my rev 2 turbo track car

[aaron dean]

ok so ive had my mr2 for around a year now so thought id better get some pictures etc to share with you guys, basically i bought the car in standard form for £2500 and soon got the bug to start changing things, i began with the usual bits, exhaust, lowering, filter, EBC and SMIC. i soon got the urge to do some trackdays and was pleased with the car overall, i got some carbotech pads, toyo r888, stripped the car out, fitted racetech gauges an OMP carbonfibre seat along with some other bits and bobs.

this is the car when i used it on the road:





sorry about the poor pics i cant find any better ones lol!

anyway after some heat issues i decided on a BMIC to deal with the heat caused by trackdays the the summer months, im part way through with the install now, heres some pics of the progress so far:





next is a rev 3 conversion which i am currently sourcing parts for along with an apexi power fc to try and gain some more reliability and simplicity!

ill keep things updated with progress of the bmic and rev3 conversion as things move along, also planning a custom lightweight exhuast system to work around the bmic scoop

[Amelio]

Early stages of what will be a fun project.

Now doubt there will be much more to come so keep us posted mate...

[loudandproud205]

how did you fit your bucket seats? are they on seat rails?

[aaron dean]

i welded some box section in and then used the omp side mounts to bolt through the box section, ill try find some better pictures mate, The intercooler setup will be finished by next weekend and all painted up so i will get some pictures up as soon as its done, also ive had some new on the exhaust side of things, it will be 3 inch stright through running down, around the sump, back up and out of the drivers side air vent thingy, it will all be heat wrapped too, again pics will be posted as things progress

[ashley]

exhaust side of things, it will be 3 inch stright through running down, around the sump, back up and out of the drivers side air vent thingy, it will all be heat wrapped too, again pics will be posted as things progress

Sounds interesting- are you still going to be able to get through track day noise reg's with that ?

[aaron dean]

exhaust side of things, it will be 3 inch stright through running down, around the sump, back up and out of the drivers side air vent thingy, it will all be heat wrapped too, again pics will be posted as things progress

Sounds interesting- are you still going to be able to get through track day noise reg's with that ?

yeh as its going to have a box in it on its way back up to the vent

[aaron dean]

a quick update, hopefully get some pics up tomorrow, the intercooler and all pipework is finished and painted, really happy with the result, ive also started a new fuel system with bosch pump, sard regulator and swirl pot to reduce risk of fuel surge on track. The exhaust is in its early stages still but will get some pictures up of progress tomorrow, overall im pretty happy with how neat and tidy its all looking. Once this little lot is nipped in the bud its going to be apexi power fc and a hybrid turbo of some sort to hopefully produce a very fast spool up and around 350bhp all the way to the rev limit, any thoughts on which turbo to use guys as im really not sure??

[Rogue]

*Any* hybrid turbo is likely to increase spool up time - for track work I wouldn't go past a stage 1 upgrade. A CT20b from a rev 3 car would be the best budget solution for your car. Ideally consider something in the Garrett GT28 series if you can afford it.

[aaron dean]

*Any* hybrid turbo is likely to increase spool up time - for track work I wouldn't go past a stage 1 upgrade. A CT20b from a rev 3 car would be the best budget solution for your car. Ideally consider something in the Garrett GT28 series if you can afford it.

thanks for the reply mate, already running a ct20b (sorry should have said) but still seems a little laggy so will look into the garrett gt28 if thats what you think

im also hoping the apexi power fc will improve spool up??

heres some pics of the echaust system..... and yes it does give me the horn lol!!

[aaron dean]

decided to wrap the box to reduce temps further, what do you guys think?

[mr2trd91]

amazing work!!

[aaron dean]

amazing work!!

thank you! its taking up so much time and money at the moment that its really difficult to stay motivated, but im sure it will all be worth ir in the end!

[aaron dean]

just a quick update, the fuel system is now complete, heres a few pics, im quite pleased with how it looks but we wont know if its actually any good until funds allow for me to get an ECU ordered.







you can also see in these pics how much better the intercooler scoop looks now its painted, ive also ordered a turbo smart supersonic BOV which should arrive sometime next week

[aaron dean]

well its been ages since ive updated this thread so here goes! basically the car is now ready for this years trackdays, other than fitting new discs and pads.

heres a few pictures of the car and how it looks now

[loudandproud205]

What have you attached the tow strap to?

[aaron dean]

welded a bracket in place and bolted it to that

[Jez@Devoted]

Love it!