up to? If it is the one out of the NA then it probably doesn't have a diff, won't last long at those power levels and will eat axles.

Really the bottom line comes down to how well do you trust that this guy knows what he is doing?

[boxer23]

he got all the work done at canspeed when he rebuilt it,so I assumed everything was good to go since so many parts are new and tuned

[A790]

It's a chance that you take when you buy a modified car. Good luck either way :)