CosworthSti Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hey guys is the mk2 mr2 a good handling car? i dont mean stock i mean with sways, rolls, coilovers, camber can it out handle an evo. and what i mean by handle not just predictability i mean outright grip. its a very light car sp yh. i know there are better cars but i need to know about this one. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjman Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) u mean the second generation/ W20?- the turbo one yeah? If so id say yes. they are meant ot be awesome and with that kind of fruit on em it would be epic. Meant to bite back pretty hard if you go past the limit tho :s. Similar to a porsche turbo- particularly the 80's models. If an MR2 could have seated 1 more person or my 42kg greyhound id be one the MR2 forums right now in stead of SAU... Drove a 200+kwatw MR2 turbo with coilovers etc etc and nearly took the dive anyway. As it tturns out my current GTST came up the next weekend and the rest is history for me Edited April 13, 2011 by jjman Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 RWD vs AWD... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xALmoN Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 and very hot in cabin temperatures.. not quite daily material.. not to say i dont like them. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjman Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 RWD vs AWD... no they are mid engine- rear wheel drive (like ferraris/ 2wd lambos). Nonetheless this is generally agreed upon as the superior handling/drive layout. Hence why formula 1 cars use it... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosworthSti Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Can you do an engine swap though? Maybe an LS1, I know the engine bay is not exactly large. I know you can do V6 conversions but that's not worth it. How possible is it to drop like an Audi RS4 engine in, the 4.2 ltr V8. They're expensive but I want it to be a special project. I know I should be asking on the MR2 forum but it's not a nice forum (whatever that means lol). I wonder if you guys know. By the way yes the Mk2 is the W20. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Eps Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 i thoguht F1 cars where frontwheel drive??? and... i konw that you wanted answers but seriously close your eyes.. and imagine: a light mid engined rear wheel drive small capacity superior toyota built coilovers sway bars strut bars reinforced Bpillars (i want to do this) floor braced MR2 close your eyes and imagine that car... does it SOUND like it'd handle good!? to me it does.. plus you're in Perth... so you have the support of WTF Auto.. Tristan LOVES to bone these cars! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/777158/1994-toyota-mr2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosworthSti Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I know and agree 110% but this particular project is less about performance and more about engine sound. It's complicated but I do need the sound of a V8. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Eps Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 ...so you make a thread about how good the handling might be on an Mr2... then 7 posts down say the thread say that your project isn't about performance but about engine sound and how you want a V8 you make me racist, man. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjman Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) those motors sound pretty good stock. Nice turbo scream from em... I think it would sound wierd if it had a V8 rumble. look up mr2 turbo on youtube n see some good shit. Edited April 13, 2011 by jjman Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5759972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 no they are mid engine- rear wheel drive (like ferraris/ 2wd lambos). Nonetheless this is generally agreed upon as the superior handling/drive layout. Hence why formula 1 cars use it... Yes I know MR2's are Mid Mounted, RWD. I was not asking what they were. I was saying RWD vs AWD as the OP questioned MR2 vs EVO. "This layout is typically chosen for its low moment of inertia and relatively favorable weight distribution (the heaviest component is near the center of the car, making the main component of its moment of inertia relatively low). The layout has a tendency toward being heavier in the rear than the front, which allows for best balance to be achieved under braking. However, since there is little weight over the front wheels, under acceleration, the front of the car is prone to lift and cause understeer." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR_layout ^^ A general summery of Mid Mounted, RWD, but in reguards to Lamborghini / Ferrari / F1 Cars, refiment would have been a must to counter that. Hey guys is the mk2 mr2 a good handling car? i dont mean stock i mean with sways, rolls, coilovers, camber can it out handle an evo. and what i mean by handle not just predictability i mean outright grip. its a very light car sp yh. i know there are better cars but i need to know about this one. Yeah sure you can mod a MR2 with all that... Mod the EVO with all that... Then what happens... You wanted "outright grip", then I'd go EVO. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
25GTT Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Tristan and I go way back with that car, when i had SLY 33 he first got his MR2 and slowly i would see his build up, that thing is a fricking monster, he was annihaliting some of the gymkhanas at motivation!! Absolute Beast! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(OO)SKYLINE(OO) Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hey guys is the mk2 mr2 a good handling car? i dont mean stock i mean with sways, rolls, coilovers, camber can it out handle an evo. and what i mean by handle not just predictability i mean outright grip. its a very light car sp yh. i know there are better cars but i need to know about this one. Can you do an engine swap though? Maybe an LS1, I know the engine bay is not exactly large. I know you can do V6 conversions but that's not worth it. How possible is it to drop like an Audi RS4 engine in, the 4.2 ltr V8. They're expensive but I want it to be a special project. I know I should be asking on the MR2 forum but it's not a nice forum (whatever that means lol). I wonder if you guys know. By the way yes the Mk2 is the W20. I know and agree 110% but this particular project is less about performance and more about engine sound. It's complicated but I do need the sound of a V8. LOL! This guy! Trollin! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZP Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I've owned 3 mid mounts in the past. These cars are the best for 'seat of the pants' feeling. You can feel what the car is doing - and you feel like part of the car. Properly setup, they can out-handle most vehicles. Damn, I kept up with a porsche in the wet on twisty roads in my old Fiat X/19 which had a 1.3 litre engine. It's just the straight line speed needs to be 'encouraged'. Even a standard elise does well at a track day... V8 in an MR2.... please.... pffft Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosworthSti Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I said "LESS" about performance not "NOT" get your facts right and stop trolling. I also said cornering not engine power. I asked a question you don't have to get offended. The world doesn't revolve around you. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge_r34gtr Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 i thoguht F1 cars where frontwheel drive?? i konw that you wanted answers but seriously close your eyes.. and imagine: ..,,, close your eyes and imagine that car... does it SOUND like it'd handle good!? to me it does.. plus you're in Perth... so you have the support of WTF Auto.. Tristan LOVES to bone these cars! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/777158/1994-toyota-mr2 Front wheel drive f1....when do do you live...1870???? Clossing my eyes....imagining....I'm seeing...lotus Elise. Don't go with a mr2. The Elise is a much better car all-round Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Eps Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Oh wow someone thought I was being serious. Hey everyone!!!! Come look at the guy that thought I was being serious... Lookathim... Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xALmoN Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 the elise is also 5 times the price of a mk2 mr2. =D Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge_r34gtr Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Oh wow someone thought I was being serious. Hey everyone!!!! Come look at the guy that thought I was being serious... Lookathim... Doesn't he run like a Welshman? I shouldnt troll when I've been drinking. I tend to take everything at face value Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5760708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Eps Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) bahahahhahahaha - it's hilarious because you were: a) drunk on a tuesday night b) ????????????? EDIT: ..lastnight was Wednesday wasn't it... ...this's awkward. :| Edited April 14, 2011 by Mr Eps Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/360707-mk2-mr2-spyder/#findComment-5761151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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