MR2 questions

[6thGen.TUNER]

WONDERING IF ANY OF THE MR2 PEOPLE COULD ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS OF MINE?

PROS AND CONS ABOUT THEM

BEST YEAR

PRICE RANGE

THANKS A LOT!!:thumbsup:

[vtec]

id hit up the twin turbo one :thumbsup:

[Sai]

i thought there were no twin for mr2s only single

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by vtec
id hit up the twin turbo one :thumbsup: ???





get the newest one u can find. toyota kept upgrading them every year with bigger wheels, better susp, and little things here and there.

[nismodrifter]

Originally posted by vtec
id hit up the twin turbo one :thumbsup:

no such thing as a TT mr2

[hjr]

Originally posted by 6thGen.TUNER
WONDERING IF ANY OF THE MR2 PEOPLE COULD ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS OF MINE?

PROS AND CONS ABOUT THEM

BEST YEAR

PRICE RANGE

THANKS A LOT!!:thumbsup: less caps please


Originally posted by vtec
id hit up the twin turbo one :thumbsup:
hahaha!!! OMG.

[6thGen.TUNER]

whats the latest year that was sold in canada and what kind of money are we looking at for a turbo with little or no mods

[vtec]

my bad...:(

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by 6thGen.TUNER
whats the latest year that was sold in canada and what kind of money are we looking at for a turbo with little or no mods 93 i think and itll be from 15-20k

[Boostn]

Definitely no twin turbo setup from the factory. Good luck finding a stock 93 turbo. A mint one will probably set you back over $20K. Possibly try looking for a decent 91, they're more plentiful and a bit cheaper. The 93 model is extremely rare in general, the combined number of cars imported for US/Canada was approx 2000 total. Out of that I've heard only 300-500 were available to Canada. The 94-95's were rarer still and only sold in the US, around 1000 units. Have you considered importing from the states? FYI here's some major differences between the 91/92 & 93 MR2 turbos, the earlier cars can be upgraded to 93 spec if desired:

-93+ exhaust manifold has extra bolts compared to the 91/92
-LSD tranny on 93+ cars
-additional synchros on 2nd and 3rd gear, and reverse 93+ cars
-93+ clutch travel is shorter in addition to the shorter throw shifter.
-93+ cars sit 1/2 inch lower than the 91/92 cars.
-93+ has bigger brakes
-93+ has a revised suspension to tame the snap oversteer tendency of the 91/92. Many autocrossers like the handling of the 91/92 cars, but for overall street use the 93+ cars have safer handling traits
-91/92 car is lighter than 93+

That's all I can remember for now.

[Ashkente]

Originally posted by vtec
id hit up the twin turbo one :thumbsup:

Common mistake..they have a twin entry turbo.

Granted, 2 seconds of Googling could have told you that..:rolleyes:

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by Boostn
Definitely no twin turbo setup from the factory. Good luck finding a stock 93 turbo. A mint one will probably set you back over $20K. Possibly try looking for a decent 91, they're more plentiful and a bit cheaper. The 93 model is extremely rare in general, the combined number of cars imported for US/Canada was approx 2000 total. Out of that I've heard only 300-500 were available to Canada. The 94-95's were rarer still and only sold in the US, around 1000 units. Have you considered importing from the states? FYI here's some major differences between the 91/92 & 93 MR2 turbos, the earlier cars can be upgraded to 93 spec if desired:

-93+ exhaust manifold has extra bolts compared to the 91/92
-LSD tranny on 93+ cars
-additional synchros on 2nd and 3rd gear, and reverse 93+ cars
-93+ clutch travel is shorter in addition to the shorter throw shifter.
-93+ cars sit 1/2 inch lower than the 91/92 cars.
-93+ has bigger brakes
-93+ has a revised suspension to tame the snap oversteer tendency of the 91/92. Many autocrossers like the handling of the 91/92 cars, but for overall street use the 93+ cars have safer handling traits
-91/92 car is lighter than 93+

That's all I can remember for now.
Got to it all before me:) If you plan on modding the mr2 it doesnt matter what year you buy, you can pick up the 91/92s for a bit less. If I was looking for another Mr2 id go for 94-95. Includes all the amenities of the 93 but has a nicer spoiler, and updated tailights, also has dual air bags if thats a concern to you...the 93+ mr2s also have a much higher fuel cut..17 as opposed to 12psi I believe

[6thGen.TUNER]

what about importing from the us is there any thing i would have to change like daytime running lights?

what costs do i have tpo pay besides the mods to meeet canadian standaards like a the border?

[mx73someday]

Wait until Dec 2004 or early 2005 and get a JDM SW20 when they become 15 years old. They're hella-cheap compared to what we get here, probably lower kilometer and in better shape too. You'd probably pay less than $8000 all said and done for one with less than 100k kms. Another bonus is that you don't have to make any modifications to get it registered, just needs to pass an out-of-province inspection.

But if you got money and want one now.....

[6thGen.TUNER]

JDM SW20 is that the engine from the japanese mr2??

[mx73someday]

Sorry, SW20 is the chassis code for the second generation MR-2 (89+).



Originally posted by 6thGen.TUNER
JDM SW20 is that the engine from the japanese mr2??

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by 6thGen.TUNER
what about importing from the us is there any thing i would have to change like daytime running lights?

what costs do i have tpo pay besides the mods to meeet canadian standaards like a the border?
My MR2 is from the states the original orner bought from a toyota dealer in chicago then drove it up here. I dont have any daytime runners or anything like that. It shoudlnt be a problem buying an MR2 in the states I would contact transport canada prior to brining it up here just to clarify things

[sandman]

id get one from japan thru importconcern.ca, im pretty sure theyre a spnsor on here, jus not sure if now that its 04 u can get an 90 SW20?, if it came out in mid-late 89???

[6thGen.TUNER]

yah import concern has imported one already but they said it would be rare and the prices would be high because they are just becoming 15 years old

but i would rather get one from the us because i dont want a right hand drive

[mr2_import]

ya get a 1990 mr2 from jap cause there were no northamerica mr2 made in 1990 you would have the only one would be cool!

[redbaron303]

We haven't imported an SW20, we've had one become available in the past that was produced in 1989 and was fairly cheap. However it was sold to other people before we got our hands on it.

As mx73someday has mentioned beginning in 2005 the SW20 becomes easier to get as the production numbers started increasing :)

SW20's are pretty cool cars, and for the money you save if I were personally buying a usdm or jdm spec car... I'd go JDM, and the rhd setup isn't even that difficult of annoying to drive, although gets challenging if you're a drive through junkie :)

[Redlyne_mr2]

I one day plan to have a 1999 sw20 gts in my garage. 245hp, lsd, recaro seats, factory adjustable spoiler...can't wait

[redbaron303]

Soon enough...... (okay well maybe a little wait :) (

[gtrkillr]

Does anyone know if it's possile to import a 93 mr2?

[gtrkillr]

By the way, I live in Japan and soon I will be moving back to the U.S.

[A790]

Originally posted by gtrkillr
Does anyone know if it's possile to import a 93 mr2?

Yes, it's possible in 2008. (15 year rule).