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Marlin Grand Master

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Mateys, are you forgetting MR2s start at ~$6k and they're not bad (although they don't have power steering).

My points are:

a) RWD

b) Mid engined

c) Nimble

d) Nothing you can't fix with some well thought out sussy upgrades

e) Cheap for NA

f) Relatively light (~1180kg tare) compared to many others

These come out of factory with 130 flywheel kW. Few mods should make it more aggressive.

I quote OP from first post:

"I'm not really concerned with times, I just want to have some fun"

But bro, they're no good. Well, at least in comparison to many other cars available.

For an example of what you can build with a bit of nouse;

We recently paid 3k for a stock but tidy (but faded in parts red) EL XR8 Manual. It was recently sold (at a nice profit) for 8k with;

Dyno tune/reflash/injector clean/new fuel pump.

Extractors/exhaust/cold air intake

Half cage

JJR Race seats

2nd hand series II 350Z alloys

Stripped interior

Upgraded shocks,springs and bars similar to saloon cars (stiffer front springs of course)

4 piston 330mm front brake upgrade, freshened rear.

Tightened LSD

New Kuhmo 235 KU36's.

Now that, is value :P

well, I reckon anyway, plus it sounded the part. :D

Marlin Grand Master

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130kw isnt too bad!

mine was like 98 at the motor...makes 75rwkw just with intake and exhaust and a clean up of the head

Oz delivered SW20 MR2's were quoted at 117KW (flywheel).

I remember this beause it was the same as quoted for my KF Laser Turbo/4WD.

zebra Grand Master

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But bro, they're no good. Well, at least in comparison to many other cars available.

For an example of what you can build with a bit of nouse;

We recently paid 3k for a stock but tidy (but faded in parts red) EL XR8 Manual. It was recently sold (at a nice profit) for 8k with;

Dyno tune/reflash/injector clean/new fuel pump.

Extractors/exhaust/cold air intake

Half cage

JJR Race seats

2nd hand series II 350Z alloys

Stripped interior

Upgraded shocks,springs and bars similar to saloon cars (stiffer front springs of course)

4 piston 330mm front brake upgrade, freshened rear.

Tightened LSD

New Kuhmo 235 KU36's.

Now that, is value :P

well, I reckon anyway, plus it sounded the part. :D

Sounds like an awesome streeter, just needed a set of alloy heads to really wake it up :(

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Call me insecure but I don't think I could voluntarily buy a FWD hatch as a track car.

not when you have so many other choices!

insecure!!!

seriously though a FWD hatch can make a pretty serious track car.

If you need any proof look at Dave Loftus's (lofty on here) starlet. that thing has been breaking hearts in the under 2L class in NSW (and the rest of aus) for years now. and when you see it coming down the straight at oran park (or used to see) it looks plenty mean and sounds like it's going to suck you in on it's way past. super fast, sounds good and looks good. that's all you need. :D

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lol, you'll never be able to stick to a budget :D

hhaahha not when you have a heap of catalogs at home with all these bits in them....does make Modifying RBs seem very expensive though when you look at the prices of all the top notch gear for the "dinosaur" motors, 50 odd years of development makes good stuff cheap lol...

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... same as quoted for my KF Laser Turbo/4WD.

yeah baby. now we are talking. I was a fan of the old BP powered AWD lasers. didn't much go for the hatch but the 'coupe' shape ones were pretty cool. a mate had one back in the 90s that was pretty heavily tuned and it was a cool car. all the typical 90s aussie gear. high flow turbo, microtech ecu (fooly!), built motor, etc. great car.

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if you are going MR20 forget the SW20 3S ones, get the old school one with a 4AGZE in it. kick ass motor and if you get sick of the supercharger whine they take to a turbo quite nicely.

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Lol Rich was it one the the microtechs where you had to turn the knobs to change the tune...fuuuuulllllyyyy?

funnily enough it was just after that. it was at LT8 (I think?) and was so awesome at the time as it had the option of the hand commander with display. cutting edge shit we thought.

zebra Grand Master

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funnily enough it was just after that. it was at LT8 (I think?) and was so awesome at the time as it had the option of the hand commander with display. cutting edge shit we thought.

hhahaha, I saw one of the tune with a screw driver microtechs on ebay for about $20 a few months back..nearly bought it for teh lulz, But yeah one of my mates had a tx3, but it had the GTR Familia motor dropped in, went pretty good, but handled like a bucket of soap.

NickR33 Grand Master

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E36 325i

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/privat...id=127EEE6FF713

doesn't look too bad... could probably get a 32GTSt or S13 for the same price that would be much quicker though

too many options... maybe I should just man up and throw some tyres on the R.......

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